I‘m Gary Zacharias, professor of English and an avid reader. I‘m also passionate about Christian apologetics, which has to do with making a case for the truth of Christianity. In this podcast I‘d like to introduce you to various books that have meant a lot to me over the years and have a prominent place on my bookshelf.
Episodes
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Christian Pocket Guide to Islam | The Apologist’s Bookshelf
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
This podcast will feature key beliefs and practices of Muslims as covered in this book.
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
The Story of Reality | The Apologist’s Bookshelf
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Greg Koukl's book does a great job explaining Christianity to many people who don't understand its message. In this podcast, I discuss two of his chapters that focus on Jesus--Was he just a recycled redeemer, another myth? Who exactly was he?
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Hard Sayings of the Bible | The Apologist’s Bookshelf
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
The authors answer two questions that I focus on in this podcast--Are the New Testament accounts of demons true? Why are there four different gospels?
Saturday Oct 08, 2022
The New Testament in Its World | The Apologist’s Bookshelf
Saturday Oct 08, 2022
Saturday Oct 08, 2022
In his monumental work, N. T. Wright covers a lot of material relating to the New Testament. I discuss his opening chapters on why we should study the New Testament and how to see it as history.
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Relativism | The Apologist’s Bookshelf
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Greg Koukl's book is excellent for dealing with a huge influence on our society--relativism. This podcast focuses on chapters 1 and 2, dealing with the death of truth, pleasure ethics, and what a relativism hero looks like.
Saturday Oct 01, 2022
Stand Firm | The Apologist’s Bookshelf
Saturday Oct 01, 2022
Saturday Oct 01, 2022
Three professors have written a book which argues that the gospel satisfies our longings for truth, beauty, and meaning. I cover their first chapter: "An Invitation to Apologetics."
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Hijacking the Historical Jesus | The Apologist’s Bookshelf
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
This time I'm looking at a fascinating topic that can't be confirmed--is the Shroud of Turin the actual burial cloth of Jesus? Phil Fernandes does an excellent job going over the historical and scientific evidence that has been accumulated. See what you think.
Saturday Sep 24, 2022
The Case for Christ | The Apologist’s Bookshelf
Saturday Sep 24, 2022
Saturday Sep 24, 2022
Let's take another look inside Lee Strobel's popular book. This time I cover a chapter that explores the gospels--Can they be trusted? Who wrote them? When were they written?
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
The Reason for God | The Apologist’s Bookshelf
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Tim Keller's book, The Reason for God, was a New York Times bestseller. This is the second podcast I have devoted to the book, this time focusing on the difficult issue of evil and suffering existing in a Christian worldview that says God is good.
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
The Atheist Delusion | The Apologist’s Bookshelf
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Phil Fernandes, noted speaker and author, wrote this book as a response to the New Atheists Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins. The chapter I cover deals with the issue of whether Jesus claimed to be God.