Course Description
Dr. Norman Geisler, one of the most scholarly apologetics lectures of our time and a masterful debater. This first volume contains over 12-hours of Dr. Geisler’s most requested debates.
“Does God Exist?” with Dr. William De Vries, Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts (April 8, 1981)
“Should Creationism be Taught (as science) in the Public School? with Fred Edwards and Steve Schafersman (May 6, 1983)
“Is the Bible Inerrant?” with Berthold and Hyde (April 1983)
“Why do Bad Things Happen to Good People?” a TV debate with Rabbi Kushner (1984)
“Should Creation be Taught in Public Schools?” with Philip Kitcher (November 8, 1985)
“Christianity vs. Humanism” with Dr. K. Kolenda, Rice University (March 14, 1980)
“Can the Existence of God Be Proven?” with Dr. Jonathan Saville (Spring 1976) at University of California, San Diego
“Sexual Morality: Relative or Absolute?” with Professor Kenneth Simonson at College of Lake County (1973)
“Christianity vs Utilitarianism” with Dr. Paul Beattie
Recorded in the early 1970’s through the mid-1980’s, these topics are as relevant today as they were when they were recorded. The debates provide an opportunity to learn more about Christianity, its tenets, and provide answers to some of today’s pressing questions.
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Co-Founder, NGIM
Dr. Norman Geisler
The late Dr. Norman Geisler is known as the premiere apologist of the 20th century. He developed a three-tiered model that integrates apologetics, philosophy, and theology, and over a more than 60-year career in ministry he mentored and discipled many of today's top Christian leaders.
Dr. Norman Geisler is the author of The 12 Points That Prove Christianity Is True and over a hundred other books that have impacted the foundations of modern Christianity. In practical terms, Dr. Geisler was the first to see the value of using a classic two-step apologetic approach, as opposed to a purely evidentiary approach, to witness to a postmodern generation.
As a prominent member of the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy, his influence was crucial in building a foundation on which the church stood through the writing of the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy. He founded the International Society of Christian Apologetics and co-founded two seminaries: Southern Evangelical Seminary and Veritas Evangelical Seminary, now called Veritas International University. In 2015, Dr. Norman Geisler and his son David co-founded Norm Geisler International Ministries, and in 2018 they launched the ministry's discipleship arm, the Norm Geisler Institute.
Dr. Norman Geisler earned a B.A. in Philosophy from Wheaton College, a Master of Theology from Wheaton Graduate School, a Th.B. from William Tyndale College and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Loyola University.
Course curriculum
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Should Creation Be Taught in Schools (as science)?
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Should Creation Be Taught in Schools (as science)? Fred Edwards & Steve Shafersman Part 1 Debate
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Should Creation Be Taught in Schools (as science)? Part 2 Rebuttal
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Is the Bible Inerrant?
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Is the Bible Inerrant? Berthold and Hyde
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Why Bad Things Happen to Good People?
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Why Bad Things Happen to Good People? Rabbi Harold Kushner
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Should Creation Science be Given Balanced Treatment with Evolution in the Classroom?
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Should Creation Science be Given Balanced Treatment with Evolution in the Classroom? Philip Kitcher
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Christianity vs Humanism
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Christianity vs Humanism Dr. K. Kolenda
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Are Miracles Possible?
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Are Miracles Possible? Jonathan Saville
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Sexual Morality: Relative of Absolute?
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Sexual Morality: Relative of Absolute? Prof. Kenneth Simonson
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Christianity vs Utilitarianism
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Christianity vs Utilitarianism Rev. Paul Beatti
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