Explain how you would address those objections in a short conversation.

APOLOGETICS FIELD-BASED ACTIVITY: WORLD RELIGIONS/CULTS TEMPLATE JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES

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The purpose of the activity is to provide you with an opportunity to construct a short argument for orthodox Christianity against a world religion or cult while anticipating possible objections to that argument and then sharing that argument “in the field.” In the sections provided below, you will insert your constructed argument and possible objections; you will enter the date, time, setting, and short description of the person with whom you share the argument; and a short reflection on the sharing experience.

1. Construct a short argument for orthodox Christianity against a world religion or cult while anticipating possible objections.

a. Type below the list, the name of the world religion or cult that you will be addressing (limit yourself to one of argument):
The following world religions and cults are discussed in the Gould textbook.

Jehovah’s Witnesses

a. Lay out your argument as you plan to use it in the conversation you will be having.

b. Anticipate and state in complete sentences two to three possible objections to your argument.

c. Explain how you would address those objections in a short conversation.

2. Sharing your argument for orthodox Christianity against a world religion or cult.
a. Identify the time and place in which you had the conversation.

b. Identify the setting (coffeeshop, online, text, etc. It must, however, be a conversation and not a monologue):

c. Identify your conversation partner (no names please): unbeliever, believer; uncertain; knowledge level, attitude of partner (antagonistic, interested, doubtful, devil’s advocate).

3. Reflection in which you describe how the conversation went, the reaction of your conversation partner both during and after the presentation of the argument, what you might have done differently, and how you feel after presentation about the strength of the argument.
a. Describe details about how the conversation went.

b. Describe the reaction of your conversation partner both during and after the presentation of the argument.

c. Describe what you might have done differently.

d. Describe what you feel after the presentation about the strength of the argument.

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