Imaginative Apologetics
How do we share the Faith in a culture where many people don’t understand what we mean by words like ‘sin’ or ‘salvation’ – and where the media constantly bombards us with the idea that the teachings of the Church are irrelevant, outdated, or bigoted?
All too often, people aren’t even interested in hearing about the Faith! Especially when we seek to reach young people or bring back those who have left the Church, we must find ways to communicate more effectively – in short, to make our arguments meaningful. Here, the imagination is essential but often neglected.
In this course, Dr. Holly Ordway focuses on the role of the imagination in apologetics, showing how attention to language and meaning can make the work of catechesis and evangelization much more effective.
TOPICS COVERED:
- How to identify the ‘meaning gap’: why people often don’t understand us when we talk about the Faith
- How to create meaning through stories and imagery
- Ways that metaphor can help us address objections to Scripture and Church teaching
- How words like ‘sin’ can get distorted and misunderstood, with serious consequences
- How to cultivate an approach to apologetics that uses both reason and imagination
Course Content
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CourseIncludes
- 7 Lessons
- 1 Quiz
- Course Certificate
- Course Discussion Forum
