Apologetics & Evangelism: A Chat with Andy Bannister

The Biblical Roots Podcast

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Meet Dr. Andy Bannister, a deep-thinking and often humorous author, speaker, and apologist from the UK. He joins us to talk about apologetics, evangelism, and his new book: "How to Talk about Jesus without Looking like an Idiot: A Panic-Free Guide to Having Natural Conversations about Your Faith."
Andy is the Director of Solas CPC, an evangelism and training organisation based in Scotland (but covering the whole of the UK). He holds a PhD in Islamic studies and has taught extensively at universities across Canada, the USA, the UK and further afield on both Islam and philosophy.
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How to Talk about Jesus without Looking like an Idiot (New Book)
Solas Centre for Public Christianity
Defending the Biblical Roots of Christianity
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Prof. Solberg's Blog
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:05 Meet Andy Bannister
05:56 State of UK faith culture
07:30 Beliefs of the younger generation: Sexual Ethics
14:22 The Holy Spirit, Prayer & Apologetics
19:45 The title and purpose of the book
23:57 What has surprised readers?
27:36 The teaching style of Jesus
31:04 The task of apologists
33:22 The power of story
35:17 Our character matters
37:34 How to share your faith
42:45 Talking with those of other beliefs
53:37 Diversity in apologetics
57:50 What does the book offer to the reader?