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1 Greg Koukl Press Kit CONTENTS - biography - fact sheet - expertise - impact - biography Founder and President, Stand to Reason Greg started out thinking he was too smart to become a Christian and ended up giving his life for the defense of the Christian faith. A central theme of Greg's speaking and writing is that Christianity can compete in the marketplace of ideas when it's properly understood and properly articulated. Greg's teaching has been featured on Focus on the Family radio, he s been interviewed for CBN and the BBC, and did a one-hour national television debate with Deepak Chopra on Lee Strobel's Faith Under Fire. Greg has been quoted in U.S. News & World Report and the L.A. Times. An award-winning writer, Greg is author of Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air with Francis J. Beckwith, and Precious Unborn Human Persons. Greg has published more than 145 articles and has spoken on more than 40 university and college campuses both in the U.S. and abroad. Greg received his Masters in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics at Talbot School of Theology, graduating with high honors, and his Masters in Christian Apologetics from Simon Greenleaf University. He is an adjunct professor in Christian apologetics at Biola University. He hosts his own radio talk show advocating clear-thinking Christianity and defending the Christian worldview.
2 DATE OF BIRTH June 10, 1950 PLACE OF BIRTH Oak Park, Illinois FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT Stand to Reason, an organization dedicated to training and equipping ambassadors for Christ since 1983 BROADCASTER Radio: Since 1990 Greg has hosted Stand to Reason, a weekly Christian call-in radio talk show airing on KBRT in Los Angeles. ACCOMPLISHMENTS (2006) William W. Bass Memorial Scholarship award for significant achievement in seminary studies in Philosophy or theology (2006) Member Kappa Tau Epsilon, Talbot Scholastic Honor Society (2006) Featuerd guest on BBC Radio s The Interview, with Carrie Gracie (2005) TV debate on Faith Under Fire with Lee Strobel, PAX TV, The Future of Faith vs. Deepak Chopra (2004) Quoted in World Net Daily, The Beast' Movie: Jesus Didn't Exist, October 12, 2004 (2003) Quoted in Family News in Focus, August 4, 2003 (2002) Evangelical Press Association Higher Goals in Christian Journalism Award, Fourth Place in the Standing Column category (2001) Quoted in Los Angeles Times, June 23, 2001 (1997) Quoted in Focus on the Family Magazine, January, 1998 (1997) Quoted in Christian Science Monitor, November 4, 1997 (1997) Quoted in U.S. News & World Report, July 16, 1997 (1994) M.A. Student of the Year, Simon Greenleaf University (1994) Martin Luther Award for academic performance, Simon Greenleaf University (1989) Biola University Writer s Institute, 1st Place award, Published division, for the article Devon, My Brother AUTHOR Greg Koukl has written, Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions, and Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air. WEBSITE/BLOG EDUCATION M.A. in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics with high honors, member Kappa Tau Epsilon, Talbot Scholastic Honor Society (May 2006) Talbot School of Theology--La Mirada, CA M.A. in Apologetics, with honors (May, 1994) Simon Greenleaf University--Anaheim, CA B.A. in Biblical Studies (May, 1977) Azusa Pacific University--Azusa, CA Also studied at Northern Illinois University ( ), Michigan State University ( ), and UCLA ( ). RESIDENCE Southern California FAMILY Wife, Steese; son, Dane; daughters, Annabeth and Eva. RESIDENCE Southern California - fact sheet -
3 - expertise - If you would like to have Greg give a talk at your event, here is a list of topics he is prepared to cover. Ambassadors for Christ: The Essential Skills (40-70 min.) An effective ambassador has three essential skills. First, an ambassador must have the basic knowledge necessary for his task (an accurately informed mind). Second, he needs wisdom, the kind of tactical diplomacy that helps make his message clear and persuasive (an artful method). Third, the ambassador s character (an attractive manner) will either make or break his message. This talk will show in detail what steps need to be taken in each of these areas for a Christian ambassador to make a difference in the culture of the 21st Century. (Includes some Bible exposition) Bad Arguments against Religion ( min.) It is axiomatic that otherwise intelligent people doctors, lawyers, professors, academics of all stripes make fundamental mistakes in thinking when it comes to spiritual things. In this talk, Greg examines some of those popular missteps e.g., claiming there is no truth, confusing faith with wishing, arguing that evil is good evidence against God, assuming science has disproved religion, mistaking intolerance for tolerance and shows that none of these offers safe harbor for critics. The Bible: Has God Spoken? (40-90 min.) What kind of book is the Bible? Is it merely a book by men about God? Or are there any good reasons to believe that the Bible has supernatural origins? After all, it was only written by men and men make mistakes. Isn t it all just a matter of personal interpretation? If you ve been challenged with assertions like these, you need this popular talk. Greg gives six lines of evidence showing it is reasonable to believe the Bible is not just a human invention. In the longer version, Greg also tackles the deeply misunderstood issue of transmission of the Bible through time ( the Bible has been translated and retranslated so many times ), making a complex topic easy to grasp and defend. Faith or Works? Paul vs. James (40-60 min.) Is a person made right with God through faith alone, or by some combination of faith plus human effort? Are we justified by faith or works? At first glance, Paul and James don t seem to agree. Paul seems to say that we are justified apart from the works of the law, while James writes that justification is by works and not by faith alone. In this insightful talk, Greg resolves this apparent contradiction, at the same time painting a powerful picture of what genuine, saving faith looks like. Evil, Suffering, & the Goodness of God (40-60 min.) The reality of human suffering poses one of the most difficult challenges to Christianity. If God is absolutely powerful and ultimately good, evil would be banished. Instead, He appears too frail to oppose it or too sinister to care, and no one can believe in a God like that. What is evil and where did it come from? Why does God allow it and what is He doing about it? Greg answers these questions and shows that only the Christian world view is capable of offering a satisfying answer to the problem of evil. You ll also learn why the presence of evil in the world is one of the best proofs for the existence of God, not against Him Hell, Yes! The Terrifying Truth (40-60 min.) Is Hell real? Why would God make a place of eternal torture? Isn t that unloving? In this teaching, Greg talks about why the concept of Hell has fallen on hard times. After dispatching four false views about Hell, he then tells what Hell is like and why it is a good place, not a bad one. After giving good reasons why we should take Hell seriously, Greg reveals one of his own deep fears about the afterlife. This teaching will not leave you unmoved.
4 The Heathen & Unknown God (60 min.) If hearing the name of Jesus is the crux of salvation, entire cultures would be consigned to perdition, reducing the Almighty to a petty racist. Is this just? In this teaching, Greg will force you to rethink some of your notions about God s love and His justice. He will challenge the whole concept of man s noble pursuit of God and the assumption that people go to Hell just because they never heard the name of Jesus. You ll learn four things regarding the condition of man, and a four-part response to the problem of the heathen. You will also learn the real reason men are condemned. It may surprise you. Science & Faith: Are They Compatible? (40-60 min.) The compatibility of science and faith rests entirely upon how one defines those terms. Is science an impartial search for truth, or a methodology in which the right kind of answers are more important than the right answers? Is faith merely religious wishful thinking, or a step of trust based on the evidence? Greg reveals how a philosophical commitment to naturalism stifles the search for truth, and that rather than being hostile to science, biblical Christianity is the seedbed that gave modern science its start. The Trinity: A Solution, Not a Problem (40-60 min.) The Trinity is confusing, irrational, contradictory, and unimportant. Right? Not so. It s vital to our understanding of the nature of God and much less complicated than you think. In fact, it s a solution, not a problem. In this teaching you ll learn a simple, clear, and accurate definition of the Trinity. You ll understand what the early church taught. You will also learn an irrefutable scriptural proof for the deity of Christ. Decision-Making & the Will of God (3 hours) This talk will make many listeners upset at first. But more people have said this teaching has changed their lives than anything else we offer at STR. In this careful analysis, Greg puts to test the conventional understanding of finding God s will and being led by the Spirit by looking very closely at both the teaching of Scripture and the ways the apostles themselves made decisions. By the end of the talk, you will see decision-making in a completely new light. You will have the tools you need to make sound choices leading to a deeper sense of relief and freedom in decision-making than you ve ever known before. This talk couples well with From Truth to Experience for an all-day seminar. From Truth to Experience: Why the Church Is Losing It s Vitality (1-3 hours) The church is in a desperate struggle for the souls of men, yet our chief spiritual weapon in the battle the truth of Scripture is often neglected. Instead, our efforts are often directed at something else: satisfying an unhealthy hunger for an experience of personal revelation. We desperately want God to speak directly to us in some fashion. In this thought-provoking talk, Greg examines three entrenched traditions in Evangelicalism that he argues have undermined our pursuit of biblical truth. Each has had a relativizing influence in the church, has contributed to profound biblical illiteracy in our ranks, and has led us into foolishness and danger. The antidote is simple: When all else fails, read the directions. This talk couples well with Decision-Making and the Will of God for an all-day seminar. (Contains some material also included in Never Read a Bible Verse, and includes Bible exposition)
5 Any Old God Won t Do (60 min.) Most people believe in God. But the word G-O-D won t get them very far. The real question is: Is your understanding of God accurate, and how can you know? In this practical talk, Greg tells why the old adage All roads lead to Rome is misleading and false. He outlines three different questions used to test a religion for truth. He then shows why belief that Christianity is the one true religion is reasonable. Worshipping God your own way is not as important as worshipping God His way. This teaching helps you to know the difference. The Invisible Man: The Case for the Soul (1-2 hours) In a world increasingly dominated by science demanding tangible proof, the soul is easily dismissed as the ghost in the machine. Whatever cannot be reduced to something physical simply doesn t exist. The question of the soul what philosophers call the mind/body problem is central to classical Christianity. But how can we know if souls are real? And why does it matter? In this fascinating talk, Greg turns the tables on science and reveals what cannot be seen from a microscope, offering five separate arguments including powerful evidence from Near Death Experiences that human beings are more than just their physical bodies. Greg shows that not only is it reasonable to believe in the invisible self, it also has eternal ramifications. Humble & Proud of It (30-50 min.) Humility is a virtue that is deeply misunderstood. After tackling three false ideas about humility, Greg looks to the clearest and most sublime example of humility in Scripture Jesus of Nazareth to learn what true humility is like. Not only is it a quality you can confidently develop, but ironically it is one both Jesus and Paul bragged about having. Setting the Record Straight: The Bible & Homosexuality (40-60 min.) This talk has a single objective: to determine what the Bible teaches about homosexuality. Is the Bible pro-homosexual, as some claim? Have students of the Scripture been mistaken, deluded or misguided for centuries? Or has God already weighed in with clear guidance on this issue? To answer these questions, Greg takes a close look at three passages: Sodom and Gomorrah, the Levitical Law, and Paul s references to homosexuality in Romans 1. When Greg is finished, you will see that the Scripture is so clear on this issue, one wonders how it could be misunderstood. Greg then answers common objections against the classical view, including the claim that homosexuals are born that way. When the Bride Is a Groom ( min.) Few issues are riding the cultural wave as high as the question of same-sex marriage. Homosexual partners continue to vie for legitimacy by having their relationships sanctioned with the same privileges and protections given heterosexual couples. But when challenged to defend the traditional view of marriage, too many Christians have little more to offer than because the Bible tells me so. In this timely teaching, Greg presents effective arguments in defense of traditional marriage and answers the objections of the critics. He shows the danger of giving in to the pressure to be politically correct, and then documents what the campaign for same-sex marriage is really about and it s not civil rights. In the longer version of the talk, Greg sets the stage by showing what the Bible clearly teaches about the homosexuality. (Contains some material also covered in Same-Sex Marriage Policy Briefing ) Same-Sex Marriage Policy Briefing (45-60 min.) This talk covers much of the same ground as When the Bride Is a Groom, yet from a completely different angle. This argument against same-sex marriage is not religious, makes no reference to God or the Bible, and makes no moral judgments about homosexuality. Instead, Greg attacks the issue entirely from a public policy perspective based on the ideas of limited government, personal liberty, and the public good. This talk was originally delivered on Capitol Hill to congressional aides at a meeting sponsored by the Faith and Law organization. (Contains material also included in When the Bride Is a Groom )
6 Never Read a Bible Verse (45-90 min.) Greg calls this teaching the most important practical lesson I ve ever learned as a Christian...and the single most important thing I could ever teach you. His goal in this talk is to rescue believers from a superstitious way of reading their Bibles that causes silliness, confusion, and sometimes even disaster. In this popular and thought-provoking presentation, Greg challenges the practice looking for secret, personal messages in the text and gives four biblical reasons why this is not a proper approach to Scripture. He then offers specific benefits of reading passages in context, using a handful of iconic texts as prime examples of verses taken out of context. (Contains material also included in From Truth to Experience, and includes Bible exposition) The New Atheists: Old Arguments, New Attitude ( min.) The titles are numerous and daunting: God Is Not Great How Religion Poisons Everything (Christopher Hitchens), The God Delusion (Richard Dawkins), Breaking the Spell Religion as Natural Phenomenon (Daniel Dennett), The End of Faith Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason (Sam Harris). Worse, they ve also been dominating bestseller lists recently. These authors are a new breed of skeptics, atheists with an attitude. They re convinced religion is not just false, it s dangerous. They think reason is on their side, science is on their side, and morality is on their side. This puts followers of Christ right in the crosshairs in a new campaign against the Gospel. With these new atheists, though, there s a lot more bark than bite in their challenge. In this presentation, Greg walks you through each of these issues, answering the charges, and demonstrating that nothing the recent wave of critics has said even comes close to challenging the intellectual credibility of belief in God. (Contains some material also included in You Bet Your Life ) You Bet Your Life: A Simple Case against Atheism (60 min.) If faith means taking a blind leap against all evidence and sound reason, then your average atheist has more faith than the Apostle Paul. Every worldview has its problems, but atheism has more than most. It s a view that can only be held if you keep your eyes and mind tightly closed. In this teaching, Greg makes two simple observations that, when followed to their logical conclusions, destroy the atheist s case. You will also find out the real reason many intelligent people don t believe in God. It has little to do with the facts. (Contains some material also included in The New Atheists ) How to Keep from Becoming Spiritually Weird (45-70 min.) Greg explains what kind of people get spiritually weird and gives six important things we can do to survive in the long haul as Christians. He also tells you how to respond when someone pressures you to join a new movement of the Spirit. His counsel just ignore it sounds radical, but is profoundly biblical, as you will see. Is One Way The Only Way? (45-90 min.) The most offensive element of the Gospel and the most common objection to Christianity is the idea that Jesus is the only way to God. In this age of religious pluralism and political correctness, it s the first claim jettisoned when Christian groups get the itch to become more tolerant. In this talk, Greg first deals with dead-end responses like, That s arrogant, intolerant, and narrow-minded. He gives a simple, but powerful, argument why religious pluralism is false, and then looks at the historical record and asks if we have any good reason to believe Jesus own claim about Himself. Finally, Greg explains in detail why Jesus is the only way by giving a powerful and moving account of the work of the cross.
7 No Pixie Dust: Truths of Spiritual Growth (40-60 min.) Greg begins this talk with details of his personal journey to Christ, how someone who thought he was too smart to become a Christian ended up committing his life for the defense of Christianity. He then brings clarity to the confusing nature of real spiritual growth, explaining that much of our frustration as Christians is often the result unrealistic expectations of what true spirituality is like. Your own view of Christian maturity will change when you understand the four hard realities of spiritual growth that Greg outlines here. This talk is especially uplifting for those who are discouraged in their walk with Christ. Only One Question (40-60 min.) Our value as human beings is tied to the kinds of beings we are, creatures that bear God s image. This image is what gives us our transcendent value, requiring us to treat all humans as beings with dignity and worth. Do the unborn fit into this category? In this presentation, you will learn to use one simple question resolves what to many seems like a complex moral issue. You will also learn how to answer the challenge, The fetus my be human, but it isn t a person. Greg has given this talk with great effect to both crisis pregnancy center fundraisers and also secular audiences. (Contains material also included in Precious Unborn Human Persons ) Precious Unborn Human Persons (60 min.) Here Greg offers an easy-to-follow, well-reasoned discussion about what it means to be human and what makes humans valuable. Precious Unborn Human Persons asks two vital questions. First, is the unborn a separate, living human being? Second, if so, what is the right way for us to treat innocent human beings who are in the way and can t defend themselves? This is a careful defense of the full humanity and full personhood of the unborn from the moment of conception that does not trade on biblical arguments against abortion. (Contains some material also included in Only One Question ) Tactics A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions (Course: 4-5 sessions, minutes each) Are you tired of finding yourself flat-footed and intimidated in conversations about your faith and values? Want to increase your confidence and skill in discussions, no matter whom you re talking to? Then Tactics is for you. Learn the techniques Greg Koukl has taught thousands of others that will put you in the driver s seat in every exchange. You ll learn specific skills to help you initiate conversations effortlessly, stop challengers in their tracks and turn the tables, graciously and effectively expose faulty thinking, present the truth clearly, cleverly, and persuasively. Your conversations with friends can look more like diplomacy than warfare. And you will be stronger and better equipped to skillfully present your faith and the reasons why Jesus Christ is the answer. (Contains material also included in Columbo ) Columbo A Two-Step Game Plan for Maneuvering with Confidence and Grace in Any Conversation (45-90 min.) Each of us as Christian ambassador face two daunting challenges when trying to make a difference for Christ. First, how do we initiate conversations about spiritual things in a way that doesn t seem awkward. Second, how do we keep ourselves from getting trapped or overwhelmed by others more aggressive than we are? In this talk, Greg will teach you a two-step game plan allowing you to maneuver with confidence in any situation, no matter how little you know, and no matter how aggressive, powerful, or educated your opposition is. Columbo is the simplest tactic imaginable to help you stop a challenger in his tracks, turn the tables, and then get him thinking. And it can be done in a gracious and winsome way. If you re tired of finding yourself flat-footed and intimidated in conversations about what you believe, if you want to increase your confidence and your skill in discussions, no matter who you're talking to, this talk is for you.
8 (This material is included in Tactics A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions ) Columbo A Three-Step Game Plan for Maneuvering with Confidence and Grace in Any Conversation ( min.) This talk is an expanded version of the two-step game plan listed above. The Bankruptcy of Moral Relativism ( min.) Moral relativism the idea that there are no absolutes when it comes to right and wrong is deadly to our culture, and deadly to the Gospel. Characterized by comments like Don t force your morality on me and Who are you to say?, relativism is the engine that drives political correctness. In this talk, Greg exposes the myth of moral neutrality and provides compelling arguments including the seven fatal flaws of relativism to show why neither individual preference nor cultural convention is adequate to make sense of ethics. He then suggests practical tactics you can use to show others they don t really believe morality is purely an individual matter. In the extended version, you will also learn how this intellectual discussion becomes a powerful tool to argue for the existence of God and every person s need for a savior. (Contains material also included in The Intolerance of Tolerance, and Taking Jesus Seriously ) Monkey Morality (45-60 min.) Can Evolution explain ethics? Is morality in humans just a sophisticated adaptation designed by natural selection to promote the survival of the fittest? Or is there a deeper explanation? In a careful, step by step fashion, Greg refutes the assertion that morality is simply an accident of nature. He explains how the evolutionary process cannot, even in principle, account for ethics and how all such attempts collapse back into relativism. Finally, he argues powerfully that the only reasonable explanation for the morality that needs explaining is not Mother Nature, but Father God. The Intolerance of Tolerance Why are so many people mad at Christians lately? Why are followers of Jesus often lumped in with other religious fundamentalists as a dangerous threat to liberty in America? Greg suggests that the heart of the problem is confusion about tolerance. In fact, things have become so twisted that what used to be called tolerance is now intolerance. In this insightful analysis, Greg outlines what happened to cause the definition of tolerance to go topsy-turvy. He exposes what he calls the myth of neutrality and the myth of tolerance, and teaches a simple method to disarm the tolerance trick. He then closes by sharing what happened when he lectured to a packed audience at Berkeley. This talk is excellent for either Christian groups or secular audiences. (Contains material also included in The Bankruptcy of Moral Relativism and Taking Jesus Seriously ) Taking Jesus Seriously (40-60 min.) Recounting three rapid-fire, intense encounters in national media, Greg demonstrates that although there is almost universally high regard for Jesus, neither non-christians nor a massive number of Christians take Him seriously. In this talk you will learn what the historical record reveals Jesus claimed about Himself and why we should believe Him. Then Greg tackles the difficult issue of why Jesus made the radical and deeply politically incorrect claim that He was the only way of salvation. This talk contains a very moving characterization of the sacrifice at Calvary and ends with Greg s description of what happened when he lectured to a packed audience at Berkeley. (Contains material also included in The Bankruptcy of Moral Relativism, The Intolerance of Tolerance, and Is One Way the Only Way?, and also includes Bible exposition)
9 Truth Is Not Ice Cream, Faith Is Not Wishing (40-90 min.) Two misunderstandings both outside and inside the church threaten to make our Christian views completely irrelevant. In a relativistic age, we are tempted to think of religion and morality the way we think of ice cream we choose what we like instead of what is true. We are also tempted to think of faith as a kind of religious wishful thinking that reduces religion to a mere feel good placebo. In this talk, Greg brings clarity to both of these core elements of Christianity. First, he describes how the notion of truth has fallen on hard times ( There is no truth ), and how to clarify that for followers of Jesus there is a difference between believe and make-believe. Second, Greg describes why the word faith has become so corrupted that it should be abandoned for a more accurate and biblical alternative. He then demonstrates, using verses from throughout the Scripture, why biblical faith is no leap, but rather an informed step of trust. This is a talk that makes crystal clear distinctions that are central not only for evangelism, but also for a solid and secure walk with Jesus. Why I m Not an Evolutionist (50-90 min.) Evolution is one of the most controversial and contentious issues of our time. To many, those who deny evolution are in the same class as flatearthers. In this talk, Greg carefully outlines why he rejects evolution not for religious reasons, but for scientific ones. He exposes the weakness of the two essential pillars of Darwinism in a way anyone can follow. He then gives three powerful empirical reasons to take Intelligent Design seriously. There is no need to pit faith against fact to refute evolution. An awareness of a few scientific realities is all you need. This talk is excellent for either Christian groups or secular audiences. Truth Is a Strange Sort of Fiction: The Emerging Church in an Emerging Culture (1-2 hours) Francis Schaeffer said that three things are required for genuine Christianity to become a thing of strength and beauty to others: sound doctrine, a commitment to Truth, and cultural relevance. Yet as the Emergent Church attempts to become attractive to a postmodern culture, it has sometimes struggled to maintain a firm grip on two of these three critical elements. In this fascinating discussion, Greg charts the shift from modernism to postmodernism, the assault on the classical understanding of truth, and the consequences this holds for genuine faith in Christ. Then, following Schaeffer, he shows how the church can promote an attractive, winsome Christianity that is culturally relevant and still faithful to the truth. Contend Earnestly for the Faith (45-60 min.) Here at the beginning of the 21st Century, ambassadors for Christ face trouble on two fronts. First, there is an increasingly pervasive godlessness and almost militant hostility to Christianity in the culture. Second, there is a profound biblical illiteracy among believers. Consequently, it has become increasingly difficult to contend earnestly for the faith, as Jude 3 admonishes. Paul faced the same challenge as he passed the torch to Timothy and entrusted the future of the Gospel to a new generation of disciples. His solution to both the trouble in the world and the trouble in the church can be summed up in three simple words: You, however, continue. This talk is a practical encouragement for followers of Christ to fight the good fight, finish the course, and keep the faith.
10 - impact - What people are saying about Greg Koukl [Greg Koukl] was absolutely masterful [His debate with Deepak Chopra] was a textbook example of how to defend the faith. 1 Peter 3:15 tells us not only to defend the faith, but to do it with gentleness and respect. [Gregʼs] tenor, content, tactics, every aspect of how he exposed the falsehoods, the inconsistencies, the false teachings in a very calm, respectful way exemplified that verse. Weʼve done two seasons of [Faith Under Fire]. Weʼve had on the greatest apologists in America. Nobody has done a better job than [Greg] in terms of defending the faith with the right tenor and manner. Just masterful. What [Greg is] doing is so important teaching others to defend the faith. Lee Strobel, host of Pax-TVʼs Faith Under Fire, author The Case for Christ, The Case for Faith, The Case for the Creator Greg is giving the winds a mighty voice, offering reason for the Faith. He stands for reason in an irrational age, refusing to bypass the head on the way to his audienceʼs heart. Dr. Norman Geisler, author When Skeptics Ask, Christian Apologetics Stand to Reason sets the standard for apologetics ministries in the United States. Hugh Hewitt, nationally-syndicated host of Salem Radioʼs The Hugh Hewitt Show, author The Embarrassed Believer, In, but Not Of: A Guide to Christian Ambition, Searching for God in America Greg and his Stand to Reason team are leaders in bridging the crucial gap between academic scholars and the man in the street. Putting shoe leather to theories, Greg practically challenges both Christian and non-christian alike to think more deeply about the truth and viability of a Christian world and life view. Dr. William Lane Craig, philosopher, author Reasonable Faith There has never been a time in our culture when ministries like this one are so badly needed. I have known Greg Koukl and ministered with him long enough to say he is a man of tremendous talent, dedication, and integrity. His skill as a Christian thinker is well developed, and his heart to build Christʼs kingdom and not his own are evident. Dr. J.P. Moreland, author Scaling the Secular City and Does God Exist?--The Great Debate Greg Kouklʼs thoughtful and ambitious project to intellectually reach the secular mind, ʻStand to Reason,ʼ is an idea whose time has come. With the mind of a philosopher, the heart of a pastor, and the spirit of a visionary, Greg is a man of unquestioned integrity. I believe that any Christian who takes the Great Commission seriously must consider supporting ʻStand to Reason.ʼ Dr. Francis J. Beckwith, author Politically Correct Death and The New Mormon Challenge
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