The Case for Life
Self-Paced Apologetics Course
This is the course for everyone who wants to be able to defend the pro-life position!
This course will equip you to:
- Present a compelling pro-life argument that is succinct, memorable, and persuasive.
- Address objections effectively, showcasing a thorough understanding of key thinkers and literature on both sides of the abortion debate.
- Evaluate theological justifications for abortion rights using Scripture, philosophy, and scientific insights.
Based on The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture by Scott Klusendorf.
“This book will equip readers to articulate both a philosophical and a biblical case for life and to answer intelligently and persuasively the main objections to the pro-life position. It is easy to follow and hard to put down.”
– Patrick Lee
McAleer Professor of Bioethics, Director, Institute of Bioethics, Franciscan University of Steubenville“Scott Klusendorf’s accessible, winsomely written book presents a well-reasoned, comprehensive case for intrinsic human dignity and worth. Klusendorf not only equips the reader with incisive, insightful responses to pro-abortion arguments; he also presents a full defense of the biblical worldview.”
– Paul Copan
Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics, Palm Beach Atlantic University; coauthor, An Introduction to Biblical Ethics“The Case for Life is a veritable feast of helpful information about pro-life issues—the finest resource about these matters I have seen. It is accessible to the layperson, and it lays out a strategy for impacting the world for a culture of life.”
– J. P. Moreland
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University; author, The God QuestionPodcast
The Case for Life
Prudence is Not Cowardice: The Conversation We Should Have
Scott Klusendorf is joined by Jonathan Van Maren to defend the argument that leading with legislation to prosecute women for murder is a strategic mistake in today’s post-Christian culture,. They push back against critics, warning that an all-or-nothing approach is likely to trigger a massive backlash that results in nothing for the unborn. By drawing on Abraham Lincoln’s incremental strategy, the duo emphasizes winning the trench war of social reform through feasible methods that actually reduce the body count. Learn why the pro-life movement must prioritize effective strategy over symbolic defeats to successfully protect the unborn in a hostile culture on this episode of The Case for Life.
The Anchor and the Rope: Communicating Pro-life Truths Worldwide
Leslie Segraves joins Scott Klusendorf to reveal how the pro-life message transcends international borders, reaching from American high schools to South Asian communities where the vast majority of global abortions occur. She explains that while cultural expressions differ, the central conflict remains a choice between intrinsic human value based on what we are versus a performance-based view based on what we can do. Learn how to combat these assumptions with a practical method for using science, logic, and philosophy to defend the unborn against today’s most common cultural objections on this episode of The Case for Life.
Hey, Mr. Politician! Truth is objective, not personal
When it comes to the issue of abortion, politicians tend to lose their collective minds by attempting to personalize objective moral facts as if they were choosing a favorite flavor of ice cream. Scott Klusendorf analyzes the strategic blunder of using “personally pro-life” language, a tactic that gives away the farm by shifting the debate from an objective truth claim to a mere subjective preference. Learn why moral claims must remain grounded in objective reality rather than personal sentiments on this episode of The Case for Life.
Best Selling Author
Scott Klusendorf
Scott Klusendorf travels throughout the United States and Canada training pro-life advocates to persuasively defend their views in the public square. He contends that the pro-life message can compete in the marketplace of ideas if properly understood and properly articulated.
Scott has debated or lectured to student groups at over 80 colleges and universities, including Stanford, USC, UCLA, Johns Hopkins, Loyola Marymount Law School, West Virginia Medical School, MIT, U.S. Air Force Academy, Cal-Tech, UC Berkeley, and University of North Carolina.
Scott is a graduate of UCLA and holds a Master’s degree in Christian Apologetics from Biola University.
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The Case for Life
Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture
This second edition of The Case for Life, now with a substantial amount of additional and updated content, provides intellectual grounding for the pro-life convictions that most evangelicals hold. The debate turns on one key question: What is the unborn? In this timely book, author Scott Klusendorf teaches readers what the role of the pro-life Christian should be and how to lovingly and winsomely engage in questions and objections.
