Apologist Interview: Ellis Potter

Today’s interview is with Ellis Potter, pastor of the Basel International English speaking church of Lausanne, Switzerland. He talks about his journey from Zen Buddhism to Christianity through his encounters with Francis Schaeffer and L’Abri, Schaeffer’s presuppositional approach, apologetics as a function of love (1 Cor 13), apologetics/kategorics, “taking the roof off,” a long-term mentality toward evangelism, “subjective” truth, and more.

Full Interview MP3 Audio here. (35 min)

Ellis Potter homepage and lectures.
Check out his apologetics considerations.

Enjoy.

You may also be interested in the lecture: The Real Problem with Buddhism by Ellis Potter.

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Brian Auten is the founder emeritus of Apologetics315. He is also director of Reasonable Faith Belfast. Brian holds a Masters degree in Christian Apologetics and has interviewed over 150 Christian apologists. His background is in missions, media direction, graphic design, and administration. Brian started Apologetics315 in 2007 to be an apologetics hub to equip Christians to defend the faith.

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