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Doug Groothuis, PhD

Doug Groothuis, PhD

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Dr. Douglas Groothuis is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, Evangelical Philosophical Society, and Society of Christian Philosophers. Dr. Groothuis received a PhD and a BS from the University of Oregon, and an MA in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He has served as adjunct professor at Seattle Pacific University, visiting instructor in apologetics for Westminster Theological Seminary, and instructor at the University of Oregon . He is the author of Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Christian Faith, Unmasking the New Age, Confronting the New Age, Revealing the New Age Jesus, Christianity That Counts, Deceived by the Light, Jesus in an Age of Controversy, The Soul in Cyberspace, Truth Decay, On Pascal, and On Jesus. He has written for scholarly journals such as Religious Studies, Sophia, Research in Philosophy and Technology, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Philosophia Christi, Trinity Journal, and Asbury Theological Journal as well as for numerous popular magazines such as Christianity Today, Moody Magazine, The Christian Research Journal, Christian Counseling Today, Modern Reformation and Perspectives. He has also written editorials for a variety of newspapers.

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By: Caron Manley

Revival and Apologetics

Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth before Ephraim, Benjamin and...

Featured on: Monday, November 10, 2025

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By: Caron Manley

What is the Future of Apologetics?

By Douglas Groothuis The future of apologetics is as bright and promising as the power of Almighty God to make his truth known through compelling a...

Featured on: Monday, April 14, 2025

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Beyond the Wager: The Christian Brilliance of Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal, the seventeenth-century French philosopher and scientist, is perhaps best known for his "wager," an argument about the existence of God...

Featured on: Monday, October 14, 2024

World Religions in Seven Sentences: A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic (Introductions in Seven Sentences)

In this brief volume in IVP Academic's Introductions in Seven Sentences, philosopher Douglas Groothuis creatively uses a single sentence representing...

Featured on: Monday, October 23, 2023

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The Knowledge of God in the World and the Word: An Introduction to Classical Apologetics

Amid the crisis of authority in our modern and postmodern era, Christians need to be able to point to God's revelation in the natural world in additio...

Featured on: Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith

People are hungry for hope. They want to understand our human condition―its origin, nature, purpose, and destiny. The Christian faith offers hope for...

Featured on: Monday, November 21, 2022

Fire in the Streets: How You Can Confidently Respond to Incendiary Cultural Topics

From the origins of critical theory in the bowels of the academy to its use in justifying rioting and arson in the name of a dubious equity agenda, an...

Featured on: Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Philosophy in Seven Sentences: A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic

Philosophy is not a closed club or a secret society. It's for anyone who thinks big questions are worth talking about. To get us started, Douglas Groo...

Featured on: Friday, January 8, 2021

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June 9, 2026
Kerby Anderson

High and Low

If you look at the American economy, you see a high and a low. The stock market is at a record high, while consumer sentiment is at the lowest ever measured.

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June 8, 2026
Kerby Anderson

Faith-Affirming Findings

Biblical archaeology seems to be going through a “golden age of apologetics.” One illustration is the fact that over the last two months I have had the privilege of interviewing three authors on their...

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June 5, 2026
Kerby Anderson

Historical Ignorance

Years ago, a doctor wrote an article entitled, “What’s Keeping David McCullough from Sleeping?” This noted historian and award-winning author had trouble sleeping because he was worrying about what wa...

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