The Good, The True, The Beautiful: Apologetics for Evangelism (with Peter S Williams)

About this episode

The episode explores how philosophy and apologetics can inform evangelism, featuring insights from Christian philosopher Peter S Williams.

Research indicates that many people will first consider whether Christianity is something good, before they consider whether or not it is true. But for both these questions, the discipline of philosophy informs how we think about them. Can a stuffy old academic discipline really help much with modern spiritual questions? Steve Osmond and Simon Wenham learn more about what philosophy and apologetics brings to evangelism. Peter S Williams is a Christian philosopher and apologist based in Southampton, England, He is an "Adjunct Professor in Communication and Worldviews" at NLA University College, in Kristiansand, Norway. Peter's books include: Stepping Stones to Christianity: Reflections on Intelligent Design, Natural Theology, and the Historical Jesus [https://www.peterswilliams.com/publications/books/stepping-stones-to-christianity-reflections-on-intelligent-design-natural-theology-and-the-historical-jesus/] (Wipf and Stock, 2025), A Faithful Guide to Philosophy: A Christian Introduction to the Love of Wisdom [https://www.peterswilliams.com/publications/books/a-faithful-guide-to-philosophy/] (Wipf & Stock, 2019), and A Sceptic's Guide to Atheism…

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve Osmond, Simon Wenham

Guest: Peter S Williams

Topics covered

• apologetics
• evangelism
• philosophy
• Christianity
• spirituality

Keywords

• Christianity
• apologetics
• philosophy
• evangelism
• spiritual questions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NLA University College

Books & works: Stepping Stones to Christianity: Reflections on Intelligent Design, Natural Theology, and the Historical Jesus, A Faithful Guide to Philosophy: A Christian Introduction to the Love of Wisdom, A Sceptic's Guide to Atheism

Places: Southampton, Norway

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