Dr. Frank Turek: Who He Is and What He Teaches
Dr. Frank Turek at a Glance
Dr. Frank Turek is a Christian apologist, author, and speaker, and the founder and president of CrossExamined.org, a ministry that teaches Christians to defend their faith with evidence. His work addresses questions that come before and after the one this site asks, including whether God exists and whether Christianity is true.
- Role: Founder and president of CrossExamined.org
- Education: Doctor of Ministry in Apologetics from Southern Evangelical Seminary and a master’s degree in public administration from George Washington University
- Background: Former US Navy aviator
- Best known books: I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist and Stealing from God
- Known for: Debates with atheists, university and church speaking, radio and television
Education and Background
Before entering full time ministry, Dr. Turek served as a US Navy aviator. He earned a master’s degree in public administration from George Washington University, where he also taught courses in leadership and management. He later earned his Doctor of Ministry in Apologetics from Southern Evangelical Seminary, where he is listed as an adjunct professor of apologetics.
CrossExamined.org
Dr. Turek founded CrossExamined.org to help Christians understand the evidence for their faith and answer the challenges raised against it. The ministry offers articles, videos, podcasts, training, and events for believers and skeptics. The organization describes its mission as proclaiming the evidence for Christianity and cross examining the claims made against it.
Books
Dr. Turek coauthored two books with the late philosopher and theologian Norman Geisler: Legislating Morality and I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist. The second, published by Crossway in 2004, argues that Christianity is more reasonable than other belief systems and more rational than unbelief. CrossExamined describes it as a case for Christianity built from the ground up.
His own books include Correct, Not Politically Correct and Stealing from God, which argues that atheists borrow reason, evidence, and science from the worldview they reject. He also coauthored Hollywood Heroes with his son Zach, which looks at how popular movies point toward God.
Media and Debates
Dr. Turek has hosted CrossExamined, a call in radio program on American Family Radio, and a television program on the NRB Network. He has also appeared on national television including Fox News, ABC, and CBS. According to his publisher’s biography, he speaks more than 100 times a year, often at colleges and churches.
He is also known for debating prominent atheists, including Christopher Hitchens, Michael Shermer, and David Silverman. His 2009 debate with Hitchens at The College of New Jersey asked whether theism or atheism better explains reality.
How Dr. Frank Turek’s Work Connects to the Question Did Jesus Lie?
Dr. Turek’s ministry builds a broad case for Christianity, starting with whether God exists. DidJesusLie.com begins at a narrower point, which is whether what Jesus said holds up when checked against the record.
The two approaches share a method. Both ask readers to examine the evidence before deciding what to believe, and both invite skeptics to bring their hardest questions. Readers who want the larger case can start with Dr. Turek’s books and CrossExamined.org. Readers who want to see how the evidence for Jesus’ honesty plays out can read this site’s work on fulfilled predictions, the historical evidence that Jesus existed, and the John 7 controversy.
DidJesusLie.com is an independent site and is not affiliated with Dr. Frank Turek or CrossExamined.org.
Sources
Southern Evangelical Seminary: Dr. Frank Turek
CrossExamined.org: Dr. Frank Turek
Crossway: I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist
DidJesusLie.com: Did Jesus Fulfill Every Old Testament Prophecy About the Messiah?
DidJesusLie.com: Did Jesus Exist?
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