Orthodox Apologetic Theology by Ivan M. Andreyev
Table of Contents
1. A short historical review of Apologetic works.
2. The nature of religion.
3. The causes and consequences of the atheism.
4. Religion and Morality.
5. Religion and Science.
6. Religion and art.
7. The origin of religion.
8. The existence of God.
8.1. Objections.
8.2. Proofs of the existence of God.
8.2.1. Cosmological Proof
8.2.2. Teleological Proof
8.2.3. Ontological Proof
8.2.4. Ethical Proof.
9. The Immortality of the Soul
9.1. Renewed interest in this subject10. Natural religions.
10.1. Different belief systems
10.2. The Natural Cause Belief.
10.3. Buddhism.
10.4. Hinduism.
10.5. New Age
10.6. The Muslim Religion
10.7. Judaism.
11. Revelation.
12. Miracles and Prophecies
13. Old Testament religion
14. The harmony of the two revelations.
15. The biblical teaching on creation.
15.1. God and Genesis
15.2. A Brief History
15.3. Understanding Genesis.
15.4. Scriptural evidence for long “days
15.5. Reconciling some Creation / Evolution Questions.
15.6. What the Bible Says About Evolution.
15.7. The Creation of Man
15.8. The physical evidence — in agreement with scripture.
15.9. Observed speciation.
15.10. Biblical Limitations
15.11. The idea of progressive creationism.
15.12. Limits and the flesh of life
15.13. Extinct Humans.
15.14. The “Rare Earth.”
15.15. Orthodoxy and Evolution
15.16. Body and Spirit.
16. On the unity of mankind
16.1. New findings in Genetics.
16.2. Conclusion.
17. The origin of evil
17.1. On the primary state of man.
17.2. Primordial Sin
17.3. The question of creature mortality.
18. The question of good and the evil
18.1. Moral good and moral evil.
18.2. Physical good and physical evil
18.3. Absolute and relative evil
18.4. Moral from the perspective of God and eternity
19. The universal flood
19.1. Geographical extent of the Flood
19.2. Evidence of the Flood
19.3. The Ark ’s resting place.
19.4. Significance of the Flood
20. Biblical teaching on redemption
21. The ethics of Old Testament religion
21.1. The teaching of the Old Testament on life after death.
22. The foundation of Christianity.
23. The personality and character of Christ
24. The essence of Christianity
25. The Providence of God.
26. Conclusion.
27. Appendix I
27.1. Archaeology and the Old Testament
27.2. Our Savior as an Ideal of Perfection