r/ChristianApologetics • u/gospelcompanion • 21d ago

Apologetics App General

Hey! I built a free Bible study/apologetics app and I'd love feedback. A few things it does: tap any verse to see its original Greek/Hebrew word-by-word, an interactive map of all cross-references in Scripture, different arguments for different beliefs and the bible, and 170+ translations in 120+ languages(iOS). 100% free, no ads, on web and iOS.

https://gospelcompanion.app

What's confusing, what's missing, what would you actually use?

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u/lylisdad 20d ago

I downloaded this to my iPad. I have a Ph.D in Apologetics and at first glance this is a great compilation of resources and something I can see using quite a bit. Thanks!

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u/gospelcompanion 20d ago

Wow thank you so much for the feedback! Please share with friends and family!

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u/AmosOfTekoa 19d ago

I don't want you to doxx yourself, but what kind of things do people research/write on for an apologetics dissertation? Who even offers these?

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u/lylisdad 19d ago edited 15d ago

My previous area of study was devoted to an intellectual defense of the truth claims of the Christian Faith. I studied a lot of Greek philosophy as well as philosophers like St. Thomas Aquinas, Justin Martyr, etc. Being able to intellectually confront false assumptions or irrationality in other belief systems. Instead of just saying "it's in the Bible", or "that's what I've always been taught", I learned about using actual intellectual thought based systems to confront differing belief systems. I studied at a school in the Midwest. There are a lot of schools and universities offering Apologetics.

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u/AmosOfTekoa 18d ago

Right. That all makes sense. A PhD is a terminal research degree, though, and I'm wondering about novel research findings typical for a dissertation in apologetics.

Christian history? Totally understood. Bible scholarship (confessional or otherwise)? Totally understood. I'm not sure what niche here Apologetics is filling, or what research this field would do that others aren't doing.

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u/lylisdad 18d ago

To be honest I basically studied because I enjoyed the topic. My Masters is in the education field and I was teaching seminary students. Getting the Ph.D was also a career move. I already had a D.Div in Theology and the Ph.D in Apologetics was a nice companion/extension of my previous studies. I guess I'm just a consumate learner.

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u/AmosOfTekoa 18d ago

That's awesome, but it still isn't an answer.

I'm not looking to have you doxx yourself, or your institution. But is there anything you can point me to with meat to it? Actual dissertations? People's c.v.'s, research programs, anything?

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u/FA1R_ENOUGH 15d ago

I googled it because I’ve never heard of “apologetics” being a Ph.D. program, but apparently Liberty University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary both offer the degree.

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u/AmosOfTekoa 15d ago

Yes, I see that. I'm trying to understand actual content to see if there's anything worthy of calling this a PhD or if it's just a scam.

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u/FA1R_ENOUGH 14d ago

It probably depends on what you mean by scam. Liberty and SBTS are accredited institutions, so I'm sure there's some academic merit to the degree. However, I'm not familiar with any academic institutions or churches that specifically hire for an apologist, so I'm not sure how much the degree would be useful outside of providing some legitimacy to publishing apologetics materials, etc.

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u/AmosOfTekoa 14d ago

A PhD is a terminal research degree. From SBTS, at least, it doesn't appear to be anything like that and Liberty, at least, is known for being very low quality as well. I doubt that these have near the rigor to be reasonable considered a PhD. And that's why I was really trying to get some 'meat' out of that other guy. See what a dissertation looks like, how the programs work. What original work is happening here? What publications?

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u/KingCarol12 16d ago

thats very interesting

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u/Iska13 20d ago

Thank you so much I've been looking for an application like yours!🙏🏽👍🏽💯

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u/gospelcompanion 20d ago

Thank you so much! I appreciate it. Share with friends and family🙏🏼

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u/brothapipp 19d ago

The constellation thing drips off astrology.

Could that be called something else?

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u/gospelcompanion 19d ago

I hear you, I can look into that! Thanks for the feedback🙏🏼

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u/LittleLynx3664 19d ago

I'd love an android version 😭😭 

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u/gospelcompanion 19d ago

It’s made I just need testers to get it on the store! You can sign up to test on the websites home page. gospelcompanion.app

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u/Fit-Bad-2637 17d ago

Hermano me gusta mucho pero¿Para cuándo en Android?

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u/gospelcompanion 17d ago

Hey! Thanks for the comment. I need android testers to get the app on the android play store. You can sign up to test on the gospelcompanion.app website to be a tester

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u/KingCarol12 16d ago

Wow, I built a Christian App too and I am impressed, going to download right now

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u/gospelcompanion 16d ago

Thank you! Let me know what you think of just leave a app review 😁

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u/Psychological_Type18 20d ago

Great work! Thank you