Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Dr. Randal Rauser, himself a Christian apologist, joins me to critically examine some of the mistakes and excesses of Christian apologetics as it is commonly practiced - on YouTube and within broader academic discourse as well.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:15 What is apologetics?
00:05:52 What is a 'tentative' apologist?
00:14:25 Mistake #1 - Not giving weight to moral experience.
00:36:09 How do we determine what the Bible teaches?
00:38:02 Mistake #2 - Thinking every question must be answered.
00:45:49 Mistake #3 - Simplifying enormously complicated issues.
00:50:50 If saving souls isn't the right motive for apologetics, what is?
00:57:03 Mistake #4 - Mixing apologetics with politics.
01:01:36 Debating vs. discussing controversial issues.