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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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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July 20, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Declaration vs. Manifesto

Columnist Don Feder warns that we have a choice between two conflicting worldviews. One leads to freedom and dignity. The other leads to a regimented society and a ruling elite. The first is based on...

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July 17, 2026

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Un-American History Museum

Commensurate with an executive order President Trump issued early last year, the White House has just released a sweeping report, the result of its audit of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Americ...

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July 17, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Why the West Won

Kerby AndersonHistorian Nial Ferguson begins his PragerU video with a lament that few students graduate from college with any idea of what makes Western Civilization different from the rest of the wor...

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