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Episode 100 – Daniel

  • Dominion, Tom Holland
  • The Righteous Mind, Jonathan Haidt

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Episode 97 – Melanie Beerda

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Episode 96 – Keith Hess

J.P. Moreland, Love Your God with All Your Mind William Lane Craig, The Son Rises William Lane Craig, The Cosmological Argument from Plato to Leibniz Lee Strobel, The Case for a Creator Robin Collins, “The Fine-Tuning Design Argument: A Scientific Argument for the Existence of God” essay Gary Habermas and Michael Licona, authors on the resurrection of Christ

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Episode 95 – Carrie Sheffield

Counterfeit Gods by Tim Keller Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis Works of Deepak Chopra

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Episode 93 – Dave Rankin

Book (2012): 39 Years in the Wilderness, an Atheist Walk With God (available on Amazon Kindle)

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Episode 92 – Adam Terry

YouTube:  Curious Christianity Twitter: @Curi_christian

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Episode 91 – Dr. James Tour

The Gospel Passion of Charles Spurgeon, Steven J. Lawson The Evangelistic Zeal of George Whitefield, Steven J. Lawson The Soul Winner, Charles Spurgeon Can We Trust the Gospels? Peter J. Williams

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Episode 88 – Liam Back

  • Various books by Lee Strobel, author
  • On Guard, William Lane Craig
  • I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, Norm Geisler, Frank Turek
  • The Story of Reality, Greg Koukl
  • Tactics, Greg Koukl

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Episode 87 – Mark McGee

The Philistines and the Old Testament, Dr. Edward Hindson

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Episode 87 – Mark McGee

  • Grace Life Blog (Bible Studies) - https://gracelifethoughts.com
  • Faith and Self Defense (Christian Apologetics) - https://faithandselfdefense.com
  • Grace Martial Arts (Christian martial arts) - https://gracemartialarts.com
  • Real Journalism (Weekly Newsletter for Journalists) - https://markmcgee4.substack.com/
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    Episode 83 – Renee Leonard Kennedy

    • Website: https://www.reneeleonardkennedy.com
    • Book: After the Flowers Die - Encouragement for Walking through Life After Loss
    • Podcast: Moral Tea - Spilling the moral tea on culture, taboo topics, and grey areas. A podcast exposing the artificial sweeteners of the world by multi-gen duo Renee Leonard Kennedy and Anna Gray Smith.
    • Moral Tea Podcast Instagram: @moralteapodcast

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    Episode 83 – Renee Leonard Kennedy

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    Episode 82 – Anna Gray Smith

    • Instagram: @annagraysmithphoto
    • Moral Tea Podcast: Spilling the moral tea on culture, taboo topics, and gray areas. A podcast exposing the artificial sweeteners of the world by multi-gen duo Renee Leonard Kennedy and Anna Gray Smith.
    • Moral Tea Podcast Instagram is: @moralteapodcast

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    Episode 80

    Simon Greenleaf, The Testimony of the Evangelists:  The Gospels Examined by the Rules of Evidence Albert Schweitzer, The Quest of the Historical Jesus Norman Geisler, Roots of Evil J.I. Packer, I Want to Be a Christian and Knowing God Josh McDowell, Evidence that Demands a Verdict and More Than a Carpenter John Stott, Basic Christianity Frank Morrison, Who Moved the Stone? C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity and Screwtape Letters John Warwick Montgomery, Where is History Going: Essays in Support of the Historical Truth of Christ, The Is God Dead? Controversy, How Do We Know that There’s a God? G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man Thomas Aquinas, The Summa Theologica Blaise Pascal, Pensees' Francis Schaeffer, The God Who was There

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    Episode 80

    • The Lee Strobel Center for Evangelism and Applied Apologetics:  strobelcenter.com
    • Books:
      • Is God Real? (latest book)
      • The Case for Christ
      • The Case for Faith
      • The Case for the Creator
      • The Case for Heaven
      • Spiritual Mismatch with Leslie Strobel
      • The Unexpected Adventure with Mark Mittleberg

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    Episode 79 – Dave Glander

    Reasons for Hope ministry: www.rforh.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1truthministries.tv/ Book: How Why Where:  3 Questions that must be Answered before You Die Book: Faith Survival Guide (for leaders and students)

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    Episode 79 – Dave Glander

    Greg Laurie, Knowing Jesus Personally W. Warner Wallace, The Case for Christ Josh McDowell, He Walked Among Us

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    Episode 78 – Pat Flynn

    Alvin Plantinga, Where the Conflict Really Lies Writings of Thomas Aquinas Writings of William Lane Craig N.T. Wright, The Resurrection of the Son of God Dr. Brant Pitre, The Case for Jesus Taking Pascal’s Wager, Dr. Michael Rota

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    Episode 77 – Susan Leonard

    Ken Myers, Understanding the Times Josh McDowell, Sean McDowell, Evidence that Demands a Verdict C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, Christian Apologetics

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    Episode 75 – Loren Weisman

    The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel Cold Case Christianity, J. Warner Wallace I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist Norman L. Geisler, Frank Turek

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    Episode 74 – Vince Vitale

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    Episode 73 – Josephine Thomas

    • Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
    • The Resurrection of the Son of God, N.T. Wright

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    Episode 72 – Nigel Goodwin

    Nigel’s Resources:
    • Biography of Nigel Goodwin written by author David Porter – Arts and Minds: The Story of Nigel Goodwin
    Resources/authors recommended by Nigel:
    • Francis Schaeffer books
      • The God Who is There
      • Escape from Reason
      • He is There and He is not Silent

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    Episode 71 – Neil Placer

    Podcast: A World in Tension -This podcast explores the universal struggles of life. Externally, we encounter conflict with others. Internally, we engage in a constant debate between our hearts and minds.  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-world-in-tension/id1647690656

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    Episode 68 – Josh Rasmussen

    • Defending the Correspondence Theory of Truth, 2014
    • Necessary Existence, 2015
    • How Reason Can Lead to God, 2019
    • Is God the Best Explanation of Things, 2019

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    Episode 67 – Chris Waghorn

    Works by:

    • William Lane Craig
    • C. S. Lewis
    • Tim Keller
    • John Lennox

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    Episode 65 – Stu Fuhlendorf

    • book:  Wall Street to the Well:  A Story of Transformation from Fortune to Faith
    • church website: redemptionhills.com
    • Lifeverse website: www.lifeverse.com

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    Episode 64 – Will Witt

    • book:  How to Win Friends and Influence Enemies
    • social media: @thewillwitt

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    Episode 61 – Ben Clifton

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    Episode 60 – Nico Tarquinio

    • Cold Case Christianity, J. Warner Wallace
    • Letters to an Atheist, Peter Kreeft
    • Unbelievable? Podcast with Justin Brierley
    • Reasonable Faith Podcast with William Lane Craig

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    Episode 59 – Ken Boa

    • Escape from Reason, Francis Schaeffer
    • The God who is There, Francis Schaeffer
    • Works of C.S. Lewis

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    Episode 58 – Roger Sherrer

    • Hugh Ross, Reasons to Believe, https://reasons.org
    • William Lane Craig, Reasonable Faith, https://www.reasonablefaith.org
    • Cold Case Christianity, J. Warner Wallace
    • Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis

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    Episode 57 – John Wise

    • Podcast: ‘The Christian Atheist’: https://pod.link/1553077203
    • Podcast: No Compromise
    • Podcast: Simple Gifts
    • Website: https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com

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    Episode 56 – Mark Goodnight

    • Tactics, Greg Koukl
    • Forensic Faith, Jim Warner Wallace
    • Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis

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    Episode 55 – Kim Endraske

    • More Than a Carpenter, Josh McDowell
    • Evidence that Demands a Verdict, Josh McDowell
    • Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis
    • Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis

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    Episode 55 – Kim Endraske

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    Episode 53 – Hugh Ross

    • Always Be Ready:  A Call to Adventurous Faith, Ross
    • Why the Universe is the Way It Is, Ross
    • A Matter of Days:  Resolving a Creation Controversy, Ross
    • Improbable Planet:  How Earth Became Humanity's Home, Ross
    • Creator and the Cosmos:  How the Latest Scientific Discoveries Reveal God, Ross
    • Who was Adam?  A Creation Model Approach to the Origin of Humanity, Ross

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    Episode 52 – Fazale Rana

    Reasons to Believe: www.reasons.org
    Humans 2.0 - Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Perspectives on Transhumanism, Rana & Samples The Cell’s Design - How Chemistry Reveals the Creator's Artistry, Rana
    Fit for a Purpose - Does the Anthropic Principle Include Biochemistry?, Rana
    Who was Adam?  A Creation Model Approach to the Origin of Humanity, Rana
    Origins of Life, Biblical & Evolutionary Modes, Rana

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    Episode 51 – Sy Garte

    The Works of His Hands, Sy Garte https://sygarte.com

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    Episode 44 – Stacy Gleiss

    Philosophy in the Forest: https://philosophyintheforest.com

    The Mind Hike: Finding Meaning Through Truth-Seeking
    The Six-Foot Bonsai: A Soul Lost in the Land of the Rising Sun

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    Episode 44 – Stacy Gleiss

    Soren Kierkegaard
    The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel
    Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
    Orthodoxy, G.K. Chesterton

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    Episode 40 – Adrienne Johnson

    Prager U, Stories of Us, Adrienne Johnson: Why I'm No Longer an Atheist https://www.prageru.com/video/stories-of-us-adrienne-johnson
    Max MacLean, Fellowship for Performing Arts, https://fpatheatre.com
    The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis
    Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis

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    Episode 39 – Alex Blagojevic

    The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus, Habermas and Licona
    The Case for Christ, Strobel

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    Episode Number 38 – J. Warner Wallace

    Website: https://coldcasechristianity.com
    Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World that Rejects the Bible
    Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels
    God’s Crime Scene: A Cold-Case Detective Examines the Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe
    Forensic Faith: A Homicide Detective Makes the Case for a More Reasonable, Evidential Christian Faith

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    Episode Number 34 – Rick Allan

    Greg Koukl: Tactics - A Game plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions
    J. Warner Wallace: Cold Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels
    Unbelievable? podcast with Justin Brierley: https://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable/Episodes
    Justin Brierley's book: Unbelievable?: Why After Talking with Atheists for Ten Years I'm Still a Christian

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    Episode Number 33 – Marie Wood

    More Than a Carpenter, Josh McDowell The Case for Faith, Lee Strobel Works on the resurrection by Gary Habermas Icons of Evolution, Johnathan Wells Works by Nabeel Qureshi - https://www.nabeelqureshi.com (Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus and more)

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    C.S. Lewis on A Grief Observed

    Knowing and Doing, a publication of the C.S. Lewis Institute: Harmon, J. (Spring 2013). C.S. Lewis on A Grief Observed. Knowing & Doing, 10-11, 30-31. https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/webfm_send/2023

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    C.S. Lewis on the Problem of Pain

    Harmon, J. (Fall 2012).  C.S. Lewis on The Problem of Pain. Knowing & Doing, 8-9, 29-31. https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/webfm_send/1543

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    That’s Just Your Interpretation

    Smith, R.S. & Harmon, J. (May/June 2008). ‘That’s Just Your Interpretation’
    Areopagus Journal 8 (3), 24-32.

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    Barriers to Belief: Why do the Resistant Resist God?

    Liberty University Divinity Journal, December 2021, 5 (2), 4-31.
    Harmon, J. “Barriers to Belief: Why do the Resistant Resist God?”
    https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1217&context=eleu

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    Episode Number 32 – Jon Noyes

    Christian Book - A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions - Greg Koukl Book - The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important That Happens in Between - Greg Koukl Book - The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus - Gary Habermas and Michael Licona Atheist Website - https://www.str.org/

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    Episode Number 28 – Jim Thring

    Christian
    Book - Gunning for God - John Lennox
    Book - Basic Christianity - John Stott

    Atheist
    Book - The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins
    Book - various titles - Richard Dawkins

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    Episode Number 26 – Rachel Gilson

    Book - Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis
    Book - The Reason for God - Tim Keller
    Book - Confronting Christianity - Rebecca McLaughlin

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    Episode Number 25 – Mike Bird

    Book - More Than a Carpenter - R.C. Sproul
    Book - Evidence that Demands a Verdict - R.C. Sproul
    Book - Christian Theology - Millard Erickson

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    Episode Number 21 – Ashley Lande

    Christian
    Book - Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis
    Book - Proper Confidence - Lesslie Newbigin
    Website - https://timothykeller.com

    Atheist
    Book - The Blind Watchmaker - Richard Dawkins
    Book - God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything - Christopher Hitchens

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    Episode Number 20 – Erik Manning

    Website - https://www.reasonablefaith.org/
    Website - https://www.garyhabermas.com/

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    Episode Number 19 – Rob Oram

    Other - Documentary - Peter Atkins https://www.whyarewehere.tv/people/peter-atkins/
    Article - “The Absurdity of Life Without God” - William Lane Craig https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/popular-writings/existence-nature-of-god/the-absurdity-of-life-without-god
    Book - The Case for Christ - Lee Strobel
    Other - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0XRQd9YOUM
    Book - Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions - Greg Koukl

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    Episode Number 18 – Matt Fincher

    Book - Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands - Paul David Tripp

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    Episode Number 16 – Julie Hannah

    Christian
    Book - Commentaries - Karl Barth
    Book - various titles - Bart Ehrman
    Book - various titles - Burton Mack
    Book - Foresight: How the Chemistry of Life Reveals Planning and Purpos - Marcos Eberlin

    Atheist
    Other - Brian Greene - https://www.briangreene.org/
    Other - Paul Davies - https://cosmos.asu.edu/

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    Episode Number 13 – Daniel Rodger

    Book - The Case for Faith - Lee Strobel
    Book - Reasonable Faith William - Lane Craig
    Book - various titles - John Lennox

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    Episode Number 10 – Ted Cabal

    Christian
    Website - https://www.reasonablefaith.org/
    Book - The Confessions of Saint Augustine - St. Augustine

    Atheist
    Book - Atheist - Tony Flew

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    Episode Number 9 – Philip Vander Elst

    Christian
    Book - Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis
    Book - Narnia - C.S. Lewis
    Book - Miracles - C.S. Lewis
    Other - Wartime broadcasts - C.S. Lewis
    Article - On Obstinancy and Belief - C.S. Lewis https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnx0Z2RtZWRpYXN0b3B8Z3g6ZjQ4MDRmYmRmYWZhYWI5
    Book - The Lord of the Rings - Tolkien
    Book - Who Moved the Stone? A Skeptics Look at the Death and Resurrection of Christ - Frank Morison
    Book - I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist - Norman Geisler
    Book - God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God - Dr. John Lenox
    Book - The Case for the Creator - Lee Strobel
    Book - The Case for Christ - Lee Strobel

    Atheist
    Book - various titles - Ayn Rand Book - various titles - Bertrand Russell

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    Episode Number 8 – Warren Prehmus

    Book - Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis Book - The Battle for the Mind - Tim LaHay

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    Episode Number 7 – Mary Jo Sharp

    Christian
    Book - The Case for Christ - Lee Strobel
    Book - Christian Apologetics - Norm Geisler
    Website - https://normangeisler.com/
    Book - The Atheist Who Didn't Exist: Or the Dreadful Consequences of Bad Arguments - Andy Bannister
    Website - https://www.andybannister.net/


    Atheist
    Book - The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins

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    Episode Number 5 – Peter Byrom

    Christian
    Book - Reasonable Faith - William Lane Craig
    Website - https://www.premierchristianradio.com/presenters/justin-brierley
    Website - https://www.bethinking.org/author/peter-may
    Website - https://timothykeller.com/
    Other - YouTube Greg Koukl

    Atheist
    Book - The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins
    Book - The Grand Design - Stephen Hawking
    Website - https://iep.utm.edu/n-atheis/

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    Episode Number 4 – Carolyn Weber

    Book - The City of God - St. Augustine
    Book - The Case for Christ - Lee Strobel
    Book - various titles - Hannah Whitall Smith

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    Episode Number 2 – Jordan Monge

    Christian
    Website - https://www.bartdehrman.com/
    Book - Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife - Bart Ehrman
    Book - various titles - Bruce Metzger
    Book - Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis

    Atheist
    Website - https://aynrand.org/

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    Episode Number 25 – Mike Bird

    Book - The New Testament in its World: An Introduction to the History, Literature and Theology of the First Christians - Mike Bird
    Book - How God Became Jesus: The Real Origins of Belief in Jesus’ Divine Nature – A Response to Bart D. Ehrman - Mike Bird
    Book - The New Testament in Its World Workbook: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians - Mike Bird and N.T. Wright
    Blog - https://www.patheos.com/blogs/euangelion/
    Other - Twitter: https://twitter.com/mbird12?lang=en

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    Episode Number 16 – Julie Hannah

    A Skeptic’s Investigation into Jesus - Julie Hannah

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    Episode Number 15 – Jack Barsky

    Book - Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangle Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America - Jack Barsky
    Website - www.jackbarsky.com

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    Episode Number 14 – Mary Poplin

    Book  - Is Reality Secular? Testing the Assumptions of Four Global Worldviews - Mary Poplin
    Book - Finding Calcutta: What Mother Teresa Taught Me About Meaningful Work and Service - Mary Poplin
    Book - Highly Effective Teachers of Vulnerable Students: Practice Transcending Theory - Mary Poplin

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    Episode Number 11 – Stuart McAllister

    Book - Faith That Lasts: A Father and Son on Cultivating Lifelong Belief - Stuart and Cameron McAllister

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    Episode Number 10 – Ted Cabal

    Website - https://reasons.org/team/ted-cabal
    Book - The Apologetics Study Bible: Understand Why You Believe - Ted Cabal

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    Episode Number 7 – Mary Jo Sharp

    Book - Why I Still Believe: A Former Atheist's Reckoning with the Bad Reputation Christians Give a Good God - Mary Jo Sharp
    Book - Living In Truth - Mary Jo Sharp
    Book - Why Do you Believe That? A Faith Conversation - Mary Jo Sharp
    Book - Defending the Faith - Mary Jo Sharp
    Website - https://confidentchristianity.com/what-is-christian-apologetics/
    Website - https://maryjosharp.com/

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    Episode Number 4 – Carolyn Weber

    Book - Surprised by Oxford - Carolyn Weber
    Book - Sex and the City of God - Carolyn Weber
    Website - https://www.carolynweber.com/

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