Apologetics is about knowing what we believe, why we believe it and being able to communicate that to others in a winsome and effective way. Once we understand that we realize that all of us are not only called to apologetics, but all of us are equipped to be apologists.

— Voddie Baucham (1969–2025), Pastor, Theologe und Buchautor

Topics: Doubt & Hard Questions, Witness & Mission

Voddie Baucham

Voddie Baucham (1969–2025) war ein US-amerikanischer reformiert-baptistischer Pastor, Theologe und Hochschullehrer, der Gemeinden in den USA leitete und an einer christlichen Universität in Sambia lehrte. Bekanntheit erlangte er als pointierter Prediger zu Themen biblischer Familienführung und männlicher Leiterschaft sowie durch seine theologische Fundamentalkritik an säkularen Gerechtigkeitskonzepten. Während er konservativen Bibellesern als kompromissloser Apologet gilt, stehen seine rigiden Vorstellungen von Geschlechterhierarchien sowie publizistische Zitierkontroversen in der Kritik.

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