Norman Geisler

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Norman L. Geisler (b. 1932) is a Christian apologist and the co-founder of Southern Evangelical Seminary outside Charlotte, North Carolina. He has taught at the university and graduate level for fifty years and has spoken or debated in all fifty states and in twenty-five countries. He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from Loyola University.

Geisler is best known for his scholarly contributions to the subjects of Christian apologetics, philosophy, and moderate Calvinism and is author, coauthor, or editor of over sixty books and hundreds of articles. He is regarded by some as one of the foremost living Protestant Thomistic (or classical) apologists of the Christian religion.

Geisler is also noted for his philosophical approach to theology. His four volume Systematic Theology offers a blend of philosophy and biblical exegesis. Theologically, Geisler is a conservative evangelical. He has dedicated much effort to the cause of biblical inerrancy, and was a contributor to the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy. Together with William Nix, Geisler authored General Introduction to the Bible, which is still considered to be a textbook for evangelical scholars.^{[citation needed]} Geisler also left the Evangelical Theological Society in 2003, after it did not expel Clark Pinnock and Greg Boyd, who both advocate open theism.^[1]

[edit] Publications

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General Introduction to the Bible (Moody Press, 1968; revised and expanded, 1986);
Ethics: Alternatives and Issues (Zondervan, 1971);
The Christian Ethic of Love (Zondervan, 1973);
Philosophy of Religion (Zondervan, 1974; revised 1988);
From God to Us (Moody Press, 1974);
To Understand the Bible--Look for Jesus (Moody Press, 1975);
Christian Apologetics (Baker Book House, 1976);
A Popular Survey of the Old Testament (Baker Book House, 1977);
The Roots of Evil (Zondervan, 1978);
Inerrancy (Zondervan, 1979);
Introduction to Philosophy: A Christian Perspective (Baker, 1980);
Options in Contemporary Christian Ethics (Baker Book House, 1981);
Biblical Errancy: Its Philosophical Roots (Zondervan, 1981);
Decide for Yourself: How History Views the Bible (Zondervan, 1982):
The Creator in the Courtroom--Scopes II (co-author, Baker, 1982);
What Augustine Says (Baker Book House, 1982);
Is Man the Measure? (Baker Book House, 1983);
Cosmos: Carl Sagan's Religion for the Scientific Mind (Quest Publications, 1983);
Religion of the Force (Quest, 1983);
To Drink or Not to Drink: A Sober Look at the Problem (Quest, 1984);
Perspectives: Understanding and Evaluating Today's World Views (Here's Life Publications, 1984);
Video Series: Christianity Under Attack, in 6 parts (Quest, 1985); also in book: Christianity Under Attack (Quest, 1985);
False Gods of Our Time (Harvest House, 1985);
Reincarnation Sensation (Tyndale, 1986);
Origin Science (Baker, 1987);
Signs and Wonders (Tyndale, 1988);
World's Apart (Baker 1989);
Knowing The Truth About Creation (Servant, 1989);
The Infiltration of the New Age (Tyndale, 1989);
The Battle for the Resurrection (Thomas Nelson, 1989);
Apologetics in the New Age (Baker, 1990);
Come Let Us Reason: An Introduction to Logical Thinking (Baker, 1990);
Gambling: A Bad Bet (Fleming H. Revell, 1990);
The Life and Death Debate (Greenwood, 1990);
In Defense of the Resurrection (Quest, 1991);
Thomas Aquinas: An Evangelical Appraisal (1991);
Matters of Life and Death: Calm Answers to Tough Questions about Abortion and Euthanasia (Baker, 1991);
Miracles and the Modern Mind: A Defense of Biblical Miracles (Baker, 1991);
When Critics Ask: A Handbook on Bible Difficulties (Victor, 1992);
Miracles and the Modern Mind: A Defense of Biblical Miracles (Baker, 1992);
Answering Islam (Baker, 1993);
Roman Catholics and Evangelicals (1995);
Love Is Always Right (Word, 1996);
Creating God in the Image of Man? (Bethany House, 1997);
When Cultists Ask (Baker, 1997);
The Counterfeit Gospel of Mormonism (Harvest House, 1998);
Legislating Morality (Bethany House, 1998);
Baker’s Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics (Baker, 1999);
Chosen But Free (Bethany, 1999);
Unshakable Foundations (Bethany, 2001);
Why I Am a Christian (Baker, 2001);
Battle for God (Kregel, 2001);
Living Loud: Defending Your Faith (Broadman & Holman, 2002);
Systematic Theology, Vol. 1 (Introduction – Bible) (Bethany, 2002); Vol. 2 (God - Creation) (Bethany, 2003); Vol. 3 (Sin - Salvation) (Bethany, 2004); Vol. 4 (Church - Last Things) (Bethany, 2005);
I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist (Crossway, 2004);
Is Your Church Ready? (Zondervan, 2003);
Who Made God? (Zondervan, 2003);
Bringing Your Faith To Work (Baker, 2005);
Correcting The Cults (Baker, 2005).
Love Your Neighbor (Crossway, 2007).

[edit] Debates

"Can the Existence of God Be Proven?" with Professor Milton Rosenberg at College of Lake County (1973);
"Sexual Morality: Relative or Absolute?" with Professor Kenneth Simonson at College of Lake County (1973);
"Is Christianity Credible?" with Michael Scriven at University of Calgary (1974);
"Is Humanistic Ethics Superior to Biblical Christianity?" with Joseph E. Barnhart at North Texas State University (January 24, 1974);
"Can the Existence of God Be Proven?" with Jonathan Saville (Spring 1976) at University of California, San Diego;
Debate on "The Existence of God," Southern Methodist University (March, 1977);
"Is Christianity Credible?" with John Riteris at IUPU, Indianapolis (November 2, 1977);
"The Reasonableness of God’s Existence" with William Wisdom, Temple University (November 8, 1979);
"Does God Exist?" with William Wisdom, Temple University (February, 1980);
"Christianity vs. Humanism" with K. Kolenda, Rice University (March 14, 1980);
"Inerrancy of Scripture" with Norman Beck (January, 1981);
"Does God Exist?" with William De Vries, Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts (April 8, 1981);
"The Inerrancy of Scripture" with Thor Hall, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga;
"Creation/Evolution" with Claud Rupert (January 10, 1982, NBC-TV);
"Creation vs. Evolution" with Paul Edwards (May 1983);
"Should Creationism be Taught (as science) in the Public School? with Fred Edwords and Steven Schafersman (May 6, 1983);
"Does God Exist?" with Harry Benswanger (April 9, 1984);
"Why do Bad Things Happen to Good People?" a TV debate with Rabbi Kushner (1984);
"Should Creation be Taught in Public Schools?" with Philip Kitcher (November 8, 1985);
"Should Roe vs. Wade (Abortion) Decision Be Reversed?" with Charlotte Taft (January 17, 1986);
"Christianity vs. Secular Humanism" with Paul Kurtz (1986), author of Humanist Manifesto II;
"Is Christianity Rational" with Harvey Siegel (1987);
"Process Theism vs. Classical Theism" with John Cobb (April, 1988);
"Should Creation be Taught in the Public Schools" with ACLU attorney Crawford (March 5, 1991);
"Did Jesus Rise from the Dead" with Farrell Till (March, 1994).