Academic Program: DrApol (Doctor of Christian Apologetics)
Purpose: This program is for those who wish to opt for a very thorough study and specialization in Christian Apologetics. This program is the heaviest in workload among all our doctoral programs. The program is suitable for those who plan to make apologetics a major part of their ministry.
Qualification For Admission: Master of Christian Apologetics from our seminary is preferred. Those with MTh or ThD from this or any other seminary are admitted provided you realize that this is going to be a very curriculum heavy program.
Subjects: The subjects you need to study are listed below. Each subject shown below is a ‘module’ and each module is 1 credit hour. Practical work is 9 credit hours, and thesis is 20 credit hours. The total is 120 credit hours of work. Text material is supplied free by us via downloads.
Time Allocated: Since this is a curriculum-heavy program, students have 3 years to complete it.
Essential Apologetics
01 M01A1 Introduction
02 M02A1 Presuppositions
03 M03A1 History1
04 M04A1 Canon
05 M05A1 Revelation
06 M10A1 Introduction to tools of Apologetics
07 M10A2 Preparation to become an apologist
08 M10P1 What is proof
99 M11A1 Errors of Interpretation
10 M12A1 Bible Difficulties
11 M13A1 Science difficulties
12 M14A1 Propaganda Analysis
13 M15A1 Manipulation analysis
14 M16A1 Manipulation resisting
15 M17A1 Logic and Errors
16 M18A1 Debating Techniques
17 M19A1 Resisting debate
18 M20A1 Leading Questions
19 M20U1 Using Apologetics
Canon
20 DAP01 Bibliology
21 DAP02 Inerrancy
22 DAP03 Pseudoepigrapha
Philosophy and History
23 DAP10 Introduction to Philosophy
24 DAP11 Christians and practice of philosophy
25 DAP12 Naturalism
26 DAP13 Postmodernism
27 DAP14 Philosophical Apologetics
28 DAP15 Theism
Theological Apologetics
29 DAP20A God’s existence 4
30 DAP20B Open Theism 3
31 DAP20C Deity of Jesus
32 DAP20D Impeccability of Christ
33 DAP20E Kenosis
Apologetic Approaches
34 DAP25A Apologetic Approaches
35 DAP25B Recurring Problems
Evolution and Creation
36 DAP40A Age of the Earth
37 DAP40B Evolution and the Time problem
38 DAP40C Genesis and Science
39 DAP40D Colossians and Science
40 DAP40E Job and Science
41 DAP40K Darwinism
42 DAP40L Evolution and Creation
43 DAP40M Evolution advanced
44 DAP40N Evolution Predicaments
45 DAP41A History of Creationism
46 DAP41B Creationism 1
47 DAP41C Creationism 2
48 DAP42 Flood and Ice ages
49 DAP43 Theistic Evolution
Historical Apologetics
50 DAP50A Jesus and History
51 DAP50B Analysis of Resurrection history
52 DAP50C Jesus and eyewitnesses
53 DAP50D Bible and Archaeology 2
54 DAP50E Universal Flood
55 DAP50F Scientists and Creationists
56 DAP50G Analysis Of Resurrection II
Apologetics and New Testament
57 DAP60A New Testament Documents
58 DAP60B Evangelicals and the Canon
59 DAP60C Canon- Advanced Study
60 DAP60D Apocrypha and OT Canon
61 DAP60E Dead Sea Scrolls
Issues
62 DAP70A Current Issues
63 DAP70B Current Issues I
64 DAP70C Euthanasia
Cult Studies I (Introduction)
65 DAP80A Introduction to Cults
66 DAP80B Cult Characteristics
67 DAP80C Resisting Cults
67 DAP80D Cult Attraction Strategies
69 DAP80E Cult Classification
70 DAP80F Christian Cults
71 DAP80G Occult Cults
Cult Studies II (World Religions)
72 DAP81A Analysis of Religions
73 DAP81B Hinduism
74 DAP81C New Age
75 DAP81D Gnosticism
76 DAP81E Free Masons
77 DAP81F Mormonism
78 DAP81G Islam
79 DAP81H Feminism and Goddess religions
80 DAP81I World Religions
Cult Studies III (Islam)
81 DAP85A Introduction to Islam
82 DAP85B Islam II
83 DAP86C Codification of Quran
84 DAP86D Textual History of Quran
85 DAP86P Christian Muslim Apologetics
86 DAP86Q Answering Muslim
87 DAP86S Christian witness to Muslims
88 DAP86T Questions from Muslims
89 DAP86U Islamic Agenda
Cults IV (New Age Related)
90 DAP90A New Age Cults
91 DAP90B Gnosticism II
Practical Demonstration
92 DAPRC Apologetics Course Development
93 DATHS Thesis
