William Lane Craig
Philosopher and theologian (PhD Birmingham, ThD Munich)
20A leading contemporary defender of the Kalam cosmological argument and the historicity of the resurrection.
Reasonable Faith · The Kalam Cosmological Argument
Michael R. Licona
Associate Professor of Theology, Houston Christian University
15Historian specializing in the resurrection, ancient biography, and Greco-Roman historiography.
The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach · Why Are There Differences in the Gospels?
N.T. Wright
Research Professor of New Testament, St Andrews; former Bishop of Durham
14One of the most prolific New Testament historians of his generation. His 800-page Resurrection of the Son of God situates the resurrection within Second Temple Jewish expectations and mounts a historical case that the bodily resurrection is the best explanation.
The Resurrection of the Son of God · Jesus and the Victory of God
Gary Habermas
Distinguished Research Professor, Liberty
13Leading resurrection scholar who developed the Minimal Facts approach, cataloging claims accepted by a broad majority of critical historians.
The Risen Jesus and Future Hope · The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus
C.S. Lewis
Oxford scholar, literary critic, lay theologian
9Twentieth-century Oxford and Cambridge scholar whose works on moral reasoning, joy, and the reasonableness of Christianity shaped modern apologetics.
Mere Christianity · The Problem of Pain
Stephen C. Meyer
Philosopher of science (Cambridge PhD)
7Director of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, focused on information theory, origin of life, and cosmological fine-tuning.
Signature in the Cell · Darwin's Doubt
J.P. Moreland
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Talbot
7Analytic philosopher who has written on consciousness, substance dualism, naturalism, and Christian epistemology.
Scaling the Secular City · The Soul
John Lennox
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Oxford
7Mathematician and philosopher of science who has publicly engaged leading atheists on science, God, and reason.
God's Undertaker · Gunning for God
Sean McDowell
Professor of apologetics, Biola University
6Scholar and speaker focused on the fate of the apostles, worldview formation, and youth apologetics.
The Fate of the Apostles · Evidence That Demands a Verdict (rev.)
Alvin Plantinga
John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, Notre Dame
5A founding figure of the revival of Christian philosophy in the 20th century, known for Reformed Epistemology, the Free Will Defense, and the Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism.
God and Other Minds · Warranted Christian Belief
Greg Koukl
Founder, Stand to Reason
5Apologist and communicator focused on tactics for everyday conversations — the Columbo approach of leading with questions rather than pronouncements.
Tactics · The Story of Reality
Lee Strobel
Investigative journalist, former atheist
4Former legal editor at the Chicago Tribune who approached Christian claims through an investigative lens after his wife's conversion.
The Case for Christ · The Case for Faith
Wes Huff
Biblical scholar, manuscript specialist
4Canadian scholar focused on the textual transmission and historical reliability of the New Testament and ancient manuscripts.
Public lectures on manuscript evidence · Apologetics Canada resources
Frank Turek
Apologist, founder of CrossExamined
4Popular apologetics speaker focused on moral and cosmological arguments and worldview critique.
I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist · Stealing from God
Richard Swinburne
Emeritus Nolloth Professor of Philosophy, Oxford
4A leading philosopher of religion who has applied Bayesian probability theory to arguments for God's existence, the incarnation, and the resurrection.
The Existence of God · The Resurrection of God Incarnate
Jeremiah J. Johnston
New Testament scholar, apologist, author
4New Testament scholar focused on the cultural context of early Christianity, hostile-witness evidence, and the historical Jesus in his Second Temple setting.
Unimaginable · Unleashing Peace
Josh McDowell
Evangelist and evidentialist apologist
3Set out to disprove Christianity as a skeptical student and became one of the most widely read evidentialist apologists of the 20th century.
Evidence That Demands a Verdict · More Than a Carpenter
Paul Copan
Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, Palm Beach Atlantic
2Philosopher and OT ethics specialist who has written widely on Canaanite conquest texts and ethical objections to the Old Testament.
Is God a Moral Monster? · Did God Really Command Genocide?
K. A. Kitchen
Personal and Brunner Professor Emeritus of Egyptology, University of Liverpool
2A leading Egyptologist and ancient Near Eastern historian whose On the Reliability of the Old Testament argues for the historical plausibility of the OT on archaeological and comparative grounds.
On the Reliability of the Old Testament · Ancient Orient and Old Testament
Nabeel Qureshi
Former Muslim, apologist, and author
1Muslim-raised convert to Christianity who authored accessible comparative work on Islam and Christianity, emphasizing charitable engagement.
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus · No God but One