The Apologist‘s Bookshelf
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 Oct 29, 2022
A Practical Guide to Culture | The Apologist’s Bookshelf
Saturday Oct 29, 2022
Saturday Oct 29, 2022
John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle have written an important book every parent should read. They tackle many important threats to our kids. I look at one chapter that discusses the evils of pornography and what parents can say to their children about it.

Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Christian Apologetics | The Apologist’s Bookshelf
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Doug Groothuis, in this massive book's twentieth chapter, discusses doubt, skepticism, and the hiddenness of God.

Saturday Oct 22, 2022
Can We Still Believe the Bible? | The Apologist’s Bookshelf
Saturday Oct 22, 2022
Saturday Oct 22, 2022
Craig Blomberg, noted scholar and author, covers six issues that he thinks are important for us to wrestle with when it comes to the Bible. I look at his intro where he lays these questions out to explain why he still believes the Bible.

Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Christian Pocket Guide to Islam | The Apologist’s Bookshelf
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
This podcast will feature key beliefs and practices of Muslims as covered in this book.

Saturday Oct 15, 2022
The Story of Reality | The Apologist’s Bookshelf
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Greg Koukl's book does a great job explaining Christianity to many people who don't understand its message. In this podcast, I discuss two of his chapters that focus on Jesus--Was he just a recycled redeemer, another myth? Who exactly was he?

Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Hard Sayings of the Bible | The Apologist’s Bookshelf
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
The authors answer two questions that I focus on in this podcast--Are the New Testament accounts of demons true? Why are there four different gospels?

Saturday Oct 08, 2022
The New Testament in Its World | The Apologist’s Bookshelf
Saturday Oct 08, 2022
Saturday Oct 08, 2022
In his monumental work, N. T. Wright covers a lot of material relating to the New Testament. I discuss his opening chapters on why we should study the New Testament and how to see it as history.

Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Relativism | The Apologist’s Bookshelf
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Greg Koukl's book is excellent for dealing with a huge influence on our society--relativism. This podcast focuses on chapters 1 and 2, dealing with the death of truth, pleasure ethics, and what a relativism hero looks like.









