The Apologist‘s Bookshelf

The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Gary Habermas, a solid researcher, professor and author, has spent a great deal of time reading what other historians say about the events surrounding the resurrection of Jesus. In this podcast I deal with the minimal facts he says almost all historians agree on.

The Challenge of the Cults and New Religions | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Ron Rhodes, researcher, author, and teacher, has written a book that provides a great resource for Christians. I discuss chapter 5, which looks at three major movements in the mind sciences religious concept--Christian Science, the United Church of Religious Science, and the Unity School of Christianity. I focus especially on Christian Science since it's the best known of the three.

Faith Is Not Wishing | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Greg Koukl, a wonderful apologist, has written a short but powerful book that contains thirteen essays for Christian thinkers. This podcast goes through his second chapter, which deals with the charge that God is just a crutch for many people.

Am I Just My Brain? | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Sharon Dirckx deals with an important question in chapter 5--Is free will an illusion? If we are just our brains, are we really free in any meaningful sense?

Approaching Jehovah’s Witnesses in Love | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

The author, Wilbur Lingle, discusses twelve claims made by Jehovah's Witnesses that attempt to prove they are God's organization. He effectively refutes these. I cover several of the claims and refutations in this podcast. 

Street Smarts | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Greg Koukl, author of this new book, is a terrific apologist with his clear-thinking defense of Christianity. I go over his first two chapters, which explains the purpose of the book and focuses on a key principle he develops: before there can be any harvest, there has to be a season of gardening. 

Can We Still Believe the Bible? | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Noted scholar Craig Blomberg deals with current questions about the Bible. In this podcast I review his section on the canon of the Old Testament--are these the books that were accepted by all Jews?

Reinventing Jesus | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

The authors discuss an important question: What if the New Testament books were copied so poorly that we can't possibly recover the original text? In other words, is what we have now what they wrote then?