Greg Koukl
{{Short description|American radio talk show host, author, and speaker}}
Gregory Koukl (born June 10, 1950) is a Christian apologist and radio talk show host. He is the founder of the Christian apologetics organization Stand to Reason.
He is married to Steese Koukl and lives near Hermosa Beach, California.
Education and work
Koukl received an M.A. in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics from Talbot School of Theology, and also an M.A. in Christian apologetics from Simon Greenleaf School of Law.[http://www.str.org/training/speakers/greg-koukl "Greg Koukl"] (Biography). [http://www.str.org Stand to Reason]. Accessed May 2013.
In 1993 Koukl founded Stand to Reason, an organization dedicated to training those supporting his Christian viewpoints to defend their faith with "knowledge, wisdom, and character". Stand to Reason produces a weekly radio program, audio podcasts, articles, and video materials. Stand to Reason ended its radio program on KBRT, its flagship station, on 6 December 2015. Stand to Reason sponsors mission trips in which students encounter those with opposing points of view, including Mormons and atheists.[http://www.religiontoday.com/articles/stand-to-reason-takes-student-missionaries-to-berkeley-salt-lake-11542880.html Stand to Reason Takes Student Missionaries to Berkeley, Salt Lake]
His book "Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions" was cited as a must read on how to share Christian beliefs and defend Christianity in an article on the Christian Post.{{Cite web|url=https://www.christianpost.com/voice/4-books-to-give-this-christmas.html|title=4 books to give this Christmas|date=21 December 2019}} Koukl is known in particular for what he calls the "Columbo tactic" (named after the fictional detective) of always asking one more question.{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Justin |title=The Columbo Tactic in Conversations about Christianity |url=https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/the-columbo-tactic-in-conversations-about-christianity/ |publisher=The Gospel Coalition |access-date=10 July 2024 |date=9 November 2011}}{{cite news |last1=Franks |first1=Paul |title=Discussing Your Convictions |url=https://influencemagazine.com/reviews/discussing-your-convictions |access-date=10 July 2024 |work=Influence |publisher=Assemblies of God |date=20 June 2017}}
- {{cite book|last=Beckwith & Koukl|title=Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air|isbn=978-0-801-05806-6|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/relativismfeetfi00beck|date=1998|publisher=Baker Books }}
- {{cite book|last=Koukl|first=Gregory|title=Precious Unborn Human Persons|isbn=978-0-967-35840-6|date=1999|publisher=Stand to Reason }}
- {{cite book|last=Koukl|first=Gregory|title=Making Abortion Unthinkable: The Art of Pro-Life Persuasion|isbn=978-1-930-83604-4|date=2001}}
- {{cite book|last=Koukl|first=Gregory|title=Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions|isbn=978-0-310-28292-1|date=2009|publisher=Zondervan }}
- {{cite book|last=Koukl|first=Gregory|title=The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between|isbn=978-0-310-52504-2|date=2017|publisher=Zondervan }}
Contributions to other books
- {{cite book|last=Beckwith, Craig, Moreland|title=To Everyone an Answer—A Case for the Christian Worldview|isbn=978-0-830-82735-0|date=2014|publisher=InterVarsity Press }}
Radio broadcast
- {{cite web|last=Koukl|first=Gregory|title=Capital Punishment: Is Man a Machine|url=http://www.str.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5163|accessdate=26 June 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411080826/http://www.str.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5163|archivedate=11 April 2012}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.str.org Official Stand to Reason website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016133937/http://veritas.org/media/talks/91 www.veritas.org - Online video lecture: Moral Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Midair]
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