# Course A guided five-module path through the codex's apologetics content, from the biblical charge to defend the faith out to the full toolkit and the transition into evangelism. This is the path; the codex is the textbook. You will read, work through, and return to the linked pages in each module. ## The five modules 1. **[Module 1: Foundations](/codex/01-foundations/)** → the biblical charge, what apologetics is, the apologist's life 2. **[Module 2: Faith & Worldview](/codex/02-faith-and-worldview/)** → what Christianity actually claims, faith-and-reason, worldview thinking 3. **[Module 3: Arguments for God](/codex/03-arguments-for-god/)** → classical natural theology + the resurrection 4. **[Module 4: Defeating Objections](/codex/04-defeating-objections/)** → atheist arguments, OT difficulties, Christian conduct critiques 5. **[Module 5: Evangelistic Apologetics](/codex/05-evangelistic-apologetics/)** → from defending to inviting; the transition Each module has: a lead, learning objectives, a study guide of codex pages to read in order, reflection questions, and a pointer to what comes next. ### [01 Foundations](/codex/01-foundations/) The biblical and historical foundations. What apologetics is, why it is commanded, how it has been practiced in church history, what the apologist's life looks like. Anchor texts: [1 Peter 3.15](/codex/1-peter-3-15/), [Acts 17](/codex/acts-17/). Anchor figures: Justin Martyr, Paul. ### [02 Faith and Worldview](/codex/02-faith-and-worldview/) What Christianity actually claims, the integrated package of doctrine. Faith and reason. The Christian worldview vs. competing worldviews. Basic doctrine: God, Christ, Trinity, atonement, resurrection, eschatology, the load-bearing claims you'll be defending. ### [03 Arguments for God](/codex/03-arguments-for-god/) The classical natural-theology arguments: cosmological (Kalam, Thomistic, Leibnizian), teleological (fine-tuning, biological design), moral, ontological, transcendental. Plus the historical-evidential case for the resurrection of Jesus. These are the positive-case tools. ### [04 Defeating Objections](/codex/04-defeating-objections/) The standard atheist objections: problem of evil, divine hiddenness, religion-causes-violence, Bible difficulties, OT-text moral problems, the "Christianity is colonialist" critique. Plus engagement with rival worldviews: Islam, Mormonism, Jehovah's Witnesses, New Age, religious pluralism. ### [05 Evangelistic Apologetics](/codex/05-evangelistic-apologetics/) The transition every faithful apologist must learn to make: when does the conversation move from defending the faith to inviting into it? Apologetics is preparatory; evangelism is the goal. This module is on the *switch*, recognizing it, making it, walking with the convicted skeptic into the kingdom. ## How to use this course 1. **Sequence matters.** Start at Module 1 even if you think you've covered the foundations. The biblical and historical grounding shapes everything that follows. 2. **Read the linked pages.** Each module's study guide is a curated sequence of codex pages. Read them in order. Take notes. 3. **Don't rush.** Each module is designed to be worked through over weeks, not hours. A year or so of serious study is the rough scale. 4. **Practice.** Read out loud. Walk through arguments in your head while doing dishes. Find a friend to talk through objections with. 5. **Pray.** Apologetics without prayer becomes pugnacious. 6. **Return.** The codex pages are reference material for the rest of your life. ## Companion clusters in the codex - **[Apologetics](/codex/apologetics/)**, the master concept hub for the apologetic discipline (methods, history, schools) - **[Christianity](/codex/christianity/)**, the integrated doctrinal master hub - **[Arguments](/codex/arguments/)**, the master index of structured premise-conclusion arguments in debate-prep shape - **[Atheist Objections](/codex/atheist-objections/)**, the master hub for atheist objections and their defeaters - **[Evangelism](/codex/evangelism/)**, the witnessing-and-discipleship cluster Module 5 transitions into ## See also - [Apologist](/codex/apologist/), the believer's role this course trains for - [Apologetics](/codex/apologetics/), the discipline hub - [Apologetic Method Comparison](/codex/apologetic-method-comparison/), classical / evidential / presuppositional / Reformed epistemology / cumulative case - [Fivefold Ministry](/codex/ephesians-4-11/), where the apologist fits among the [Ephesians 4:11](/codex/ephesians-4-11/) offices - [1 Peter 3.15](/codex/1-peter-3-15/), the universal believer's charge - [Cumulative Case for Christian Theism](/codex/cumulative-case-for-christian-theism/), the synthesis the course builds toward