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Tom Gilson writes on the truth of Jesus Christ for a world that's more and more confused about spiritual reality every day. His areas of special interest include sexuality, science rationality, and above all, Jesus Christ himself.

He's a senior editor at the highly respected Christian news and commentary website The Stream (stream.org). Since 2007 he's also run the widely praised Thinking Christian blog at thinkingchristian.net, where he developed a reputation for consistent strength combined with grace in his many interactions with people from all over the spiritual spectrum, and from all over the world.

Tom has served as Vice President for Strategic Services at the campus apologetics ministry Ratio Christi. Prior to that he was on staff wit ...more

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	True Reason: Confronting the Irrationality of the New Atheism by Tom Gilson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Carson Weitnauer (Editor) 4.23 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Too Good to be False: How Jesus' Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality 4.64 avg rating — 36 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peter Boghossian, Atheist Tactician: What He Gets Right, (Some of) What He Gets Wrong, and How Christians Must Respond 3.61 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Critical Conversations: A Christian Parents' Guide to Discussing Homosexuality with Teens 4.58 avg rating — 24 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Would Jesus Blog?: Answering Online Adversaries Jesus' Way really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Christian Mind: Thoughts on Life and Truth in Jesus Christ by Tom Gilson (Goodreads Author), Timothy McGrew (Foreword) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	True Reason: Christian Responses to the Challenge of Atheism by Carson Weitnauer (Editor), Tom Gilson (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.72 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Post-Enlightened: Reflections on Two Hundred Years of Anti-Christian Writing from Thomas Paine to Richard Dawkins by Cody Cook (Goodreads Author), Tom Gilson (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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This Week: Presenting a Strictly Bible-Centered Case for the Truth of the Resurrection (Without Circular Fallacies)

This might be a completely new case for the Resurrection. I could be wrong on that; I haven’t done the extensive research to know for sure. I do know that I haven’t heard it before.

This week I’ll be sharing the keynote stage with William Lane Craig, Frank Turek, and Fazale Rana at the Areopagus Apologetics Conference, hosted by SAFT Apologetics. Find the schedule here.

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Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents

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The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution

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“Power and love meet in Jesus like they never have in any other person, or even any other character in literature.”
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“Jesus never let his extraordinary powers control him. He never even use them for his own benefit. It was always for others.”
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