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 Sep 03, 2022
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
I'm continuing with two podcasts per week. For this one I review a couple of chapters in Hank Hanegraaff's book Resurrection--the existence of the soul and the concept of reincarnation.
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Because there is so much good information available in apologetics books, I am switching to creating two podcasts a week--one on Wednesday and one on Saturday. I hope the extra material will be helpful to you. For this podcast I go back to Chuck Colson's book The Faith and discuss his chapter on truth, how it's been lost today, and its importance to Christianity. The second podcast of the week will be available Saturday. Hope the new format will be useful.
Saturday Aug 27, 2022
Saturday Aug 27, 2022
In one of his chapters, James Emery White deals with five issues that people complain about when they consider Christianity--legalism, judgmentalism, hypocrisy, intolerance, and sexism.
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
In chapter 4 of his book, Clay Jones discusses various ways non-believers try to cope with the reality of death--"Immortality would be boring," "Death is necessary for life to go on," "Death is nothing," "Live a detached life," "Our particles go on," . . . He shows how ineffective these are.
Saturday Aug 13, 2022
Saturday Aug 13, 2022
This is a good book because it doesn't just complain about our society. Instead, the author offers a chapter that explains how we can drive out a bad worldview by offering a better one.
Saturday Aug 06, 2022
Saturday Aug 06, 2022
John Lennox discusses DNA and information processing in the cell. The key question is simple--How did the genetic code , along with the mechanisms for its translation, originate? Without the existence of a creator, it seems impossible to answer the question.
Saturday Jul 30, 2022
Saturday Jul 30, 2022
How early were the gospels? If they were close to the time of Jesus, there would be little chance that myth and errors could creep in. I'm covering a chapter in Wallace's book that discusses this important question.
Friday Jul 22, 2022
Friday Jul 22, 2022
I am taking the time to reflect on completing 100 podcasts--the variety of apologetics issues, how we are enjoying a golden age of apologetics, good websites to visit, dealing with people who are apathetic when it comes to religious concerns, and many other items I hope you find interesting.
Saturday Jul 16, 2022
Saturday Jul 16, 2022
I look at many quotations Hugh Ross presents in his book on the fine-tuning of the universe. Many discoveries have been made recently that show how the earth and the entire universe are exactly right to allow life to be here.
Saturday Jul 09, 2022
Saturday Jul 09, 2022
This beautifully-illustrated book has a good chapter on Old Testament prophecies that I cover in this podcast.