Damon Rambo
Puritan Board Sophomore
As some of you know I am currently working on a vocabulary workbook and theology primer for children 8 years and older. I am having trouble with short definitions for evidentialism and presuppositionalism. Presuppositionalism, in particular, is difficult to define. Here is what I have, though it is still not quite right. I think I need sleep. Does anyone see anything wrong with what I have wrote, or a way I could state it better? Remember, my goal is to be succinct, and spark a conversation between child and parent, NOT to be exhaustive!
Evidentialism ev-uh-dent-shul-iz-um The type of apologetics which starts from a neutral position, and uses evidence to show that the Christian belief system makes more sense than other belief systems. Also called “Classical Apologetics.”
Presuppositionalism pree-sup-uh-zi-shun-ul-iz-um The type of apologetics that starts from the position that the Bible and Christianity is true, and from that position attempts to show that other systems are not only impossible, but actually assume a Christian view of the world in their reasoning. Presuppositional apologetics recognizes that men cannot come to God, except by the Gospel; so the emphasis is on conversion of the other person, not proving a point.
Evidentialism ev-uh-dent-shul-iz-um The type of apologetics which starts from a neutral position, and uses evidence to show that the Christian belief system makes more sense than other belief systems. Also called “Classical Apologetics.”
Presuppositionalism pree-sup-uh-zi-shun-ul-iz-um The type of apologetics that starts from the position that the Bible and Christianity is true, and from that position attempts to show that other systems are not only impossible, but actually assume a Christian view of the world in their reasoning. Presuppositional apologetics recognizes that men cannot come to God, except by the Gospel; so the emphasis is on conversion of the other person, not proving a point.