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Ravi Zacharias
Ravi Zacharias
Born	Frederick Antony Ravi Kumar Zacharias; March 26, 1946; Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Died	May 19, 2020 (aged 74); Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Cause of death	Spinal cancer
Nationality	Indian, Canadian and American
Occupation(s)	Christian apologist, President of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries
Website	http://www.rzim.org

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Frederick Antony Ravi Kumar Zacharias (March 26, 1946 – May 19, 2020) was an Indian-born Canadian-American Evangelical Christian apologist and evangelist.^[1] Zacharias was the author of many Christian books, such as the Gold Medallion Book Award winner Can Man Live Without God?^[2] Zacharias established Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) and presented the radio programs Let My People Think and Just Thinking.^[3]

Zacharias died of spinal cancer on May 19, 2020 at his home in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 74.^[4]

His works

Zacharias, Ravi (2004). The real face of atheism. ISBN 978-0-8010-6511-8. OCLC 55588744.
Zacharias, Ravi K. (1994). Can man live without God. ISBN 0-8499-1173-7. OCLC 31207799.
Zacharias, Ravi (1997). Deliver us from evil : restoring the soul in a disintegrating culture. ISBN 0-8499-3950-X. OCLC 40530526.
Zacharias, Ravi (2002). Cries of the heart : bringing God near when He feels so far. ISBN 0849943876. OCLC 50955716.
Zacharias, Ravi K. (1999). The merchant and the thief : a folktale of godly wisdom. ISBN 0-7814-3296-0. OCLC 41096105.
Zacharias, Ravi K. (2000). The broken promise. ISBN 0-7814-3451-3. OCLC 44019572.
Zacharias, Ravi K. (2000). Jesus among other gods : the absolute claims of the Christian message. ISBN 0-8499-1437-X. OCLC 44026449.
Zacharias, Ravi K.; Johnson, Kevin Walter (2000). Jesus among other gods (Youth ed.). ISBN 0-8499-4217-9. OCLC 44860761.
Zacharias, Ravi K. (2001). The lotus and the cross : Jesus talks with Buddha. ISBN 1-57673-854-X. OCLC 48252295.
Zacharias, Ravi K. (2002). Sense and sensuality : Jesus talks with Oscar Wilde on the pursuit of pleasure. ISBN 1-59052-014-9. OCLC 49874914.
Zacharias, Ravi K. (2002). Light in the shadow of Jihad. ISBN 1-57673-989-9. OCLC 48682230.
Zacharias, Ravi (2005). Recapture the wonder. ISBN 1-59145-276-7. OCLC 149220295.
Zacharias, Ravi; Geisler, Norman L. (2003). Is your church ready? : motivating leaders to live an apologetic life. ISBN 0-310-25061-7. OCLC 52108984.
Zacharias, Ravi; Geisler, Norman L. (2003). Who made God? : and answers to over 100 other tough questions of faith. ISBN 0-310-24710-1. OCLC 52109050.
Zacharias, Ravi (2004). I, Isaac, take thee, Rebekah. ISBN 0-8499-1798-0. OCLC 53183328.
Zacharias, Ravi (2005). The lamb and the Führer : Jesus talks with Hitler. ISBN 1-59052-394-6. OCLC 60766990.
Zacharias, Ravi K.; Sawyer, Scott (2006). Walking from East to West : God in the shadows. ISBN 0-310-25915-0. OCLC 61169656.
The grand weaver : how God shapes us through the events of our lives. 2007. ISBN 978-0-310-26952-6. OCLC 76786603.
Zacharias, Ravi (2007). Beyond opinion : living the faith that we defend. ISBN 978-0-8499-1968-8. OCLC 169873695.
Zacharias, Ravi K. (2008). The end of reason : a response to the new atheists. ISBN 978-0-310-28251-8. OCLC 166391488.
Is There Not a Cause (2008) (National Day of Prayer Feature Book)
Zacharias, Ravi (2008). New birth or rebirth? : Jesus talks with Krishna. ISBN 978-1-59052-725-2. OCLC 182856943.
Zacharias, Ravi K. (2009). There is a plan. ISBN 978-0-310-31849-1. OCLC 427548115.
Zacharias, Ravi K. (2010). Has Christianity failed you?. ISBN 978-0-310-26955-7. OCLC 475437840.
Zacharias, Ravi (2010). The lotus and the cross : Jesus talks with Buddha. ISBN 978-1-60142-318-4. OCLC 692231388.
Zacharias, Ravi (2012). Why Jesus? : rediscovering his truth in an age of mass marketed spirituality. ISBN 978-0-89296-319-5. OCLC 707965040.
Zacharias, Ravi (2014). The lamb and the Führer. ISBN 978-1-61328-137-6. OCLC 890704665.
Zacharias, Ravi; Vitale, Vince (2014). Why suffering? : finding meaning and comfort when life doesn't make sense. ISBN 978-1-4555-4970-2. OCLC 868040643.
Zacharias, Ravi; Vitale, Vince (2017). Jesus among secular gods : the countercultural claims of Christ. ISBN 978-1-4555-6915-1. OCLC 967393204.
Zacharias, Ravi (2019). The logic of God : 52 Christian essentials for the heart and mind. ISBN 978-0-310-45403-8. OCLC 1064759955.
Zacharias, Ravi; Murray, Abdu (2020). Seeing Jesus from the East : a fresh look at history's most influential figure. ISBN 978-0-310-53128-9. OCLC 1142759582.

References

↑ "Defending Christianity in a Secular Culture". Archived from the original on 2017-07-16. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
↑ "1995 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners - Theology/Doctrine section". Retrieved 2008-06-07.
↑ "Ravi Zacharias | RZIM". rzim.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
↑ World-Renowned Christian Apologist Ravi Zacharias Dies

Other websites

Official website for Ravi Zacharias International Ministries
Let My People Think radio archives Archived 2008-07-08 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Defending Christianity in a Secular Culture". Archived from the original on 2017-07-16. Retrieved 2017-11-24.

[2] "1995 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners - Theology/Doctrine section". Retrieved 2008-06-07.

[3] "Ravi Zacharias | RZIM". rzim.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2020-05-24.

[4] World-Renowned Christian Apologist Ravi Zacharias Dies

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-'''Frederick Antony Ravi Kumar Zacharias''' (March 26, 1946 &ndash; May 19, 2020) was an [[India]]n-born [[Canada|Canadian]]-[[United States|American]] [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical]] [[Christianity|Christian]] [[Christian apologetics|apologist]] and [[evangelism|evangelist]].<ref>[http://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/200804/200804_020_Defend_Christian.cfm http://enrichmentjournal.ag.org]</ref> Zacharias was the author of many Christian [[book]]s, such as the [[Gold Medallion Book Award]] winner ''Can Man Live Without God?''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ecpa.org/christianbookawards/gm1995.php |title=1995 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners - Theology/Doctrine section |accessdate=2008-06-07 |format= |work= }}</ref>
+'''Frederick Antony Ravi Kumar Zacharias''' (March 26, 1946 &ndash; May 19, 2020) was an [[India]]n-born [[Canada|Canadian]]-[[United States|American]] [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical]] [[Christianity|Christian]] [[Christian apologetics|apologist]] and [[evangelism|evangelist]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Defending Christianity in a Secular Culture|url=http://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/200804/200804_020_Defend_Christian.cfm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716211929/http://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/200804/200804_020_defend_christian.cfm|archive-date=2017-07-16|access-date=2017-11-24}}</ref> Zacharias was the author of many Christian [[book]]s, such as the [[Gold Medallion Book Award]] winner ''Can Man Live Without God?''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ecpa.org/christianbookawards/gm1995.php |title=1995 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners - Theology/Doctrine section |accessdate=2008-06-07 |format= }}</ref> Zacharias established Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) and presented the radio programs ''Let My People Think'' and ''Just Thinking''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ravi Zacharias {{!}} RZIM|url=http://rzim.org/about/ravi-zacharias/|website=rzim.org|access-date=2020-05-24|archive-date=2012-08-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825095753/http://rzim.org/about/ravi-zacharias/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 Zacharias died of [[spinal cancer]] on May 19, 2020 at his home in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] at the age of 74.<ref>[https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/cwn/2020/may/world-renowned-christian-apologist-ravi-zacharias-dies World-Renowned Christian Apologist Ravi Zacharias Dies]</ref>
 == His works ==
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55588744|title=The real face of atheism|date=2004|isbn=978-0-8010-6511-8|oclc=55588744|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi }}
-*''A Shattered Visage: The Real Face of Atheism'' (1994, 2004) {{ISBN|0801065119}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31207799|title=Can man live without God|date=1994|isbn=0-8499-1173-7|oclc=31207799|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi K. }}
-*''Can Man Live Without God?'' (1994, 1996) {{ISBN|0849939437}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40530526|title=Deliver us from evil : restoring the soul in a disintegrating culture|date=1997|isbn=0-8499-3950-X|oclc=40530526|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi }}
-*''Deliver Us From Evil'' (1996, 1998) {{ISBN|084993950X}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50955716|title=Cries of the heart : bringing God near when He feels so far|date=2002|isbn=0849943876|oclc=50955716|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi }}
-*''Cries of the Heart'' (1998, 2002) {{ISBN|0849943876}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41096105|title=The merchant and the thief : a folktale of godly wisdom|date=1999|isbn=0-7814-3296-0|oclc=41096105|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi K. }}
-*''The Merchant and the Thief'' (1999) (Children’s) {{ISBN|0781432960}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44019572|title=The broken promise|date=2000|isbn=0-7814-3451-3|oclc=44019572|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi K. }}
-*''The Broken Promise'' (2000) (Children's) {{ISBN|0781434513}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44026449|title=Jesus among other gods : the absolute claims of the Christian message|date=2000|isbn=0-8499-1437-X|oclc=44026449|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi K. }}
-*''Jesus Among Other Gods'' (2000, 2002) {{ISBN|0849943272}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44860761|title=Jesus among other gods|date=2000|isbn=0-8499-4217-9|edition=Youth|oclc=44860761|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi K. |last2=Johnson |first2=Kevin Walter }}
-*''Jesus Among Other Gods (Youth Edition)'' (2000) {{ISBN|0849942179}}
-*''The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha'' (2001) {{ISBN|157673854X}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48252295|title=The lotus and the cross : Jesus talks with Buddha|date=2001|isbn=1-57673-854-X|oclc=48252295|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi K. }}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49874914|title=Sense and sensuality : Jesus talks with Oscar Wilde on the pursuit of pleasure|date=2002|isbn=1-59052-014-9|oclc=49874914|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi K. }}
-*''Sense and Sensuality: Jesus Talks with Oscar Wilde'' (2002) {{ISBN|1590520149}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48682230|title=Light in the shadow of Jihad|date=2002|isbn=1-57673-989-9|oclc=48682230|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi K. }}
-*''Light in the Shadow of Jihad: The Struggle For Truth'' (2002) {{ISBN|1576739899}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/149220295|title=Recapture the wonder|date=2005|isbn=1-59145-276-7|oclc=149220295|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi }}
-*''Recapture the Wonder'' (2003) {{ISBN|1591452767}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52108984|title=Is your church ready? : motivating leaders to live an apologetic life|date=2003|isbn=0-310-25061-7|oclc=52108984|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi |last2=Geisler |first2=Norman L. }}
-*''Is Your Church Ready?: Motivating Leaders to Live an Apologetic Life'' (2003) (Editor, with Norman Geisler) {{ISBN|0310250617}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52109050|title=Who made God? : and answers to over 100 other tough questions of faith|date=2003|isbn=0-310-24710-1|oclc=52109050|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi |last2=Geisler |first2=Norman L. }}
-*''Who Made God? And Answers to Over 100 Other Tough Questions of Faith'' (2003) (General Editor, with Norman Geisler) {{ISBN|0310247101}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53183328|title=I, Isaac, take thee, Rebekah|date=2004|isbn=0-8499-1798-0|oclc=53183328|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi }}
-*''The Kingdom of the Cults'' (2003) (Editor) {{ISBN|0764228218}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60766990|title=The lamb and the Führer : Jesus talks with Hitler|date=2005|isbn=1-59052-394-6|oclc=60766990|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi }}
-*''I, Isaac Take Thee, Rebekah: Moving From Romance to Lasting Love'' (2004) {{ISBN|0849908221}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61169656|title=Walking from East to West : God in the shadows|date=2006|isbn=0-310-25915-0|oclc=61169656|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi K. |last2=Sawyer |first2=Scott }}
-*''The Lamb and the Führer: Jesus Talks with Hitler'' (2005) {{ISBN|1590523946}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/76786603|title=The grand weaver : how God shapes us through the events of our lives|date=2007|isbn=978-0-310-26952-6|oclc=76786603}}
-*''Walking From East to West: God in the Shadows'' (With R.S.B. Sawyer) (2006) {{ISBN|0310259150}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/169873695|title=Beyond opinion : living the faith that we defend|date=2007|isbn=978-0-8499-1968-8|oclc=169873695|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi }}
-*''The Grand Weaver: How God Shapes Us Through the Events of Our Lives'' (2007) {{ISBN|0310269520}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/166391488|title=The end of reason : a response to the new atheists|date=2008|isbn=978-0-310-28251-8|oclc=166391488|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi K. }}
-*''Beyond Opinion: Living the Faith We Defend'' (2008) {{ISBN|0849919681}}
-*''The End of Reason: A Response to the New Atheists'' (2008) {{ISBN|0310282519}}
 *''Is There Not a Cause'' (2008) (National Day of Prayer Feature Book)
-*''New Birth or Rebirth: Jesus Talks with Krishna'' (2008) {{ISBN|1-59052-725-9}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/182856943|title=New birth or rebirth? : Jesus talks with Krishna|date=2008|isbn=978-1-59052-725-2|oclc=182856943|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi }}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427548115|title=There is a plan|date=2009|isbn=978-0-310-31849-1|oclc=427548115|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi K. }}
-*''There is a Plan'' (2009) (excerpts from ''The Grand Weaver'') {{ISBN|0-310-31849-1}}
-*''Has Christianity Failed You?'' (2010) {{ISBN|0-310-26955-5}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/475437840|title=Has Christianity failed you?|date=2010|isbn=978-0-310-26955-7|oclc=475437840|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi K. }}
-*''The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha'' (2010) {{ISBN|1-60142-318-7}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/692231388|title=The lotus and the cross : Jesus talks with Buddha|date=2010|isbn=978-1-60142-318-4|oclc=692231388|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi }}
-*''Why Jesus? Rediscovering His Truth in an Age of Mass Marketed Spirituality'' (2012) {{ISBN|978-0-89296-319-5}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/707965040|title=Why Jesus? : rediscovering his truth in an age of mass marketed spirituality|date=2012|isbn=978-0-89296-319-5|oclc=707965040|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi }}
-*''The Lamb and the Führer''(Graphic novel, 2014) {{ISBN|978-161328-137-6}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/890704665|title=The lamb and the Führer|date=2014|isbn=978-1-61328-137-6|oclc=890704665|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi }}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/868040643|title=Why suffering? : finding meaning and comfort when life doesn't make sense|date=2014|isbn=978-1-4555-4970-2|oclc=868040643|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi |last2=Vitale |first2=Vince }}
-*''Why Suffering? Finding Meaning and Comfort When Life Doesn't Make Sense'' (2014) {{ISBN|978-1-45554-970-2}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/967393204|title=Jesus among secular gods : the countercultural claims of Christ|date=2017|isbn=978-1-4555-6915-1|oclc=967393204|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi |last2=Vitale |first2=Vince }}
-*'' with Vince Vitale, Jesus Among Secular Gods: The Countercultural Claims of Christ'' (2017) {{ISBN|9781455569151}}
-*''The Logic of God: 52 Christian Essentials for the Heart and Mind'' (2019) {{ISBN|9780310454052}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1064759955|title=The logic of God : 52 Christian essentials for the heart and mind|date=2019|isbn=978-0-310-45403-8|oclc=1064759955|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi }}
-*'' with Abdu Murray, Seeing Jesus from The East: A Fresh Look at History's Most Influential Figure'' (2020) {{ISBN|978-0-310-53129-6}}
+*{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1142759582|title=Seeing Jesus from the East : a fresh look at history's most influential figure|date=2020|isbn=978-0-310-53128-9|oclc=1142759582|last1=Zacharias |first1=Ravi |last2=Murray |first2=Abdu }}
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-*[http://rzim.org/radio/archives.php Let My People Think radio archives]
+*[http://rzim.org/radio/archives.php Let My People Think radio archives] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708192826/http://rzim.org/radio/archives.php |date=2008-07-08 }}
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