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 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.
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
I go through a key chapter in this book that focuses on the characteristics of God, according to Mormonism, and how it contrasts with the Biblical understanding of God.
Saturday Jun 25, 2022
Saturday Jun 25, 2022
Norm Geisler, a well-known Christian apologist, teams up with a former Muslim to write of the fundamental beliefs of Islam and how Christians can respond to them. In this podcast, I consider their chapter on the Qur'an, which evaluates its history, prophecies, science, and literary qualities.
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
One section of this book offers good questions to ask Jehovah's Witnesses regarding their organization and key beliefs. I discuss several of these extremely useful questions.
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Tim Keller does a wonderful job explaining and defending Christianity to a secular world. Here he explores the idea of death to a culture that tries to deny it. I cover a chapter that gives reasons why our society today seems much less prepared for it than previous generations.
Saturday Jun 04, 2022
Saturday Jun 04, 2022
I look at the New Age movement in this essential guide to various beliefs.
Saturday May 28, 2022
Saturday May 28, 2022
I wrote a book that covers many aspects of Christian apologetics. I want to tell you what's it's about and how you can have a free copy.
Saturday May 21, 2022
Saturday May 21, 2022
Fuzale Rana has a fascinating book that describes how incredibly complicated the cell really is. I spend time going through a chapter that discusses biochemical motors that perform unbelievable functions on a cellular level.
Saturday May 14, 2022
Saturday May 14, 2022
We have all seen signs proclaiming "Black Lives Matter," "Love Is Love," and "Women's Rights Are Human Rights." The author of this book, Rebecca McLaughlin, offers a gentle yet powerful biblical corrective to five contemporary claims. I focus in this podcast on her chapter dealing with "Black Lives Matter."
Saturday May 07, 2022
Saturday May 07, 2022
Though an older book, this has good information on why modern science arose only in the Christian West.