A Better Story with Josh Chatraw

About this episode

Matthew Wireman interviews Dr. Josh Chatraw about his journey into apologetics and the importance of addressing practical questions in faith.

Introduction and Guest Introduction 0:05 Matthew Wireman introduces the podcast, emphasizing his 25 years of coaching experience and the integrated approach to coaching mind, body, and soul. Matthew introduces Dr. Josh Chatraw, highlighting his roles at Beeson, including the Billy Graham Chair for Evangelism and Cultural Engagement and the launch of a concentration in apologetics. Josh Chatraw discusses his previous roles, including heading an apologetics group in Raleigh and being the resident theologian at Holy Trinity Anglican. Matthew mentions his collection of Josh's books and lists them, including "Truth Matters," "Apologetics at the Cross Cultural Engagement," and "The Augustine Way." Josh's Journey into Apologetics 2:50 Josh explains his accidental entry into apologetics, driven by practical questions from his church members about textual criticism and the reliability of the Bible. He describes his PhD work in biblical theology and how it led him to address common questions from young people in his church. Josh discusses his response to Bart Ehrman's criticisms of the New Testament and how it shaped his early books. He emphasizes his approach to apologetics as a pastor…

People in this episode

Hosts: Matthew Wireman, Matthew

Guest: Josh Chatraw

Topics covered

• apologetics
• biblical theology
• Christianity
• textual criticism
• reliability of the Bible

Keywords

• coaching
• Billy Graham Chair
• Cultural Engagement
• Holy Trinity Anglican

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Truth Matters, Apologetics at the Cross Cultural Engagement, The Augustine Way

Books & works: Josh's Journey into Apologetics 2:50, Bible, PhD, the New Testament, A Better Story with Josh Chatraw., Truth Matters, Apologetics at the Cross Cultural Engagement, The Augustine Way

Places: Raleigh

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