The Apologist‘s Bookshelf
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. Podcast: https://theapologistsbookshelf.podbean.com Contact me: theapologistsbookshelf@gmail.com
Episodes

Wednesday Feb 05, 2025
The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God (2 a) | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Wednesday Feb 05, 2025
Wednesday Feb 05, 2025
Continuing through Justin Brierley's stimulating book, I focus on chapter 2, which talks of the grand story that we all used to live by and how it changed.
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Saturday Feb 01, 2025
The Beauty of Intolerance | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Saturday Feb 01, 2025
Saturday Feb 01, 2025
In chapter 4 McDowell and Sean McDowell discuss how an anything goes culture is influencing our children's perception of the authority of the Bible, their concept of what is virtuous, their ideas of honor and courage, and even their understanding of justice.
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Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
The Truth in True Crime | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
Chapter three of Jim Wallace's book describes the importance of friends in human flourishing and offers wise counsel in choosing friends.
J. Warner Wallace, The Truth in True Crime
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Saturday Jan 25, 2025
A Mind for God | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Saturday Jan 25, 2025
Saturday Jan 25, 2025
James Emery White, one of my favorite authors, tells us in chapters 3 and 4 of his book the importance of books and education.

Wednesday Jan 22, 2025
Live Not By Lies | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Wednesday Jan 22, 2025
Wednesday Jan 22, 2025
In 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 I want to share them with you.
Contact me: theapologistsbookshelf@gmail.com

Saturday Jan 18, 2025
Unspeakable | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Saturday Jan 18, 2025
Saturday Jan 18, 2025
In the first two chapters to his book, Os Guinness discusses troubling facts about evil and suffering in the modern world, seven basic questions to explore when thinking about this issue, and the three everyday sources of evil and suffering.

Wednesday Jan 15, 2025
Tactics | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Wednesday Jan 15, 2025
Wednesday Jan 15, 2025
This is one book every Christian needs to have on his/her bookshelf. I cover the first two chapters, in which Greg Koukl discusses how to be an effective witness for Christ and the value of good arguments.
Greg Koukl, Tactics
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Saturday Jan 11, 2025
One Minute Answers to Skeptics | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Saturday Jan 11, 2025
Saturday Jan 11, 2025
This book by Charlie Campbell has concise answers to the top fifty objections people have about Christianity. This podcast covers six of those challenges with his responses.









