Ken Boa on Two Kinds of People

"There are two kinds of people in the world: those who seek God and those who seek to avoid him... and both will be successful."

- Ken Boa

Ken Boa Interview Transcript

The following transcript is from an Apologetics 315 interview with Ken Boa. Original audio here. Transcript index here. If you enjoy transcripts, please consider supporting, which makes this possible.

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BA: Hello, this is Brian Auten of Apologetics 315. Today’s interview is with Dr Ken Boa, President of Reflections Ministries, an organisation that seeks to encourage, teach and equip people to know Christ, follow Him, become progressively conformed to His image and reproduce His life in others.

Ken is also an author of a number of books, including Twenty Compelling Evidences that God Exists, Faith Has its Reasons – Integrative Approaches to Defending the Christian Faith and Conformed to His Image – Biblical and Practical Approaches to Spiritual Formation.

The purpose of this interview is to gain some insights into Ken’s views on apologetics, his advice on reading and learning, being a lifelong learner, the value of the classics, as well as his advice to budding Christian apologists.
Well, thanks for joining me for this interview, Ken.

KB: Well, thank you. Good to be with you.

Apologist Interview: Ken Boa

Today's interview is with Dr. Ken Boa, president of Reflections Ministries. He talks about his background and education, gifting or calling in the area of apologetics, possible imbalances in doing apologetic/theological studies, spiritual disciplines to be especially mindful of, the role of prayer and intercession in evangelism, advice for education for apologists, disciplines and skills for reading and retaining content, when to speed read and when not to speed read, the Great Books Series, how to make wise reading choices, guarding the reading of Scripture, advice for the budding apologist, dealing with discouragement and burnout, an integrative approach to doing apologetics, and more.

Full Interview MP3 Audio here (1 hr)

Books by Dr. Ken Boa include:
• 20 Compelling Evidences That God Exists
• Faith Has Its Reasons: Integrative Approaches to Defending the Christian Faith
• Conformed to His Image: Biblical and Practical Approaches to Spiritual Formation
• Praying the Scriptures for Spiritual Growth
• Praying the Scriptures for Intimate Worship

Enjoy.
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Ken Boa Teaches Through Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis (36 MP3 Series)

Teacher, author, and apologist Ken Boa presents this series of lectures in which he teaches through the content of C.S. Lewis's classic Mere Christianity. Boa is an interesting and thorough teacher, and this series covers a lot of great material.

Check out the 36 MP3 Series on Mere Christianity here.

Enjoy.

See also the C.S. Lewis course by RTS on iTunesU here.

Faith Has Its Reasons by Ken Boa & Rob Bowman Free Download

In light of Apologetics315's recent review of Faith Has Its Reasons by Ken Boa and Rob Bowman, it seemed good to re-publish this blog post with their book available online in PDF format for free. Each chapter's PDF can be downloaded for printing/reading. Other great free text from Ken Boa here.

0 - Introduction - Front Matter
1 - Defining Apologetics
2 - A Brief History of Apologetics
3 - Issues and Methods
4 - Classical - Apologists
5 - Classical - Classical Apologetics
6 - Classical - Rationality of the Christian Worldview
7 - Classical - Limits of Reason
8 - Evidentialists - Apologists
9 - Evidentialist Apologetics
10 - Evidentialist - Presenting Evidence
11 - Evidentialist - Interpretation of Fact
12 - Reformed - Apologists
13 - Reformed - Reformed Apologists
14 - Reformed - Taking Every Thought Captive
15 - Reformed - Authority of Revelation
16 - Fideism - Apologists
17 - Fideism - Fideist Apologists
18 - Fideism - Calling People
19 - Fideism - Subjectivity of Faith
20 - Integrative - Apologists
21 - Integrative - Contending for the Faith
22 - Integrative - Reasons for Hope
23 - Integrative - Speaking the Truth in Love
24 - Afterword 25 - Appendix 26 - Bibliography

Other good stuff can be found at Ken Boa's site.
Enjoy.

Book Review: Faith Has Its Reasons: An Integrative Approach to Defending Christianity by Kenneth Boa & Robert Bowman

Faith Has Its Reasons: An Integrative Approach to Defending Christianity by Kenneth Boa & Robert Bowman is an apologetics handbook weighing in at over 600 pages. The book contains twenty-three chapters. The authors systematically define apologetics, outline a brief history of apologetics, and then do an in-depth survey of five categories of apologetic methodology. A full inspection of all the contents of this book is beyond the scope of this review, which will aim simply to outline the Boa and Bowman’s content and judge the book’s overall usefulness.

Answering the Tough Questions About Life and God: Audio Series by Ken Boa

Ken Boa of Reflections Ministries presents this series of 19 lectures on various "tough questions" about life and God. Original audio found HERE. Download them one by one, or use the RSS feed or click here to subscribe to them in iTunes. Here they are:

1. Postmodernism
2. Three World Views: Humanism, Transcendentalism and Theism
3. Does God Really Exist? I 
4. Does God Really Exist? II
5. Why Believe in Miracles? I
6. Why Believe in Miracles? II
7. Isn't Christianity Just a Psychological Crutch?
8. Is the Bible Really Trustworthy? I
9. Is the Bible Really Trustworthy? II
10. Why Do the Innocent Suffer? I
11. Why Do the Innocent Suffer? II
12. How Can Christ Be the Only Way to God? I
13. How Can Christ Be the Only Way to God? II
14. Will God Judge Those Who Never Heard About Christ? I
15. Will God Judge Those Who Never Heard About Christ? II
16. If Christianity Is True, Why Are There So Many Hypocrites?
17. Isn't a Good Moral Life Enough to Get into Heaven?
18. Isn't Just Believing in Christ Too Easy? What does it Mean to Believe?
19. Can People Really Be Sure of Their Salvation?

Also added to the Ultimate Apologetics MP3 Audio page.

Enjoy.

Book Review: 20 Compelling Evidences that God Exists by Ken Boa & Rob Bowman

20 Compelling Evidences that God Exists: Discover Why Believing in God Makes So Much Sense by Kenneth D. Boa and Robert M. Bowman Jr. is a concise yet powerful case for Christianity presented in twenty very readable chapters. The style is engaging, the authors know their subject, and the book is surprisingly substantial for its modest 200 pages. Boa and Bowman’s goal is to present a compelling case for Christianity.

As the title suggests, 20 Compelling Evidences offers just that: cumulative evidence for the God of Christianity. However, the reader should be aware of what this book is not. This isn’t a book of “twenty undeniable proofs” for the existence of God; the authors do not present formal or tedious arguments in each chapter for the existence of God. Instead, the chapters build upon one another in order to provide an overall case for the rationality and truth of Christianity. Although the title claims that the evidences are compelling, the authors quickly acknowledge: “if someone doesn’t want to believe in God, no amount of evidence can force such a person to accept God’s existence as fact.”1

How Accurate is the Bible? MP3 Audio by Ken Boa

How Accurate is the Bible? Ken Boa covers this topic in this 4-part MP3 audio series. See his web page here.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

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Ken Boa on Miracles MP3 Audio

Ken Boa offers a 4 lecture apologetics course on the subject Why Believe in Miracles. Be sure to check out his website for more resources. Subscribe to his podcast here.

Why Believe in Miracles Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

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Featured Apologetics Resource: Ken Boa

Dr. Ken Boa has an excellent array of MP3 audio, video, text, and podcast resources. You can even get resources delivered to your inbox. Another hidden treasure trove of apologetics goodness.

Audio & Video | Text

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