Catholic Apologetics Rev. Fr. John Laux

Catholic Apologetics Rev. Fr. John Laux

Author: John Laux

Year: 1924

INTRODUCTION: The Nature and Value of Apologetics A. Knowledge and the Sources of Knowledge B. Faith and Its Justification C. Nature and Division of Apologetics D. The Value of Apologetics Section I Reasonableness of Our Belief in God CHAPTER I. The Existence of God A. The Arguments for the Existence of God in General B. The Teleological Argument, or the Reign of Law in the Universe C. The Cosmological Argument, or God and the Origin of the Universe D. The Moral Argument, or God in Conscience E. The Historical Argument, or Man’s Need of God F. The Nature and Attributes of God CHAPTER II. Man and His Place in the Universe A. The Immortality of the Soul 1. The Possibility of Immortality 2. The Fact of Immortality 3. Objections to the Belief in Immortality B. Man and the Lower Animals C. Prehistoric Man D. The Age of Man Section II Reasonableness of Our Belief in Christ CHAPTER I. Revelation and the Signs of Revelation CHAPTER II. Sources of Our Knowledge of Christ and His Teaching A. Non-Christian Sources B. Christian Sources 1. The Epistles of St. Paul and the Other Apostles 2. The Four Gospels a. The Gospels are Genuine b. The Gospels are Intact c. The Gospels are Truthful 3. The A