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| − | '''Ravi Zacharias''' (March 26, 1946 – May 19, 2020) was a [[Christian]] apologist and teacher, the president of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM), headquartered in | + | '''Ravi Zacharias''' (March 26, 1946 – May 19, 2020) was a [[Christian]] apologist and teacher, the president of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM), headquartered in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]]. He also hosted the weekly [[radio]] program ''Let My People Think,'' heard on more than 1,500 stations worldwide. [[Chuck Colson]] described Zacharias as "the great apologist of our time".<ref>[http://www.evangelicaloutpost.com/archives/001083.html The Evangelical Outpost: Bio of Ravi Zacharias]</ref> |
Zacharias was reared in a nominally [[Anglican]] family in [[India]] that attended a "[[liberal]]-minded" [[Church of England]] congregation, at which Zacharias stated that he "didn't ever recall hearing the gospel preached." He did not accept [[Jesus Christ]] as his Lord and Savior until the [[gospel]] was presented to him after a failed [[suicide]] attempt in his late teenage years. He eventually transformed this second chance at life into a love for God and for the practice of [[apologetics]].<ref>[[Lee Strobel]], ''The Case for Faith'', Zondervan 2000</ref> | Zacharias was reared in a nominally [[Anglican]] family in [[India]] that attended a "[[liberal]]-minded" [[Church of England]] congregation, at which Zacharias stated that he "didn't ever recall hearing the gospel preached." He did not accept [[Jesus Christ]] as his Lord and Savior until the [[gospel]] was presented to him after a failed [[suicide]] attempt in his late teenage years. He eventually transformed this second chance at life into a love for God and for the practice of [[apologetics]].<ref>[[Lee Strobel]], ''The Case for Faith'', Zondervan 2000</ref> | ||
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| Ravi Zacharias (Christian author and apologist) | |||
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| Born | March 26, 1946 India | ||
| Died | May 19, 2020 (aged 74) | ||
| Spouse | Name of spouse unavailable Daughter Sarah Z. Davis | ||
| Religion | Christian | ||
Ravi Zacharias (March 26, 1946 – May 19, 2020) was a Christian apologist and teacher, the president of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM), headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. He also hosted the weekly radio program Let My People Think, heard on more than 1,500 stations worldwide. Chuck Colson described Zacharias as "the great apologist of our time".[1]
Zacharias was reared in a nominally Anglican family in India that attended a "liberal-minded" Church of England congregation, at which Zacharias stated that he "didn't ever recall hearing the gospel preached." He did not accept Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior until the gospel was presented to him after a failed suicide attempt in his late teenage years. He eventually transformed this second chance at life into a love for God and for the practice of apologetics.[2]
Zacharias became the first non-Mormon to address The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) at its signature pulpit in the Salt Lake City Tabernacle. The sermon was on "Who Is the Truth? Defending Jesus Christ as The Way, The Truth and The Life".[3]
Education
Education:
- M. Div., Trinity International University
- DD, Houghton College
- DD, Tyndale College and Seminary
- LLD., Asbury College
Ravi Zacharias Internation Ministries
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries is a Bible based ministry with the main focus towards worldwide evangelism undergirded by apologetics, reaching the thinker and opinion makers of the world. With a commitment to strengthening the church, the organization trains emerging leaders through its programs and leadership development curricula. RZIM recognizes that historically the benefits and ethics of any culture are powerfully influenced and molded by the intellectuals and entertainers of society. Moral values do not only enter through the door of reason, but also through the window of the arts and media. With this in mind, this ministry is geared to communicating the Gospel to people on their territory, and presenting the credibility of Christianity as the only reasonable option by which people should live. RZIM was formed in 1984 in Toronto, Canada, and currently headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Death
Zacharias died at the age of seventy-four just two months after he had announced that a biopsy taken during back surgery revealed he had a malignant tumor on his sacrum, a rare form of cancer known as sarcoma.[4] The death announcement does not indicate where Zacharias died.
Works
- Can Man Live Without God? (ISBN 0-84994-528-3)
- Cries of The Heart (ISBN 0-84994-387-6)
- Deliver Us From Evil (ISBN 0-84993-950-X)
- The Grand Weaver (ISBN 0-31026-952-0)
- I, Isaac, Take Thee, Rebekah: Moving from Romance to Lasting Love (ISBN 0-84990-822-1)
- Jesus Among Other Gods The Absolute Claims Of The Christian Message (ISBN 0-84994-327-2)
- The Lamb and the Fuhrer: Jesus Talks with Hitler (ISBN 1-59052-394-6)
- Light in the Shadow of Jihad: The Struggle for Truth (ISBN 1-59052-986-3)
- The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha (ISBN 1-57673-854-X)
- The Real Face of Atheism (ISBN 0-80106-511-9)
- Recapture the Wonder (ISBN 1-59145-095-0)
- Sense and Sensuality: Jesus Talks to Oscar Wilde on the Pursuit of Pleasure (ISBN 1-59052-860-3)
See also
Notes
- ↑ The Evangelical Outpost: Bio of Ravi Zacharias
- ↑ Lee Strobel, The Case for Faith, Zondervan 2000
- ↑ DesertNews.com Evangelical preaches at Salt Lake Tabernacle
- ↑ Erin Coates (May 19, 2020). Ravi Zacharias Dead at Age 74. Westernjournal.com.}}