Topic: The Purpose of Apologetics

Carefully consider the following 2 questions in your thread: 

• Why do we engage in apologetics? 
• What is the audience of apologetics? 

In your thread, give a cohesive response to those 2 questions. Your thread must incorporate the following topics from your assigned reading: 

• A basic definition of apologetics
• The biblical basis for apologetics
• Internal and external apologetics

At the bottom of your thread, be sure to include a total word count.

Submit your thread by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of Module/Week 1. 

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates’ threads. In your replies, you must: 

• Emphasize why you agree or disagree with the your classmates’ threads.
• Articulate important ideas in your classmates’ threads (that are not in your thread) that are related to the ideas presented in the prompt.
• Expand on the main points being made in your classmates’ threads.

Your intent is to give a well-thought-out reply that further advances the conversation and adds substance to the discussion. At the bottom of your replies, be sure to include a total word count.

Submit your replies by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of the same module/week.