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Take the next step in apologetics and go deep into the study of the metaphysical. You will study miracles such as the Resurrection, the Shroud of Turin, and the Day the Sun Danced. Join Catholic apologist Gary Michuta and discover the beauty that lies within our Church.
Total classes: 12
Prerequisite: Introduction to Apologetics
Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th
Suggested credit: One full semester Apologetics or Theology
Description
Outside of the metaphysical proofs for the existence of God there are other phenomena that point to God’s existence that cannot be accounted for by a materialistic atheistic worldview. In this course, we will look at a variety of these phenomenon such as the resurrection, miracles, near-death experiences, miraculous images (i.e., Shroud of Turin, etc.), which speaks against atheism.
Outline
Class 1: Review of the metaphysical case for God
Class 2: Explaining Away Miracles (Protestantism, the Enlightenment, Hume, the New Atheist)
Class 3: The Resurrection of Christ: Looking at the Evidence
Class 4: The history of Miraculous healings / exorcisms
Class 5: Scientifically Studied Miraculous Healings
Class 6: Eucharistic Miracles
Class 7: Near-Death Studies
Class 8: the Shroud of Turin
Class 9: Shroud of Turin continued
Class 10: Other miraculous objects
Class 11: The Miracle of the Sun at Fatima
Class 12: The miracle of the Church
Materials and Homework
Course material: Course materials provided FREE by the instructor.
Recommended reading (not required):
Hostile Witnesses: How the Enemies of the Church Prove Christianity by Gary Michuta [Catholic Answers Press], ISBN-10: 1683570014, ISBN-13: 978-1683570011 (https://amzn.to/3qp4Asy)
The Soul’s Upward Yearning: Clues to Our Transcendent Nature from Experience and Reason by Fr. Robert Spitzer [Ignatius Press], ISBN-10: 1586179551, ISBN-13: 978-1586179557 (https://amzn.to/3qpy0a1)
Homework: Reading and weekly quizzes to reinforce learning. Quizzes are graded by the computer for immediate feedback.
