Joslin "Josh" McDowell was born on August 17,1939 and is an evangelical Christian apologist and evangelist.
15 Facts About Josh McDowell
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Josh McDowell is the author or co-author of over 150 books.
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Josh McDowell is one of five children born to Wilmot McDowell.
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Biographer Joe Musser indicates that Josh McDowell struggled with low self-esteem in his youth, as his father was an alcoholic and abusive.
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Josh McDowell enlisted in the Air National Guard, received basic training and assumed duties in mechanical maintenance of aircraft.
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Josh McDowell initially intended to pursue legal studies culminating in a political career, and began preparatory studies at Kellogg Community College, a two-year junior college in Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Josh McDowell subsequently enrolled at Wheaton College where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree.
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Josh McDowell then studied at Talbot Theological Seminary of Biola University.
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Josh McDowell married Dottie Youd, with whom he has four children and ten grandchildren; they live in California.
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Josh McDowell's son, Sean, is a Christian apologist and Associate Professor at Biola University.
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Josh McDowell later returned to North America where he became known as an itinerant speaker addressing campus groups about the Christian faith.
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Josh McDowell came under criticism for remarks he made on September 18,2021, at the American Association of Christian Counselors World Conference.
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Josh McDowell tends to present positive arguments to commend belief in Jesus Christ by emphasizing historical and legal proofs to establish the authenticity of the biblical texts and the divinity of Christ.
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In books such as Evidence That Demands a Verdict, The Resurrection Factor, and He Walked Among Us, Josh McDowell arranges his arguments by laying out a cumulative case of evidence, such as archaeological discoveries, the extant manuscripts of the biblical texts, fulfilled prophecies, and the miracle of the resurrection.
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Josh McDowell has collated apologetic arguments concerning the doctrine of Christ's deity as in Jesus: A Biblical Defense of His Deity.