Ravi Zacharias

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'''Ravi Zacharias''' is a [[Christian]] apologist and teacher. He is the president of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM), which is headquartered in Norcross, Georgia. He also hosts the weekly radio program "Let My People Think" heard on over 1500 stations worldwide. [[Chuck Colson]] described Ravi 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 raised in a nominally Christian family in [[India]] that attended a "liberal-minded church", where Zacharias stated that he "d[id]n'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 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]] Tabernacle. The sermon was on "Who Is the Truth? Defending Jesus Christ as The Way, The Truth and The Life".<ref>[http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595105580,00.html DesertNews.com Evangelical preaches at Salt Lake Tabernacle]</ref>

== 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.

== 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)

== Notes ==
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== External Links ==
* [http://www.rzim.org/ RZIM.org]
* [http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/let-my-people-think/ Ravi Zacharias Let My People Think Radio Broadcast]

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