Take the next step in apologetics and go deep into the study of the metaphysical. You will study miracles such as the Resurrection, the Shroud of Turin, and the Day the Sun Danced. Join Catholic apologist Gary Michuta and discover the beauty that lies within our Church.

How to get the most out of Theistic Apologetics - Other Evidence for God (Miracles and Other Phenomenon) with Gary Michuta:

  • First, read the course materials below before the first class meeting.

  • Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes each live session.

  • Read assignments before class meetings

  • Watch that week’s recording if you need to revisit information from our live session.

  • Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that week.

  • Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.

Total classes:12

Duration: 55 minutes per class

Prerequisite: Introduction to Apologetics

Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th grade

Suggested credit: One full semester Apologetics or Theology.

Instructor: Gary Michuta

Instructor email: gmichuta@hotmail.com

Course description: Outside of the metaphysical proofs for the existence of God there are other phenomena that point to God's existence that cannot be accounted for by a materialistic atheistic worldview. In this course, we will look at a variety of these phenomenon such as the resurrection, miracles, near-death experiences, miraculous images (i.e., Shroud of Turin, etc.), which speaks against atheism.

Course outline:

Class 1: Review of the metaphysical case for God

Class 2: Explaining Away Miracles (Protestantism, the Enlightenment, Hume, the New Atheist)  

Class 3: The Resurrection of Christ: Looking at the Evidence

Class 4: The history of Miraculous healings / exorcisms

Class 5: Scientifically Studied Miraculous Healings 

Class 6: Eucharistic Miracles

Class 7: Near-Death Studies

Class 8: the Shroud of Turin 

Class 9: Shroud of Turin continued

Class 10: Other miraculous objects

Class 11: The Miracle of the Sun at Fatima

Class 12: The miracle of the Church

Course material: Course materials provided FREE by the instructor.

Recommended reading (not required):

Hostile Witnesses: How the Enemies of the Church Prove Christianity by Gary Michuta [Catholic Answers Press], ISBN-10: 1683570014, ISBN-13: 978-1683570011 (https://amzn.to/3qp4Asy)

The Soul's Upward Yearning: Clues to Our Transcendent Nature from Experience and Reason by Fr. Robert Spitzer [Ignatius Press], ISBN-10: 1586179551, ISBN-13: 978-1586179557 (https://amzn.to/3qpy0a1)

Homework: Reading and weekly quizzes to reinforce learning. Quizzes are graded by the computer for immediate feedback.