Chapter 2 Flashcards
What is classical-evidentialism?
Doing apologetics starting with evidences and appealing to logic.
What is presuppositionalism?
Doing apologetics by starting with a Biblical position.
What is contextualism?
Doing apologetics by starting from one’s situation.
What do you see as the strength of presuppositionalism?
Clarity of Biblical truth.
What is the strength of contextualism?
Taking into account personal experience, cultural values, historical events, and taking serious the social sciences.
What is the strength of contextualism?
Taking ino account personal experience, cultural values, historical events and taking serious the social sciences.
What are some of the weaknesses of classical-evidentialism?
Exaltation of reason over faith.
What are some of the weaknesses of presuppositionalism?
Exaltation of faith over reason.
What are some of the weaknesses of contextualism?
Masking one’s contextual experience the measure of all things.
What approach does the author recommend?
An integral approach : use the strength of the major positions and avoid their weaknesses.
What would be the strength of the integral approach?
Flexibility and adaptability.
What would be the weakness of the integral approach?
Making sure not to jump to any absolutes that could cause your message to stray from truth
