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The Apologist‘s BookshelfThe Victory of Reason | The Apologist's BookshelfIn chapter two Rodney Stark confronts an incredible lie that says Europe was submerged in the "Dark Ages" from the fall of Rome until about the fifteenth century.
Book: The Victory of Reason by Rodney Stark
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or...
2026-02-1122 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfUnder the Influence (How Christianity Changed the World) | The Apologist's BookshelfChapter 11 in this book discusses how it was Christianity that helped abolish slavery.
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Book: Under the Influence (now called How Christianity Changed the World) by Alvin J. Schmidt
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2026-02-0622 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfWhat If Jesus Had Never Been Born? | The Apologist's BookshelfChapter 13 in this book gives many examples of lives changed through Jesus Christ.
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Book: What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? by D. James Kennedy
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2026-02-0418 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfSeeing the Supernatural | The Apologist's BookshelfLee Strobel investigates angels, demons, mystical dreams, near-death experiences, and other mysteries of the unseen world. This podcast covers his introduction to the book.
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Book: Seeing the Supernatural by Lee Strobel
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2026-01-3018 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfNow, That's a Good Question | The Apologist's BookshelfR. C. Sproul answers questions dealing with suffering. NOTE—If you wish to listen to previous podcasts that cover different parts of this book, go to podbean and look at the five choices listed right above the podcasts (Home, Subscribe, Profile, Connect, and the search icon). Click on the search icon and type in the name of the book.
Book: Now, That's a Good Question by R. C. Sproul
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curi...
2026-01-2721 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfOne Nation Under Gods | The Apologist's BookshelfThis chapter, which comes from a book discussing the history of Mormonism, covers the background of racism in the LDS church. NOTE: I have done two previous podcasts on this book in case you'd like to hear them as well--9/27/21 and 12/10/22.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, sci...
2026-01-2323 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfThe Ambassador's Guide to the New Atheists | The Apologist's BookshelfStand to Reason puts out useful booklets on various apologetics topics. This podcast covers reasons why atheists actually do not think critically. Their arguments are often filled with irrelevant distractions and logical fallacies, and the evidence doesn't deliver the conclusion they are after. This is my first podcast dealing with this book.
Book: The Ambassador's Guide to the New Atheists by Greg Koukl
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the...
2026-01-2122 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfThe Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics | The Apologist's BookshelfThe authors discuss basic traits of cults and their incorrect theological assumptions. NOTE--I discussed another topic from this book (reincarnation) on May 15, 2024 in case you'd like to hear it as well.
Book: The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics by Ed Hindson & Ergun Caner.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the hi...
2026-01-1619 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfWho Will Rule the Coming Gods? | The Apologist's BookshelfWe need to understand the challenges of artificial intelligence from a Christian perspective. Chapter six in this book looks at technological deities that are attempting to replace the God of the Bible.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. Th...
2026-01-1417 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfNo Reason to Hide (B) | The Apologist's BookshelfThis podcast completes a look at a chapter on our current trend to self-worship and the devastating consequences of such behavior.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my...
2026-01-1020 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfNo Reason to Hide (A) | The Apologist's BookshelfThis book tells how to stand for Christ in a culture that is spinning out of control. In this podcast he focuses on the big lie that is at the core of our problems--"Live by your own truth and you can be whatever you want to be."
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of...
2026-01-0721 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfA Practical Guide to Culture | The Apologist's BookshelfThis podcast looks at three key questions for Christians put forth in this book--Have we lost the culture? What is the big story of the Bible (its worldview)? What is our salvation for?
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bi...
2026-01-0321 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfExcavating the Evidence for Jesus | The Apologist's BookshelfTitus Kennedy, a professional field archeologist, has investigated firsthand the discoveries connected to the birth of Jesus, his ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection. This podcast covers the first part of his book, which tells of the birth of Jesus, Bethlehem, and the Magi.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Je...
2025-12-3122 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfKey Books I Read in 2025 | The Apologist's BookshelfAs 2025 nears its end, I wanted to highlight books that impacted me this year.
I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and I want to share them with you.
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2025-12-2722 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfReinventing Jesus | The Apologist's BookshelfChapter 16 in this book explores supposed links between Christianity and pagan religions. Did Christianity borrow from earlier stories?
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and...
2025-12-2418 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfThink Christianly | The Apologist's BookshelfChapter 16 in this book covers Christianity and the public square--what the Bible says about government and political engagement, the supposed "wall of separation" between church and state, and the myth of state neutrality.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bi...
2025-12-2021 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfThe Kingdom of the Cults | The Apologist's BookshelfFor this podcast let's look at Seventh-day Adventism.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and I want to share them with you.
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2025-12-1722 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfMormonism 101 | The Apologist's BookshelfHere's another podcast dealing with basic teachings of the LDS church and how they contrast with orthodox Christianity. We already covered their beliefs about God and the Bible. This time let's look at their understanding of Jesus and the Trinity.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science an...
2025-12-1320 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfNoah's Flood Revisited | The Apologist's BookshelfHugh Ross, a prolific author and founder of Reasons to Believe, has just published this book. It discusses the famous story of Noah's flood to explore whether it's a myth or a misunderstood historical event. The chapter I cover here focuses on the feasibility of the ark.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of Go...
2025-12-1017 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfAnswering Jehovah's Witnesses Subject by Subject | The Apologist's BookshelfThe author, a former Jehovah's Witness, tells how to effectively talk to a Jehovah's Witness, how to challenge his or her trust in the Watchtower Society, how this organization uses the cultish practice of mind control, and their erroneous "new light" argument.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Je...
2025-12-0620 minThe Apologist‘s Bookshelf10 Words to Heal Our Broken World (B) | The Apologist's BookshelfThis continues my look at the author's chapter dealing with the sexual revolution in our society.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and I want...
2025-12-0420 minThe Apologist‘s Bookshelf10 Words to Heal Our Broken World (A) | The Apologist's BookshelfThis is the first of a two-part podcast covering a portion of a book which attempts to restore the meaning of our most important words. These two podcasts look at the chapter on the word "sex"--how it has been redefined and contrasting it with the true biblical definition.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the ex...
2025-11-2920 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfThe Deconstruction of Christianity | The Apologist's BookshelfHere's an important book that explores the movement sweeping through our society today, destroying the faith of many.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and...
2025-11-2630 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfAm I Just My Brain? | The Apologist's BookshelfBrain scientist Dr. Dirckx examines three attempts to explain why human beings are more than machines.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and I want...
2025-11-2226 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfCan We Still Believe the Bible? | The Apologist's BookshelfCraig Blomberg, noted scholar, deals with an important question: Aren't the copies of the Bible hopelessly corrupt?
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and I wa...
2025-11-1920 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfClear Thinking (B) | The Apologist's BookshelfThis podcast completes a look at common informal logical fallacies.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and I want to share them with you.
2025-11-1522 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfClear Thinking (A) | The Apologist's BookshelfKen Samples, a careful thinker and teacher of logic, offers examples of various logical fallacies. It's so helpful to be able to spot faulty reasoning; it's a sign of critical thinking skills put to good use.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the re...
2025-11-1323 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfChristmas-- apologetics book choices (A)Here's my list of older classic apologetics books that would make excellent presents for Christmas. In the next podcast I will have a list of newer books that would be wonderful additions to your bookshelf.
I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are th...
2025-11-0523 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfQuestioning the Bible | The Apologist's BookshelfJonathan Morrow deals with 11 major challenges to the Bible. I review his first chapter, which deals with the question of whether the Bible is anti-intellectual.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a...
2025-11-0121 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfTruth in a Culture of Doubt | The Apologist's BookshelfThe authors deal in this section with an important question--Is the Bible full of irresolvable contradictions?
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and I want...
2025-10-2922 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfThe Heresy of Orthodoxy | The Apologist's BookshelfThe title may be a bit confusing, but the two authors tackle an important issue--what was early Christianity like? Was it pluralistic? Were there multiple Christianities? In chapter 5 they consider how early a list of accepted books (canon) was created.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and...
2025-10-2620 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfCritical Dilemma | The Apologist's BookshelfWe hear a lot today about critical race theory and social justice. This book offers a thorough examination of the origins, influence, and false assumptions of critical theory. For this podcast, I cover the theory's belief in the primacy of lived experience and its drawbacks.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the hi...
2025-10-2224 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfGuide to How It All Began | The Apologist's BookshelfChapter 10 in this book focuses on faith. It deals with several important questions: Are faith and intellect mutually exclusive? Does Darwinism require faith too? Does believing in intelligent design require a small step of faith or a gigantic leap? Does belief in Darwinism require a small step of faith or a gigantic leap? For skeptics, is your lack of faith in God the result of objective analysis of the evidence or based on your fear of being accountable to Him?
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2025-10-1820 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfA General Introduction to the Bible | The Apologist's BookshelfChapter 12 covers the question of which books of the Bible people recognized as authoritative--what the term "canon" means, how books were determined to be from God, why the canon is now closed.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. Th...
2025-10-1621 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfI Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist | The Apologist's BookshelfThis is one of the most popular books dealing with apologetics. Chapter 11 covers the top ten reasons we can know the New Testament writers told the truth.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that ha...
2025-10-1222 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfHow to Read the Bible for All Its Worth | The Apologist's BookshelfThis is an excellent guide to understanding the Bible. For this podcast, I discuss the author's third chapter, which explores the epistles of the New Testament--their typical form, how to reconstruct the historical context, developing a working outline, how to think in terms of paragraphs, and what to do with problem passages.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on to...
2025-10-0823 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfLights in the Sky and Little Green Men | The Apologist's BookshelfHugh Ross, astrophysicist and founder of Reasons to Believe, uses chapter three of this interesting book to consider whether there is life on other planets.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a...
2025-10-0520 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfWhich God Is God? | The Apologist's BookshelfThe author is attempting to find out which religious text does a better job when it touches on scientific matters. He compares the Bible to other texts when it comes to the creation of the universe, the death of the universe, earth sciences, and medicine.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the hi...
2025-10-0221 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfWhat Christians Should Know About AI | The Apologist's BookshelfThis book was written by experts in the field of artificial intelligence. For this podcast, I review their chapter on ways AI affects Christian values.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a...
2025-09-2722 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfThe Case for Jesus | The Apologist's BookshelfThis is my first podcast for this book, which offers the biblical and historical evidence for Christ. Chapters 2 and 3 of the book examine the charge that the Gospels were anonymous.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are th...
2025-09-2419 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfEvidence Unseen | The Apologist's BookshelfChapter five of this book looks at predictive prophecy, focusing especially on Isaiah 53. The author responds to those who don't believe it refers to Jesus.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a...
2025-09-2020 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfShould Christians Be Environmentalists? | The Apologist's BookshelfDan Story, a good friend of mine, has written a book that develops a Bible-based theology of nature and responds to anti-Christian environmentalists. In this podcast I cover chapters that look at God's love for nature, humanity's failure to watch over the environment, and God's plan for the restoration of nature.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics li...
2025-09-1719 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfOn Guard | The Apologist's BookshelfWilliam Lane Craig, noted professor, author, and debater, has written a one-stop, how-to-defend-your-faith manual. I review his second chapter, which deals with a hugely important question: What difference does it make if God exists?
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of th...
2025-09-1323 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfStrange Rites | The Apologist's BookshelfThis book, written by a non-Christian, looks at the radical new religions that are changing post-Christian America. In this podcast, I review her first chapter, which focuses on the religious landscape today with a special emphasis on three groups of people who blend traditional religious practices with personal spirituality.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the ex...
2025-09-1020 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfCold-Case Christianity | The Apologist's BookshelfJim Wallace, one of my favorite apologists, discusses the value of circumstantial evidence when it comes to arguing for the existence of God and challenges each of us to be a two-decision Christian.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bi...
2025-09-0720 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfThe Case for the Resurrection of Jesus | The Apologist's BookshelfThis book is probably the best defense for the resurrection of Jesus. Chapter 5 tackles the charge that the story of the resurrection is a legend or a fraud.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books th...
2025-09-0423 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfThe Christian Combat Manual | The Apologist's BookshelfThis is a terrific introduction to apologetics. Dan Story tells of the current culture war in his introduction to the book, and uses his first chapter to explain what apologetics is and why we need it.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the rel...
2025-08-3020 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfTestable Faith | The Apologist's BookshelfThis is a booklet put out by Reasons to Believe, a science-faith organization. The podcast for today details two chapters answering interesting questions: "Isn't Faith Incompatible with Reason?" and "Would the Discovery of ET Disprove Christianity and Must ET Exist?"
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science an...
2025-08-2823 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfApproaching Jehovah's Witnesses in Love | The Apologist's BookshelfThe author offers practical ideas on how to begin an effective interaction with Jehovah's Witnesses.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and I want to s...
2025-08-2322 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfMiracles | The Apologist's BookshelfJohn Lennox, noted apologist, speaker, and Oxford mathematician, gave a talk to the Veritas Forum in which he argues for the possibility of miracles. Here's the first part of his presentation.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These ar...
2025-08-2023 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfTalking With Your Kids About Jesus | The Apologist's BookshelfNatasha Crain covers thirty conversations Christian parents needs to have with their children. In this podcast we look at two of these conversations--Did Jesus really perform miracles? Did ancient people believe in miracles because they were more gullible?
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or...
2025-08-1620 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfThe Comprehensive Guide to Apologetics | The Apologist's BookshelfHere's the first look at a recent book covering a lot of apologetics topics. For this podcast I look at a chapter discussing the hiddenness of God and a short article on Blaise Pascal.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of th...
2025-08-1318 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfKeeping Your Kids on God's Side | The Apologist's BookshelfNatasha Crain discusses answers to three questions: Why were books left out of the Bible? How do we know we can trust the Bible's authors? How do we know the Bible we have today says what the authors originally wrote?
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science an...
2025-08-0920 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfThe God Questions | The Apologist's BookshelfThis book, by Hal Seed, is close in its title to J. P. Moreland's book, The God Question. Hal explores life's great questions about God, and this blog focuses on a key question--Do all roads lead to heaven?
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or...
2025-08-0620 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfThe God Question (B) | The Apologist's BookshelfJ. P. Moreland finishes his opening chapters with a look at how we have ended up empty and unhappy people, thanks to scientific naturalism and postmodernism.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have ea...
2025-08-0322 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfThe God Question (A) | The Apologist's BookshelfJ. P. Moreland is an excellent apologist who has written many fine books. His first chapter in this book deals with a cultural crisis we are in the middle of today--we are becoming more anxious and depressed in spite of our wealth.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Je...
2025-07-3021 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfUnderstanding the Faith (B) | The Apologist's BookshelfThis continues the coverage of chapter 17 (why people walk away from Christianity).
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and I want to share them with...
2025-07-2619 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfUnderstanding the Faith (A) | The Apologist's BookshelfJeff Myers discusses a key question in chapter 17 of his book: If Christianity is true, why do people walk away? I will cover this in the next two podcasts.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the bo...
2025-07-2321 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfWelcome to College | The Apologist's BookshelfThis chapter of Jonathan Morrow's book covers what he calls "the tyranny of tolerance."
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and I want to share...
2025-07-1920 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfThe God Conversation | The Apologist's BookshelfJ.P. Moreland, prominent speaker, professor, and apologist, takes on key questions about God and suffering: Who's to blame for natural disasters and cancer? What about the suffering of children? Why doesn't God do more? Can I still trust God in the midst of suffering?
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the hi...
2025-07-1623 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfEvidence That Demands a Verdict | The Apologist's BookshelfThis is the updated and expanded version of a classic apologetics book. In this podcast I finish the authors' intro--why apologetics has a bad name, why being a relational apologist is so important, and the story of a former French atheist who tells how to share our faith with non-Christians.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like th...
2025-07-1220 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfWhy Believe? (B) | The Apologist's BookshelfThis completes my look at chapter 2 of Neil Shenvi's book, which considered the Gospels as reliable history.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and I wa...
2025-07-0919 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfWhy Believe? (A) | The Apologist's BookshelfTheoretical chemist and apologist Neil Shenvi argues in chapter 2 of his book that we can believe the Gospels provide a generally reliable portrait of the historical figure of Jesus of Nazareth.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are...
2025-07-0524 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfCase Files: Murder and Meaning | The Apologist's BookshelfJ. Warner Wallace, author of many fine apologetics books, has created his first graphic novel. It has been done well artistically, and its message is powerful.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have ea...
2025-07-0215 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfChristianity on Trial | The Apologist's BookshelfThe authors in this chapter contend that the Middle Ages, contrary to some critics, were actually the incubator of some of our most cherished modern values and institutions. These values, they say, were found in the Christian church.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or...
2025-06-2822 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfPerson of Interest | The Apologist's BookshelfIn chapter 4 of his book, J. Warner Wallace covers a fascinating topic--prophecies that pointed to the coming of the Jewish Messiah and how Jesus fulfilled them all.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that hav...
2025-06-2521 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfWhy God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't (B) | The Apologist's BookshelfThis concludes chapter two in the book, which argues things like math, music, and love make more sense if there's a God.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on...
2025-06-2220 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfWhy God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't (A) | The Apologist's BookshelfThis is a good book to give to thoughtful unbelievers. In this podcast I cover a part of chapter two--why things like math, music, and love make more sense if there is a God.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of th...
2025-06-1822 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfApologetics for an Ever-Changing Culture | The Apologist's BookshelfIn Chapter 12 of this book, Bobby Conway gives practical steps to help people handle doubts about their Christian beliefs.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bo...
2025-06-1421 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfUnanswered (B) | The Apologist's BookshelfThis is the second half of the author's discussion of mental illness, an issue of vital importance these days.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bo...
2025-06-1117 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfUnanswered (A) | The Apologist's BookshelfJeremiah Johnston's book wrestles with important issues for Christians today. For this podcast (the first of two) I look at what he says about Christians and mental health issues.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the bo...
2025-06-0720 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfWhy I Am a Christian | The Apologist's BookshelfSome of today's leading Christian thinkers offer in this book reasons why they are Christians. This podcast gives evidences that Jesus was the promised Messiah.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a...
2025-06-0414 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfIf God Made the Universe, Who Made God? | The Apologist's BookshelfThis book has 130 arguments for the Christian faith. This podcast goes over three essays by well-known apologists--Lee Strobel, Paul Copan, and Gary Habermas.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent pl...
2025-05-3122 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfHard Sayings of the Bible | The Apologist's BookshelfChapters one and two in this book deal with important questions--How do we know who wrote the Bible? Can we believe in Bible miracles?
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a pe...
2025-05-2716 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfStand Firm | The Apologist's BookshelfCan we still believe in miracles? Chapter four of this book addresses this question with some thoughts about scientism.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bo...
2025-05-2420 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfIf God Is Good | The Apologist's BookshelfRandy Alcorn spends an entire chapter discussing Bart Ehrman and his best-selling book God's Problem. Ehrman denied his faith because he couldn't reconcile evil and suffering with God's goodness.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the bo...
2025-05-2221 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfHijacking the Historical Jesus | The Apologist's BookshelfIn this book author Phil Fernandes tackles recent attacks on Jesus. I cover his chapter that claims earlier dates for New Testament books than what many believe to be the case.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These ar...
2025-05-1718 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfReflections on the Existence of God | The Apologist's BookshelfRichard Simmons has a collection of essays that deal with what he calls the "fingerprints of an intelligent designer." In this podcast I cover his thoughts on morality and atheism as well as a look at Christian morality.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or...
2025-05-1418 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfDefending Your Faith | The Apologist's BookshelfDan Story, a good friend and an excellent apologist, writes in his second chapter of this book why atheism as a worldview simply doesn't work.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a...
2025-05-1019 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfThe Fingerprint of God | The Apologist's BookshelfHugh Ross, an astrophysicist as well as founder and former president of Reasons to Believe, wrote this book some time ago. In chapter 13 he argues for Biblical evidence of long creation days.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. Th...
2025-05-0720 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfMama Bear Apologetics | The Apologist's BookshelfChapter three in this book discusses the rare quality we should all have--discernment, the ability to identify both good and bad ideas. The author gives several useful ways to help us and our kids be discerning.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the re...
2025-05-0318 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfThe Case for a Creator | The Apologist's BookshelfLee Strobel sat down with Jonathan Wells, holder of two doctorates, and asked him many questions about Darwin's idea of evolution. This chapter in his book is titled "Doubts About Darwinism."
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These ar...
2025-04-3020 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfIs Atheism Dead? | The Apologist's BookshelfIn this national bestseller, Eric Metaxas discusses several ways atheism has been challenged by recent discoveries in science and archeology. In this podcast I cover three chapters that focus on scientific findings that point to God.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the re...
2025-04-2619 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfChristianity Cross-Examined | The Apologist's BookshelfKen Samples, part of the team at Reasons to Believe, asks if Christianity is rational, relevant, and good. In this chapter he takes on the idea that God commanded genocide in the Old Testament.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of th...
2025-04-2317 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfThe Case for Life | The Apologist's BookshelfScott Klusendorf answers three objections to the pro-life stance--women will die from illegal abortions, you shouldn't force your view on others, and pro-lifers should broaden their focus by fighting other social ills.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. Th...
2025-04-1915 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfChristian Apologetics (Second Edition) | The Apologist's BookshelfDoug Groothuis has written a massive book dealing with evidences for the Christian faith. In this podcast I will cover a chapter in his book on religious pluralism and the fate of the unevangelized (those who have never heard of Jesus).
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, scie...
2025-04-1621 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfGod's Undertaker | The Apologist's BookshelfJohn Lennox discusses scientific reductionism and its limits, plus in another chapter I cover here, he explains the design we see in the universe.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a pe...
2025-04-1120 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfLive Not By Lies | The Apologist's BookshelfIn the first chapter of his book, Rod Dreher talks of the new soft totalitarianism that exists today.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and...
2025-01-2219 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfRelativism | The Apologist's BookshelfIn chapters 3 and 4 Greg Koukl explains the three kinds of relativism and critiques the idea that each society has its own unique set of moral values.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have ea...
2024-12-2114 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfThe Reason for God | The Apologist's BookshelfDesigned for people who believe there is a God and who are seeking spiritual truths, Tim Keller's book was a huge bestseller. Chapter three challenges the idea that Christianity is a straightjacket because it appears to be culturally narrow.
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I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith.
Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Ch...
2024-11-3020 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfThe Case for the Resurrection of Jesus | The Apologist’s BookshelfGary Habermas, a solid researcher, professor and author, has spent a great deal of time reading what other historians say about the events surrounding the resurrection of Jesus. In this podcast I deal with the minimal facts he says almost all historians agree on.
2023-10-2614 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfTo Everyone an Answer | The Apologist’s BookshelfGary Habermas, probably the leading authority on the resurrection of Jesus, has a chapter in this book in which he concentrates on two components in a historical case for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. First, how do we move from the certainty that the disciples believed that they had seen appearances of Jesus to their really seeing Jesus? Secondly, what makes the transformations of Jesus' disciples, even to the point of being willing to die for their faith, so unique?
2023-07-1515 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfImmortality: The Other Side of Death | The Apologist’s BookshelfJ. P. Moreland and Gary Habermas, two noted scholars and authors, discuss the evidence for life after death. I look at their fascinating information on near-death experiences and what they tell us.
2023-06-0316 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfSo What’s the Difference? | The Apologist’s BookshelfHere's a good book that provides useful overviews of major religions and new religions. This podcast focuses on his introduction to Buddhism. By the way, feel free to contact me if you'd like to enroll in a free apologetics certificate program. You can reach me for more details at gary.zacharias@gmail.com
2022-09-0716 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfThe Case for the Resurrection of Jesus | The Apologist’s BookshelfGary Habermas is the leading scholar on the resurrection of Jesus. In this book he and Mike Licona offer a valuable resource for anyone looking for detailed historical evidence of the physical resurrection of Jesus. I cover the opening chapter that talks of why this event is so crucial, whether Jesus actually predicted his rise from the dead, and whether this event can be "proven." I also mention the five minimal facts that the majority of all historians are willing to grant regarding the resurrection.
2022-04-1613 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfChallenging Quotations About Apologetics | The Apologist’s BookshelfI share several good quotations from authors, church leaders, and professors. They challenge us to get involved in apologetics because it's vital to us and our society. If you'd like to get a copy of these quotations, email me at gary.zacharias@gmail.com.
2021-12-2814 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfWould You Like to Earn a Certificate in Apologetics? | The Apologist‘s BookshelfWould you like a solid foundation in defending your faith? Do you want to make a case for the truth of Christianity? An organization I founded offers you a free certificate program. Contact gary@apologeticsforlife.org or go to sdcapologetics.com.
2021-12-0307 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfRaised on the Third Day | The Apologist‘s BookshelfHere is a wonderful book full of essays in honor of Gary Habermas, the world's leading expert on the resurrection of Jesus. I talk of Craig Hazen's chapter that explains why someone starting a religious quest should consider Christianity first.
2021-10-2314 minThe Apologist‘s BookshelfWalking With God Through Pain And Suffering | The Apologist‘s BookshelfTim Keller wrestles with a major concern for all people - the problem of evil and suffering.
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2021-09-1316 min
Life of Messiah from a Jewish PerspectiveLife of Messiah 04 - The Advent of the King; The Annunciation of the Birth of John to ZachariasThe Life of Messiah from a Jewish Perspective. Based on A.T.Robertson's "A Harmony of the Gospels" (Paragraph 4-6).The Advent of the King; The Annunciation of the Birth of John to Zacharias; The Annunciation of The Birth of Jesus to Mary; The Visit of Mary to Elizabeth.
2010-11-1757 min