For Christians...?

Question

Just curious, do any of you have a favorite christian apologetic who you feel did a great job in explaining and defending the faith? What about him/her did you find most admirable or inspiring?

Answer 1

C. S. Lewis. I love that he was both very technical and exceptionally creative. My favorite book is "Till We Have Faces." And I'm one of those people for whom choosing a favorite book is like choosing a favorite child.

He lost his mother when he was young and grew up an atheist. He became a Christian later in life. He had such a gift for describing our motivations and thought processes.

Answer 2

Ken Ham, David Jeremiah, Jon MacArthur, Chuck Swindoll, R C Sproul, Chip Ingram... these are all great ones. I can't pick a favorite. They have all helped me grow so much. Ken Ham is part of a group that is opening a Creation Museum. It's so cool, I can't wait to go. The group is called Answers In Genesis. They believe that in order to defend your faith you have to start at the foundation of our faith.. In the beginning. http://www.answersingenesis.org/ Jon MacArthur reaches out and tackles issues that not everyone has the guts to tackle. David Jeremiah has been around a long time and is very solid in his teachings. He tackles today life along with teaching about the past. They are just all great in different ways. Awesome question man!!! Here are some links to the above mentioned folks...
http://www.turningpointonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=index
http://www.gty.org/
http://www.insight.org/site/PageServer?pagename=new_home
http://www.ligonier.org/
http://www.walkthru.org/site/PageServer?pagename=lote&JServSessionIdr006=h8ajczvm34.app7a

Answer 3

I like Lee Stroebel - he meets the Atheist or the non-believer with the Scientific evidence essential to support his belief system with. No "mushy-gushy" religious jabber but factual Science. He was a recent Atheist, Attorney Prosecutor, as well as, a former reporter. He graduated from Harvard and is well-educated to the consternation of his critics. His degree of professionalism in apologetics is fantastic.

Answer 4

I don't get into apologetics all that much. I would guess Thomas Aquinas. What I am most interested in is Christian mysticism and for that my favorite theologian is St. John of the Cross, with St. Teresa of Avila a close second.

Answer 5

Lee Strobel is awesome. He tackles issues from both a factual and common sense perspective. I like the fact he's well educated (attended Yale Law School), was previously an investigative journalist and, though previously an atheist, came to faith by trying to disprove the claims of Christianity> He's also a compelling, engaging, speaker.

Answer 6

Matt Slick is pretty good. He has www.carm.org, an apologetics website that debunks cults. Pretty concise. I like to listen to Robbie Zacharias on the Christian radio stations, too. He is Irish. Pretty knowledgeable.

Answer 7

Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church in Seattle. He's like the American Charles Spurgeon, or C.S. Lewis. I'm not even a very good Christian but even I can recognize, yo. Here's their website:

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Answer 8

Dr. Gene Scott was the best preacher that I've ever heard. He puts God's word in a way others are incapable of. I find that admirable.

Answer 9

Hank Hanegraaff, C.S. Lewis

Answer 10

John Ankerburg or Charles Stanley or Chuck Swindoll
Because of their knowledge and understanding of the scriptures, their ability to communicate and their ability to equip believers, not to mention their humor.