October 2017

Class date: 10/15/17

Click here for a printable version of the class handout on Faith, Reason, and Philosophical Issues

Class date: 10/15/17
If you missed class or want to review:

• Five Philosophical Mistakes Every Catholic Apologist Should Be Aware Of, by Tom Harmon, This Rock, Jan. 2005 **
• “The Problem of Evil,” by Matt Fradd, Catholic Answers Blog, July 9, 2013 **
• Answering Atheist Slogans, by ...

Class date: 10/01/17

This is the class handout on Effective Apologetics, in printable PDF format.

(For 10/01/17 class.)

• Class notes **
• “How to Challenge an Atheist’s Worldview,” Kenneth Hensley, Catholic Answers Magazine, Nov-Dec 2011 **
• OR, the audio recording How to Answer Atheists and Agnostics (more info below) **

More helpful articles and sites:

• Part 1 ...

Atheist materialism

• Begin with prayer

1. Clarify
   1. What is a materialist? (one meaning is someone who spends a lot of time and energy acquiring more and more stuff)
   2. When we speak of atheists = materialists, that's not what we mean
   3. Instead, mean that they think there is nothing in the universe ...