I‘m Gary Zacharias, professor of English and an avid reader. I‘m also passionate about Christian apologetics, which has to do with making a case for the truth of Christianity. In this podcast I‘d like to introduce you to various books that have meant a lot to me over the years and have a prominent place on my bookshelf.
Episodes
Saturday Apr 27, 2024
Reasoning From the Scriptures with Mormons | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Saturday Apr 27, 2024
Saturday Apr 27, 2024
Ron Rhodes does an excellent job in this book. I am looking today at his intro and first chapter, which covers Mormonism today and where it came from.
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Confident Faith (barriers 6-10) | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
This will be the last podcast covering Mark Mittelberg's book. I discuss the last five barriers to a confident faith in Christianity.
Saturday Apr 20, 2024
Confident Faith (barriers 1-5) | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Saturday Apr 20, 2024
Saturday Apr 20, 2024
This will be the next-to-last podcast covering Mark Mittelberg's book. In this section he looks at five barriers to faith and how to overcome them.
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Confident Faith (arrows 13-20) | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Continuing my look at Mark Mittelberg's book, I cover the remainder of the arrows he says point to the truth of Christianity--Jesus' life and resurrection, the emergence of the church, the changed lives of early skeptics, the deaths of the disciples, the changed minds of modern skeptics, and the testimonies of modern believers.
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Confident Faith (rest of chapter 11) | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Mark Mittelberg completes his examination of the Bible as evidence of the truth of Christianity.
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Confident Faith (arrows 2-7) | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Mark Mittelberg lays out twenty arrows that he believes point to the truth of Christianity. In this podcast we look at six of these arrows dealing with the universe, DNA, the sense of morality we all share, and the Bible.
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
Confident Faith (chapter 9) | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
In chapter 9 Mark Mittelberg reviews the six faith paths that people have chosen in their pursuit of spiritual truths. In addition, he starts in on twelve arrows he believes point to the truth of Christianity. I discuss the first of these--design in the universe.
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Confident Faith (chapter 8) | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Mark Mittelberg continues his examination of various faith paths people take in their search for God. This chapter deals with the Christian view, which he calls the evidential faith path.
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
Confident Faith (chapters 6 and 7) | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
Continuing through Mark Mittelberg's book, I cover chapters that explore two popular faith paths people follow--intuitive (truth is what you feel in your heart) and mystical (truth is what you think God told you).
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Confident Faith (chapters 4 and 5) | The Apologist's Bookshelf
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
I'm continuing my podcasts covering one book by Mark Mittelberg. This time I cover two chapters that explore faith paths he calls "traditional" and "authoritarian."