Biola Certificate in Apologetics

I just got my Biola Certificate in Apologetics--go here to get yours.  Mention "Apologetics 315" to get a discount :)

How the Gospel changes our apologetic / Tim Keller

How the Gospel Changes our Apologetic by Tim Keller from Vintage21 Church on Vimeo.

Why is apologetics so important?

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All the polls in the past few years show a rapid increase in those who have left their religion, and a rapid decrease in church attendance. Robert Putnam and David Campbell presented research showing "young Americans are dropping out of religion at an alarming rate of five to six times the historic rate (30 to 40 percent have no religion today, versus 5 to 10 percent a generation ago)" (American Grace). This is gleaned from a November 2010 Christianity Today article entitled “The Leavers: Young Doubters Exit the Church” wherein Drew Dyck talks about the results of his interviews with those who leave the church. He writes:

“Almost to a person, the leavers with whom I spoke recalled that, before leaving the faith, they were regularly shut down when they expressed doubts. Some were ridiculed in front of peers for asking "insolent questions." …