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
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Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Mark Mittelberg lays out twenty arrows that he believes point to the truth of Christianity. In this podcast we look at six of these arrows dealing with the universe, DNA, the sense of morality we all share, and the Bible.
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
In chapter 9 Mark Mittelberg reviews the six faith paths that people have chosen in their pursuit of spiritual truths. In addition, he starts in on twelve arrows he believes point to the truth of Christianity. I discuss the first of these--design in the universe.
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Mark Mittelberg continues his examination of various faith paths people take in their search for God. This chapter deals with the Christian view, which he calls the evidential faith path.
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?