
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 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.

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 B ookshelf
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.

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.

Wednesday Jan 08, 2025
Finding Truth | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Wednesday Jan 08, 2025
Wednesday Jan 08, 2025
In this section of her book, Nancy Pearcey tells how we can identify reductionism, which is a substitute idol for those who have rejected Christianity.

Saturday Jan 04, 2025
The New Tolerance | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Saturday Jan 04, 2025
Saturday Jan 04, 2025
Josh McDowell, a well-known apologist, wrote this book to show how a popular cultural movement threatens much that we believe. This podcast covers his first two chapters.

Wednesday Jan 01, 2025
The Questions Christians Hope No One Will Ask | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Wednesday Jan 01, 2025
Wednesday Jan 01, 2025
Mark Mittelberg used a poll to find out what questions Christians most fear being asked. This podcast covers the first question: "Why do you think God exists?"

Saturday Dec 28, 2024
The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Saturday Dec 28, 2024
Saturday Dec 28, 2024
Justin Brierley, host of a popular podcast that discusses religious issues, has written a book which discusses why secular thinkers are considering Christianity again. My podcast covers his first chapter, in which he explains the rise and fall of the New Atheism.

Thursday Dec 26, 2024
Truth in True Crime | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Thursday Dec 26, 2024
Thursday Dec 26, 2024
My favorite apologist and personal friend, J. warner Wallace, has a wonderful book that I am going through. This podcast explores his second chapter, which talks of good and bad ways we can seek identity.

Saturday Dec 21, 2024
Relativism | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Saturday Dec 21, 2024
Saturday Dec 21, 2024
In chapters 3 and 4 Greg Koukl explains the three kinds of relativism and critiques the idea that each society has its own unique set of moral values.