019 - YouTube Apologetics with Erik Manning

04/26/21 • 43 min

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Erik Manning, creator of the Testify YouTube Channel about doing apologetics on the internet, responding to critics, and using one’s talent to make an impact.
0:35 - Introduction to our guest, Erik Manning.
3:54 - How Erik got into apologetics and how his YouTube channel started.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCadiEsTZ0hNxs5OxwGiyELQ
www.isjesusalive.com
8:38 - A personal anecdote about God speaking today.
11:10 - The process and inspiration for creating YouTube content.
16:22 - Most influential Christian thinkers on Erik’s work and study.
20:52 - The importance of interacting on YouTube and other online venues.
26:05 - Erik’s experience interacting with skeptics and detractors online.
27:50 - How to not take things personally.
29:37 - How someone can do apologetics ministry while still taking care of family commitments with five children.
32:02 - The biggest challenges to face when doing online ministry.
34:49 - The tools that Erik uses for making videos.
36:40 - How internet ministry makes an impact, and examples, testimonies.
41:42 - Words of advice for those thinking of making an impact online.
Support Erik on Patreon here:
https://www.patreon.com/isjesusalive
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Previous Episode

018 - Sarah Enterline on the Life of Susanna Newcome

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Sarah R. Enterline (www.sarahrenterline.com) about her recent book No Apologies: The Life & Work of Susanna Newcome.
0:30 - Update: A nice fruit basket.
1:47 - Intro to Sarah Enterline.
4:24 - What Sarah has been working on lately with The Library of Historical Apologetics. Cataloging and researching the work of historical apologists.
5:50 - What Sarah didn’t expect to learn about apologists from the past, and what most people don’t know about C.S. Lewis.
7:18 - What interested Sarah in Susanna Newcome? Her character and life, her academics.
10:44 - The odd relationship between Susanna and her husband. Susanna’s reputation as a top-class thinker.
13:42 - Why character matters more than ever.
16:27 - What makes this book different? And why it’s so amazing.
18:51 - The state of women in apologetics today, and how we might see more interest and involvement of women in apologetics.
23:21 - The shift to more women in apologetics today.
24:34 - Are men more interested in the rational side of faith than women, or is that a myth?
30:18 - The amazing range of arguments for God in Susanna Newcome’s work. Unique perspectives she brings to the table that we don’t see today. Appeals to happiness.
36:51 - The importance of defining one’s terms, and how to make a good argument. Lots of footnotes is a good thing.
40:43 - When looking for evidence for God, we should expect to see miracles. What sort of evidence are we looking for?
45:14 - Anticipating potential objections and answering them.
45:59 - Susanna wrote a second version of her work to answer new objections on the scene in her day.
49:02 - Argument from prophecy: should we see them more today? How helpful are they, and in what areas are they most beneficial?
53:21 - Apologetic arguments that bolster the faith of believers, not only geared to non-believers.
54:35 - What can apologists today learn from the life and work of Susanna Newcome? How to logically lay out an argument.
Places to check out:
www.noapologiesbook.com
www.sarahrenterline.com
www.historicalapologetics.org
www.womeninapologetics.com
Special Divine Action Project
https://sda.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/sda/#!/about
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020 - What We Learned from the Interviews

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross discuss the past interviews and take-aways, and lessons learned along the way.
5:10 - Peter S. Williams, Dawkins, and winsome argumentation.
7:38 - Fazale Rana, interacting with ideas and those who disagree.
11:40 - The live podcasts, and personal prophecies, and a discussion on false prophecies and false teachers.
22:18 - David Baggett and moral apologetics, and arguments that point people to Christ.
25:33 - The Belfast Bigot, the “bigot cave,” and pro-life arguments.
28:04 - Signs of a coming revival, fruit baskets, and how topics change you.
31:19 - Craig Hazen, his book on prayer, and the usefulness of personal anecdotes as a communicator.
34:12 - The Wintery Knight interview, Christianity in the public square, and more reflections on how that interview challenged us, the book “Slave” by John MacArthur.
39:35 - Jacob Varghese and SAFT Apologetics, atheistic challenges in India, the urgency of apologetics.
42:54 - Sarah Enterline, the life of Susanna Newcome, arguments leading to Christ.
45:20 - Erik Manning (the Testify YouTube channel), the power of the work of lay apologists.
47:00 - More interviews ahead, please give us your feedback.
47:30 - We’re running out of Ghostbusters quotes, and a proposal to “open up the canon” to another highly quotable movie....
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