School of Christian Thought
Apologetics
Mary Jo Sharp
- Assistant Professor of Apologetics
- Program Coordinator, Apologetics (Minor and MA)
- External Networking Apologist
Education
- Research Candidate, Australian College of Theology, PhD
- MA, Apologetics, Biola University
- BME, University of Oklahoma
Courses Taught
- Apologetics Communication
- Evangelism for Everyone
- Apologetics and Evangelism in Practice
- Philosophy of Religion
- Problem of Evil
- 鈥淢ere Christian鈥� Theology and Apologetics Implications
- World Religions
- Christian Tradition and Theology
Teaching Focus
Apologetics, Communication, Philosophy of Religion, and World Religions
Publications
CSB Lifeway Women鈥檚 Bible (Holman Bible Publishers, April 2022), Devotional/article author听
听Why I Still Believe: A Former Atheist鈥檚 Reckoning with the Bad Reputation Christians Give a Good God (Zondervan/HarperCollins Publishing, November 2019)听
听鈥淭he Christian Worldview and the Overcoming of Evil鈥� CSB Worldview Study Bible eds. David Dockery and Trevin Wax (Holman Bible Publishers, 2018)听
听鈥�Why More Women Should Study Apologetics鈥� A New Kind of Apologist: Adopting Fresh Strategies, Addressing the Latest Issues, Engaging the Culture ed. Sean McDowell (Harvest House Publishers, March 2016)听听
听Living in Truth: Confident Conversation in a Conflicted Culture (LifeWay Press, 2015)听
听Defending the Faith: Apologetics in Women鈥檚 Ministry鈥�(Kregel Publications, 2012)听
听Why Do You Believe That? A Faith Conversation Bible Study鈥�(LifeWay Press, 2012)听
鈥�Does the Story of Jesus Mimic Pagan Mystery Stories?鈥濃��Come Let Us Reason: New Essays in Christian Apologetics鈥�(B&H Academic, 2012)听
鈥淒oes the Bible Borrow From Pagan Myths?鈥濃��The Defense of the Bible鈥��(B&H Academic, 2012)听
Articles/ Projects
鈥淚s it Okay to Doubt?鈥澨� North American Mission Board website (December 2022)听
听鈥淲hy are Humans Drawn to Beauty?鈥� SOLAS Center for Public Christianity, Scotland (November 2022)听
听鈥淲hy Are Humans So Curious?鈥� SOLAS Center for Public Christianity, Scotland (July 2022)听
听Darkroom Faith, Student Apologetics Short Film Series & Curriculum (Released May 2022), Director of Content
鈥淭he Church is Full of Hypocrites!鈥澨� The Colson Center, 鈥淲hat Would You Say鈥� Video Series听(November 2021), Script Author in Apologetics Series听
听鈥淩elational Intentionality: Why Women Should Be Apologists, Too,鈥� Christian Research Journal Website, June 2021听
听鈥淐hristians, Conspiracy Theories, and Credibility: Why Our Words Today Matter for Eternity,鈥� Lifeway Research (February 2021), Contributing author听
听鈥淐an We Trust the Bible?鈥� Facts and Trends Magazine (Winter 2018/Spring 2019), Contributing author听
听CSB Apologetics Study Bible for Students, ed. Sean McDowell (Holman Bible Publishers, 2017), Contributor, expert videos听听
“Examining Changes that will Affect the Church in the Next Twelve Months and Beyond,鈥� Facts and Trends Magazine, (Winter 2016), Contributing author听听
Bible Studies
Bible Studies for Life, ed. Lynn Pryor
LifeWay Christian Resources, April 2020
鈥淲hy the Resurrection Matters鈥�听
The Gospel Project, eds. Brian Dembowczyk, Daniel Davis
LifeWay Christian Resources, Fall 2018
鈥淚n the Beginning鈥�
Contributing Author听听听听听听听 听
The Gospel Project, eds. Trevin Wax, Ed Stetzer
LifeWay Christian Resources, Fall 2016
鈥淧rophets and Kings鈥�听
Contributing Author听听听听听听听 听
Resilient Faith, 鈥淏ible Studies for Life鈥� series
Study of 1 Peter
LifeWay Christian Resources, Summer 2014听
The Gospel Project, eds. Trevin Wax, Ed Stetzer
LifeWay Christian Resources, Winter 2013-2014
鈥淭he Meaning of Life鈥�
Contributing Author听听听听听听听
Additional Information
Mary Jo Sharp is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Evangelical Philosophical Society. She is the founder of through which she is a researcher, writer, church trainer, and international speaker. She serves on the board of directors, or in advisory roles, for several Christian ministries. Her current work focuses on Islamic epistemology, philosophy of religion, student apologetics, women in apologetics, online apologetics and theology education, imaginative and everyday evangelism, and expanding the role of apologetics as a winsome influence in church, community, and culture.