Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle Unpack Apologetics on College Campuses

About this episode

Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle discuss apologetics and the spiritual questions of Gen Z on college campuses.

Cliffe Knechtle has been standing on college campuses answering skeptics for 46 years. His son Stuart joined him, bringing a background in psychology and mental health that turns hard arguments into something people can actually feel healed by. Together they have written Demolishing Doubt, a book that walks readers from evidence for God's existence to the reliability of the Gospel accounts to what it means to take a genuine step of biblical faith — and it was built for exactly the kind of person who shows up on a college quad with a list of reasons not to believe. Apologetics, the emotional fragility of Gen Z, and a revival that is spreading from campuses into the local church: Cliffe and Stuart walk through their go-to arguments for the existence of God and the resurrection of Christ, why answering "I don't know" has become one of the most powerful things a Christian can say to a skeptic, and why they believe the questions young people are asking now are more urgent and more honest than ever before. Stuart also shares the story of a top Division I athlete who broke down in tears at a dinner table, saying he was jealous that Stuart had objective value and meaning in his…

People in this episode

Guests: Cliffe Knechtle, Stuart Knechtle

Topics covered

• apologetics
• college campuses
• spiritual hunger
• Gen Z
• Christian faith
• skepticism

Keywords

• apologetics
• God's existence
• resurrection of Christ
• spiritual hunger
• skeptics
• biblical faith
• college students

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Demolishing Doubt

Places: Fort Lauderdale, college campuses, local church

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