Episodios

  • Evidence That Demands a Verdict | The Apologist's Bookshelf
    Jul 12 2025

    This is the updated and expanded version of a classic apologetics book. In this podcast I finish the authors' intro--why apologetics has a bad name, why being a relational apologist is so important, and the story of a former French atheist who tells how to share our faith with non-Christians.

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    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.

    Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and I want to share them with you.

    contact me: theapologistsbookshelf@gmail.com

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    21 m
  • Why Believe? (B) | The Apologist's Bookshelf
    Jul 9 2025

    This completes my look at chapter 2 of Neil Shenvi's book, which considered the Gospels as reliable history.

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    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.

    Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and I want to share them with you.

    contact me: theapologistsbookshelf@gmail.com

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    19 m
  • Why Believe? (A) | The Apologist's Bookshelf
    Jul 5 2025

    Theoretical chemist and apologist Neil Shenvi argues in chapter 2 of his book that we can believe the Gospels provide a generally reliable portrait of the historical figure of Jesus of Nazareth.

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    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.

    Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and I want to share them with you.

    contact me: theapologistsbookshelf@gmail.com

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    24 m
  • Christianity on Trial | The Apologist's Bookshelf
    Jun 28 2025

    The authors in this chapter contend that the Middle Ages, contrary to some critics, were actually the incubator of some of our most cherished modern values and institutions. These values, they say, were found in the Christian church.

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    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.

    Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and I want to share them with you.

    contact me: theapologistsbookshelf@gmail.com

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    23 m
  • Person of Interest | The Apologist's Bookshelf
    Jun 25 2025

    In chapter 4 of his book, J. Warner Wallace covers a fascinating topic--prophecies that pointed to the coming of the Jewish Messiah and how Jesus fulfilled them all.

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    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.

    Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and I want to share them with you.

    contact me: theapologistsbookshelf@gmail.com

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    21 m
  • Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't (B) | The Apologist's Bookshelf
    Jun 22 2025

    This concludes chapter two in the book, which argues things like math, music, and love make more sense if there's a God.

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    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.

    Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and I want to share them with you.

    contact me: theapologistsbookshelf@gmail.com

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    21 m
  • Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't (A) | The Apologist's Bookshelf
    Jun 18 2025

    This is a good book to give to thoughtful unbelievers. In this podcast I cover a part of chapter two--why things like math, music, and love make more sense if there is a God.

    purchase book here

    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.

    Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical evidence for Jesus, science and Christianity, or the reliability of the Bible. These are the books that have earned a permanent place on my apologetics bookshelf—and I want to share them with you.

    contact me: theapologistsbookshelf@gmail.com

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    22 m