Christian Worldview and Apologetics Primer

Course Overview

This one-term, stand-alone course aims to be accessible to students from 12 to 18 years old.

Our society is dominated by secular priorities: the notion that life can be understood, lived, and celebrated without any need for, or reference to, God. As every day passes, Western culture discovers the folly of such a worldview. Take away the contemporary addictions to consumption and entertainment and there is very little left to live for. Everywhere we find lives characterised by emptiness and focused on the trivial.

In such a climate it is essential that Christian young people are trained to analyse the world at a much deeper level, challenge the received wisdom of the day, and answer the common objections to Christianity. This course is designed to do just that. Students are encouraged to think biblically about all of life, helping them to survive the collapse of our Judeo-Christian heritage, and one day rebuild from the ruins.

Course Method

Students will be given notes or be expected to take notes during the lessons. Students should therefore come to this Classroom with a notebook and be ready to jot down informal notes for use during the lesson.

Lessons are interactive with students being encouraged to participate.

Assessment is light for this PX Classroom, but when needed it will include tests, Q&A, and written homework.

The first aim of this course is to introduce students to the biggest questions of all. E.g. Why is the world here? Is there a God? What is a human being? Where do ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ come from? What is the nature of truth? What happens when we die? etc. Following this, four competing approaches to answering these big questions are considered: theism, atheism, pantheism, and paganism. The Christian faith as a worldview is then compared with a contemporary secular worldview.

The second aim of this course is to consider and answer the big objections to the Christian faith. E.g. If God is good and all-powerful, why is there suffering? Has Science disproved Christianity? Aren’t there many paths to God? Aren’t Christians simply intolerant? etc. But Apologetics isn’t only defensive, and so this course also explores how Christianity offers compelling, positive evidence for being the truth about the universe. As such, students will learn how to deconstruct unbelief and bear witness to the truth.

Course Details

This course comprises 14 weekly lessons. Each lesson lasts 55 minutes.

This PX classroom is held on Mondays at 1pm (London time zone) starting from Monday 8th September 2025. There will be no lesson on 27th October due to the half-term break. The last lesson is due to be on Monday 15th December 2025.