What is Tabling?
An example is the Ratio Christi Apologetics club on a college campus.
There is usually a whiteboard at a table with a question on it that is meant to initiate conversations with a student.
Here’s what this might look like:
Here are some of BOA’s favorite tabling questions:
Who is Jesus? Check all that apply God/Man/Myth
“Does God exist?”
“Where do you find hope?”
Where does morality come from? Society/Parents/School/Government/God/Me
Is God good?
“Do all religions lead to God”
Should you have evidence for your beliefs? Yes/No/Maybe
“Are you a good person?”
“Is there good evidence for Christianity?”
“God does not exist. Change my mind.”
“Is Jesus the only way to God?”
“Is there an afterlife?”
“Have you been born again?”
“Do you have peace with God?”
Are Mormons Christians?
“Is Jesus God?”
Is God the best explanation for the way things are? Yes No IDK
What caused the Big Bang? Something or Nothing
What’s wrong with the question ‘Who Created God’
Is God the ultimate foundation for morality?
Do you have peace with God?
Does the existence of evil contradict Christianity?
Miracles that atheists believe in: Agree/Disagree
- 1 Order from disorder/chaos
- 2 Life from non-life
- 3 Consciousness from unconsciousness
- 4 Morality from matter
- 5 Matter from non-matter
- 6 Existence from non-existence
- 7 Personal from non-personal
- 8 Reason from non-reason
—- Bill Fey Questions —- From Share Jesus Without Fear app
Do you have any kind of spiritual belief
To you, who is Jesus
Do you believe there is a heaven and a hell
If what you believe were not true, would you want to know it
— from BOA top 10 questions to ask an unbeliever —
https://bestofapologetics.com/2022/02/12/top-questions-to-ask-an-unbeliever/
If Christianity were true would you become a Christian?
Do you have any spiritual beliefs?
Do you believe that God exists?
How do you define God?
What is the best explanation for the existence of the universe?
Why is there something rather than nothing?
What is your source of truth?
Do you believe that the bible is a reliable source of truth?
Do you believe that Jesus rose from the dead?
Who is Jesus Christ to you?