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.
Episodes
Saturday Nov 16, 2024
Saturday Nov 16, 2024
The Jesus Seminar, made up of very liberal people, often attacked evangelical beliefs about Christianity. This book refutes their challenges. Today I explore the third chapter of the book, which discusses what we can learn about the words of Jesus as recorded in the New Testament.
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
This is a continuation of the author's responses to objections directed at Christianity.
Saturday Nov 09, 2024
Saturday Nov 09, 2024
J. Warner Wallace, one of my favorite speakers and authors, discusses the origin of life and free will in two chapters of his book.
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Here's a new book (2024) that is a lawyer's look at God and religion. In this podcast I go over the author's first chapter. There he discusses the startling idea that the universe had a beginning, an idea that disturbed many scientists.
Saturday Nov 02, 2024
Saturday Nov 02, 2024
This podcast completes chapter 8 in Lee Strobel's book. It covers Biblical obstacles to the idea that evil individuals are annihilated rather than punished eternally in hell.
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
This podcast continues the author's discussion of the cultural reasons we have so much apathy when it comes to spiritual matters.
Saturday Oct 26, 2024
Saturday Oct 26, 2024
In this chapter Dan Kimball explains why Christians follow some but not all commands found in the Old Testament.
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
For this podcast I dealt with how Gleason Archer answered the question, "How can Genesis 1 be reconciled with the immense periods of time indicated by fossil strata?"
Saturday Oct 19, 2024
Saturday Oct 19, 2024
Here's a wonderful book by James Rochford that shows the Christian faith is not simply a blind leap in the dark. This podcast covers his opening chapter dealing with a number of aspects of life that would crumble if God were not around to support them.
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Lee Strobel entitles this chapter "Escape from Hell." He looks at alternatives to the traditional view of hell--eternal torment.