Why Believe? Volume 1
15 Seasons
Why Believe? offers a new apologetics in a year-long course intended for the use in the senior year of high school or freshman year of college. Purchase the full-color two-volume textbook and Teacher's Handbook here.
The New Evangelization requires a new apologetics, that is, a defense of the faith that responds to the questions that believers and non-believers alike are asking today with philosophical and theological arguments rooted in Sacred Scripture, Catholic Tradition, and the best philosophical reflection available. The curriculum consists of a two-volume textbook set and the corresponding 30 beautiful short-form videos below.
Videos for Volume 2 of Why Believe? are on FORMED here.
Why Believe? Textbook Vol. 1 is also available in a Kindle format here.
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All sessions can also be accessed here:
Chapter 1: Who Do You Say That I Am?
Chapter 2: The Drama of Human Life
Chapter 3: Truth and Friendship
Chapter 4:More Than Science Can Say
Chapter 5: You Are More Than Your Brain
Chapter 6: Recognizing God's Existence
Chapter 7: Wisdom or the Will to Power
Chapter 8: Creation
Chapter 9: Light to the Nations
Chapter 10: Jesus and the Fulfillment of the Scriptures
Chapter 11: The Crucified Lord of Glory
Chapter 12: The Bread of Life
Chapter 13: The Body of Christ
Chapter 14: He Who Hears You, Hears Me
Chapter 15: The Creed
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03:45Episode 1
The Transfiguration
Episode 1
Dr. Elizabeth Klein considers the ways in which Raphael portrays the divinity of Jesus in his depiction of The Transfiguration.
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03:04Episode 2
Christ Pantocrator
Episode 2
Dr. Elizabeth Klein considers the famous Byzantine icon of Christ Pantocrator (“Ruler of All,” “Almighty”), showing how this icon simultaneously depicts the two natures of Christ and his dual mission of salvation and judgment, of mercy and justice.