Welcome to The Apologist’s Bookshelf, a podcast dedicated to exploring the best books in Christian apologetics. 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—whether you’re a believer seeking to deepen your understanding, or a skeptic exploring the truth claims of Christianity. Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, the reliability of the Bible, creation and design in the universe, and how to engage unbelievers with wisdom and grace. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and I want to share them with you. If you’re interested in faith and reason, defending the Christian worldview, or simply love diving into thought-provoking Christian books, this podcast is for you. Contact me at: theapolgistsbookshelf@gmail.com.
Episodes
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
Continuing through Mark Mittelberg's book, I cover chapters that explore two popular faith paths people follow--intuitive (truth is what you feel in your heart) and mystical (truth is what you think God told you).
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
I'm continuing my podcasts covering one book by Mark Mittelberg. This time I cover two chapters that explore faith paths he calls "traditional" and "authoritarian."
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
I'm continuing an in-depth look at Mark Mittelberg's book. In this podcast I review a chapter that explores one popular worldview today--relativism ("Truth is whatever works for you.").
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Mark Mittelberg has a wonderful book that seeks to build a firm foundation for our beliefs about life and God. I used this book in our church apologetics class, so I'd like to go through it in the next few podcasts. Today I will focus on his intro and chapter one, in which he defines faith and explains who has it.
Saturday Mar 16, 2024
Saturday Mar 16, 2024
This book is part of the Politically Incorrect Guide series, which I highly recommend. This podcast covers the first chapter, in which the author talks about the attacks on the Bible, especially those by the "New Atheists." Is religion really the greatest threat to world peace as they believe?
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Does Christianity really offer anything which is superior to other religions? Is Jesus superior to other religious or philosophical leaders? Norm Geisler answers these questions in one section of his book.
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
This book asks "What's right with this world, and how did it get that way?" For this podcast, I look at the chapter dealing with Christianity's contribution to helping the poor.
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
This book, by D. James Kennedy, has various chapters exploring ways the Bible has influenced the Western world. I'm an English major who loves literature, so I went to the chapter that illustrates the Bible's impact on Dante, Shakespeare, Milton, Bunyan, Dostoevsky, and many others.
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
Everything J. P. Moreland writes is wonderful, and this book is no exception. In a section of the book called "How to Develop a Mature Christian Mind," he discusses seven traits of the empty self, a growing problem in America that threatens the life of the mind.
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
This book, written by Norm Geisler, offers valuable information and advice to a wide audience. In this podcast I go over the section dealing with the dating of the book of Daniel. Does the book contain real predictive prophecy, or was it written after the events it describes?