MY APOLOGETICS DINNER PARTY A REAL-LIFE SOCRATIC DIALOGUE
April 7, 2026 RELIGION / Christian Theology / Apologetics 978-1-5140-1444-8, 208 Pages, PBK, 6 x 9 inches, $24.99
Evangelism Faith Conversations for a Modern World My Apologetics Dinner Party presents a method of talking about Christian faith that is not based primarily on propositional logic or the defense of truth claims (though these features do show up). Instead, it aims to clarify what Christians actually believe through a winsome and engrossing narrative in the tradition of Socratic dialogue. The conversations in this book are rooted in real-life interactions Professor Markos has had with skeptics, seekers, and adherents of other faiths throughout a lifetime as a professional apologist for Christianity. In My Apologetics Dinner Party , you will: • get a unique opportunity to look over the shoulder of an expert apologist in action; • observe a laid-back, conversational approach to evangelism built upon hospitality and designed for life in a modern, pluralistic society; • see an example of how to engage in conversational apologetics among people of diverse cultural, educational, and religious backgrounds; and • hear dialogues, rather than debates, as creative narrative in the Socratic tradition.
“This is a dinner party to savor and remember. Through a multi-course Socratic dialogue with Christians, skeptics, and adherents of other faiths, Louis Markos presents the gospel in a way that is faithful yet fresh and accessible for the twenty- first century.” Nadya Williams, books editor at Mere Orthodoxy and author of Mothers, Children, and the Body Politic
Louis Markos (PhD, University of Michigan) is professor of English and scholar in residence at Houston Christian University, where he holds the Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities.
“. . . a wealth of models based on real conversations with people from many different countries and walks of life. Read it to hone your skills of communication with the people in your life.” Nancy Pearcey, professor and scholar in residence at Houston Christian University and author of Total Truth and Love Thy Body
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