

Adherent Apologetics
Zac Sechler
Welcome to Adherent Apologetics, where I talk with leading thinkers about Christianity.
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Jul 25, 2020 • 51min
53. Alberto Nungaray: The Purpose Behind Apologetics
Alberto runs the Urban Apologetics page on Instagram. In this conversation, I talk with Alberto about building an apologetics platform and the deeper purpose behind apologetics.

Jul 24, 2020 • 1h 24min
52. Haden Clark vs Godless Engineer: Did Paul Believe in a Historial Jesus?
Haden Clark (Help Me Believe) and John Gleason (Godless Engineer) debate the thesis, "Did Paul Believe in a Historical Jesus?' A historical Jesus is being understood in terms of "walked the face of the earth, and was crucified on earth around 30 CE." Haden will defend the affirmative using only Paul's genuine letters.
Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdherentApologetics

Jul 7, 2020 • 55min
51. Gary Habermas: How Near Death Experiences Point to an Afterlife
In this interview, I talk with Dr. Gary Habermas about how Near Death Experiences (NDE's) point to an afterlife. We talk about what a NDE is, how they point to an afterlife, answering objections, and more.
Dr. Gary Habermas has taught at the college, seminary, and graduate-level for over 40 years. He is also an author or editor of some 37 books, of which 18 are on the subject of Jesus’ resurrection.
Support for this podcast (thanks): https://www.patreon.com/AdherentApologetics

Jul 2, 2020 • 59min
50. Jay Medenwaldt: How Psychology Impacts Apologetics
Jay has an MA in Cognitive Psychology, an M.Div in Apologetics, Ethics, and Biblical Studies and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Social and Personality Psychology from Baylor University.
In this interview, I talk with Jay about the field of psychology and how it relates to apologetics. We talk about how psychological research relates to understanding bias, decision making, persuasion, the mind, consciousness, mental health, and more!
Support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/AdherentApologetics

Jul 1, 2020 • 2h 7min
49. Will the Lost Remain in Hell Forever? Chris Date vs Ross Burns
Join us for a debate on the doctrine of Hell. Chris Date from Rethinking Hell takes the conditionalist view and Ross Burns from Burns' Eye View holds to eternal conscious torment.
Support for this podcast (thanks): https://www.patreon.com/AdherentApologetics

Jun 30, 2020 • 1h 3min
48. Lindsey Medenwaldt: Sharing the Gospel with Jehovah's Witnesses
Lindsey is the Executive Director of Mama Bear Apologetics. She has been writing a world religion blog for Mama Bear for the past two years, and she also contributed a chapter about the Jehovah's Witnesses for the forthcoming (March 2021) Harvest House book "The Popular Handbook of World Religions."
In this interview, I talk with Lindsey about how we as Christians can reach Jehova's Witnesses. We talk about the history of the Jehova's Witnesses, what they believe, and how we as Christians can share the Gospel with them.
Support the show (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/AdherentApologetics

Jun 28, 2020 • 1h 4min
47. Chris Date: Should Christians Rethink Hell?
Chris Date is a Fuller Theological Seminary graduate student. He is behind the platform, Rethinking Hell which challenges the traditional Christian view of hell and advocates for annihilationism. In this interview, I talk with Chris about why he's an annihilationist.
Support (thanks): https://www.patreon.com/AdherentApologetics

Jun 27, 2020 • 55min
46. Jeff Kran: Why This Jew Converted to Christianity
Jeff came to faith in 1982 through a study of the evidence for the truth of Scripture - particularly Messianic prophecy. Since then, he has been active in Bible teaching, conference speaking and congregation planting. In this interview, I talk with Jeff Kran about his journey to becoming a Christian. We talk about his conversion, why Jesus is the Messiah, answering objections, and more!
Support this Podcast (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/AdherentApologetics

Jun 27, 2020 • 1h 15min
45. Vocab Malone Defends Calvinism
In this interview/conversation, I talk with Vocab Malone about Calvinism. Vocab defends his beliefs while Zac questions him to understand his beliefs and to see if Calvinism makes sense! Vocab Malone is a street apologist with a special focus on Black Hebrew Israelites, Islam, and more!
Support this podcast: https://www.patreon.com/AdherentApologetics

Jun 23, 2020 • 59min
44. Samuel Casado: Turning your Apologetics into Evangelism
In this conversation, I talk with Sam about the importance of apologetics pertaining to evangelism. We talk about practically using your apologetics knowledge and the importance of trusting God.
Samuel Hubner Casado used to work in Dutch entertainment as an actor and singer, but left the industry in his mid-twenties when he acutely developed severe hyperhidrosis. Today, he is one of the Netherlands’ most prominent videogame critics, while working as the team lead for one of Canada's largest YouTube channels.