Advanced Apologetics Part Two | Dr. Phil Fernandes | Shepherds Bible College

In this second session of AP 301: Foundations for Apologetics, Dr. Phil Fernandes of Shepherds Bible College in Bremerton, Washington dives deep into the major methods of Christian apologetics — surveying the landscape of how believers have defended the faith across history and tradition.

Dr. Fernandes walks through the key apologetic approaches, including classical apologetics, evidentialism, presuppositionalism, reformed epistemology, experiential and testimonial apologetics, narrative apologetics, and comparative religious apologetics. Along the way, he offers a frank and often colorful assessment of each method's strengths, weaknesses, and where they fit within the broader Christian tradition.

Topics covered in this session:

• Classical vs. evidential apologetics — more alike than you think

• Presuppositionalism: Van Til, Gordon Clark, and why it's often misunderstood

• The category mistake at the heart of presuppositionalist thinking

• Alvin Plantinga and properly basic beliefs

• Pascal's Wager as psychological — not irrational — apologetics

• Narrative apologetics: how film and story point people toward Christ

• Comparative and paranormal apologetics

• Francis Schaeffer, C.S. Lewis, and the verificationalist middle ground

Taught at Shepherds Bible College | Bremerton, Washington
Part of the AP 301 Foundations for Apologetics course series