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
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 Jan 31, 2024
The Great Divide | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Alvin Schmidt, the author of The Great Divide, does a great job explaining the differences between Islam and Christianity. This podcast focuses on the issue of slavery as dealt with in both religions.

Saturday Jan 27, 2024
Keeping Your Kids on God's Side | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
Natasha Crain is a wonderful writer and thinker. In this podcast I talk about her answers to two questions: If Christianity is true, why are there so many denominations? Is Christianity responsible for millions of deaths in history?

Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Who Was Adam? | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Fuz Rana, president of Reasons to Believe, wrote this book with the founder of RTB, Hugh Ross. I cover chapters 4 and 5, which discuss the fossil and archeological record of the appearance of the first humans with an emphasis on the sudden appearance of culture and technology.

Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Counterfeit Gods | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Tim Keller has written some of the best books I've ever read. This book focuses on the empty promises of money, sex, and power that are so prevalent in our society. This podcast covers his introduction to the book, where he talk about idols we worship today.

Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
A Toxic New Religion | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
We are dealing with Critical Race Theory, Neo-Marxism, and postmodernism, which have combined into a huge threat to the Judeo-Christian culture of the West. I'm covering their two opening chapters that talk about distorted stories we have been told about our country and how the assault on Western civilization began.

Saturday Jan 13, 2024
How Now Shall We Live? | The Apologist’s Bookshelf
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Chuck Colson, noted author and founder of Prison Fellowship, says this is his "legacy" book, which grapples with the important concept of worldview. This podcast covers the opening of his book, dealing with the first question any worldview has to answer--"How did the universe begin?"

Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
The Christian Mind | The Apologist’s Bookshelf
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Harry Blamires asks an important question in his book--How should a Christian think? This podcast covers his charge that Christians have surrendered to secularism.

Saturday Jan 06, 2024
Answering Jehovah’s Witnesses Subject by Subject | The Apologist’s Bookshelf
Saturday Jan 06, 2024
Saturday Jan 06, 2024
This book covers so much useful information about the Watchtower organization. In this podcast I review three areas--the Watchtower organization (is it really God's organization?), the gospel as preached by Jehovah's Witnesses, and their secretive governing body.









