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APOL 500
Self-Selected Apologetics Argument: Analysis and Critique – Research Stage Assignment
Instructions
Overview
In order to defend orthodox Christianity against an aspect of a worldview that casts doubt on the truth, rationality, or livability of Christianity, it is necessary to first analyze and critique the pertinent beliefs and the presuppositions of the worldview. Analysis entails an understanding of the actual worldview as understood by those who hold that worldview. Critique or evaluation looks at the analysis of the beliefs and presuppositions of the worldview and determines if those beliefs hold up to the expectations of logic and applicability to life. Both of these skills are necessary to an effective apologetic.
Instructions
A template will be used for this assignment. The
Self-Selected Apologetics Argument: Analysis and Critique – Research Stage Template is in four sections. Content inserted into this template with range from 125 to 375 words. No title page is necessary.
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Thesis Statement: Insert the corrected and approved thesis statement that has already been designed. If the statement needs adjusting based on instructor feedback, make the adjustment here.
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Analysis:
a. Formulate in this section pertinent aspects of the worldview by using the presuppositions and beliefs of the worldview. Present your formulations of the worldview aspects in bullet points that are one sentence long each.
b. You will formulate the pertinent presuppositions and beliefs of the worldview based on research but avoid direct and indirect quotes. For this section use at least 2-3 scholarly sources that are representative of the worldview that you are researching. If you have doubts about a source, consult your professor.
c. List used sources in the Turabian-formatted annotated bibliography found at the end of the template.
d. Your thesis will determine the content and organization of this section. In the final submission this section of the paper must be approximately 600 words.
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Critique:
a. Critique the worldview using specific evaluative criteria in order to reveal the significant ways in which the selected worldview fails in providing a rational, livable, comprehensive system. At this stage present your evaluation of the worldview in bullet points that are one sentence long each.
b. You will formulate your critique based on research while avoiding direct and indirect quotes. For this section use at least 1 source in addition to the Bible and the textbooks and not used in the analysis section to support your formulation.
c. List used sources (other than the Bible which should be cited in-text) in the Turabian-formatted annotated bibliography found at the end of the template.
d. The thesis will determine the emphasis of your critique. In the final submission this section of the paper must be 600-750 words.
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Annotated Bibliography: current Turabian format is required.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
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Self-Selected Apologetics Argument: Analysis and Critique – Research Stage Template
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Make sure you review and understand the assignment instructions and the grading rubric before you attempt to complete any part of this template. Do not change any aspect of this template; and do not delete anything from it. Instead, type your content in the spaces provided. Before typing your content, you should review the entire template to be sure you understand what is required.
The purpose of this template is to provide you with a few major building blocks that can be incorporated into your final paper. In the sections provided below, you will insert your approved thesis statement, you will begin building the foundation for what will become the first two major sections in the body of your final paper, and you will footnote after each bullet point and reference in the bibliography sources used in your bullet point formulations (at least two from the opposing worldview).
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Approved Thesis Statement
Insert the approved thesis statement from the course’s first module in this section
The remainder of this form will help you begin working on what will become the first two major sections of your final paper – the analysis and the critique of the worldview you are writing about.
The basic outline for your final paper should follow this structure:
I.
Introduction
II. Analysis of Aspects of the Opposing Worldview
III. Critique of Aspects of the Opposing Worldview
IV. Defense of Christianity
V. Conclusion
In what follows, you will be crafting the building blocks that will eventually become sections II and III in the outline.
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Analysis of Aspects of the Opposing Worldview
This section will form the building blocks of what will become the first major section in the body of your final paper (section II in the outline above): Summarize the worldview by using aspects of its presuppositions and beliefs using one sentence per bullet point (revision and/or expansion of these bullet points is required in the next stage of the project). The number of bullet points needed will be determined by thesis and the quality of your research but at least two are required.
· Bullet point 1:
· Bullet point 2:
· Bullet point 3:
· Etc.
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Critique of Aspects of the Opposing Worldview
This section is focused on helping you build what will become the second major section of the body of your final paper (section III in the outline above): Evaluate aspects of your selected worldview in order to show where it fails to provide a rational, livable, comprehensive system.
· Bullet point 1:
· Bullet point 2:
· Bullet point 3:
· Etc.
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Turabian bibliography (must be located on its own separate page; see below):
Bibliography
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Self-Selected Apologetics Argument: Thesis Statement
Edward Miguel Faulk
APOL 500: Introduction to Apologetics
January 22, 2023
Thesis Statement
The religion of Islam believes that Allah is the only God whereas Christianity believes that there is one true and living God, that exist in three Persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit and yet with many similarities and differences between the Bible and the Quran and Islam and Christianity, the truth still remains that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.
Bibliography
Ghabayen, Walid.
Islam: What’s under the Carpet?. Chicago: Austin Macauley Publishers, 2020. Accessed January 24, 2023. ProQuest Ebook Central.
Holy Bible NKJV
Stenhouse, Paul.
Islam : Context and Complexity. Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty, Limited, 2020. Accessed January 24, 2023. ProQuest Ebook Central.
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