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
Saturday Mar 29, 2025
Saturday Mar 29, 2025
This podcast gives an overview of archeological discoveries that reveal the accuracy of Old Testament history.
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Physicist Michael Strauss discusses responses of atheists to recent scientific findings: the origin of the universe, its fine-tuning, and the idea that the earth is rare after all.
Michael Strauss
Saturday Mar 22, 2025
Saturday Mar 22, 2025
Mark D. Roberts tackles a key question about Christianity: Do miracles undermine the reliability of the gospels?
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
This short book does a nice job of exploring the promises and pitfalls of A.I. In this podcast I look at his discussion of the power and possibilities of A.I.
Saturday Mar 15, 2025
Saturday Mar 15, 2025
I finish discussing Natasha Crain's chapter on Christian nationalism.
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
Natasha Crain gives Christians ways to navigate a hostile culture. These two podcasts cover Christian nationalism.
Natasha Crain, When Culture Hates You
Saturday Mar 08, 2025
Saturday Mar 08, 2025
Pastor Hal Seed answers the question of why God was so violent in the Old Testament.
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
In this podcast I look at the book's coverage of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Saturday Mar 01, 2025
Saturday Mar 01, 2025
In the seventh chapter of his book, Randy Alcorn answers the question of what life is like in the present heaven. Christians need to clearly explain the concept of heaven because there are so many misunderstandings about it.
Randy Alcorn, Heaven
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
In chapter one Tim Keller compares various ways cultures train its members for grief, pain, and loss. The sad thing is that our own contemporary, secular Western culture is one of the weakest and worst in history at doing so.
Tim Keller, Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering