Ravi Zacharias
Ravi Zacharias | |
|---|---|
Zacharias in 2015 | |
| Born | Frederick Antony Ravi Kumar Zacharias 26 March 1946 |
| Died | 19 May 2020 (aged 74) |
| Citizenship |
|
| Occupations | Christian apologist, founder and chairman of the board of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries |
| Spouse |
Margaret Reynolds (m. 1972) |
| Children | 3 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Tyndale University (BA) Trinity International University (MDiv) |
| Influences | Norman Geisler, G. K. Chesterton, C. S. Lewis, Malcolm Muggeridge, John Polkinghorne, Billy Graham |
| Academic work | |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| School or tradition | Christian philosophy |
| Main interests | Philosophy of religion, Christian apologetics, worldview |
| Notable ideas | Four criteria for a coherent worldview |
| Influenced | Nabeel Qureshi, Lee Strobel, Frank Turek, Tim Tebow, Alisa Childers |
| Website | www www |
Frederick Antony Ravi Kumar Zacharias (26 March 1946 – 19 May 2020) was an Indian-born Canadian and American Christian evangelical minister and Christian apologist who founded Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM). He was involved in Christian apologetics for over 40 years, authoring more than 30 books. He also hosted the radio programs Let My People Think and Just Thinking. Zacharias belonged to the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA), the Keswickian Christian denomination in which he was ordained as a minister.
Public allegations of sexual misconduct by Zacharias first emerged in 2017. In the months following his death, multiple other alleged victims came forward, and RZIM hired the law firm Miller & Martin to investigate. Their report substantiated several of the allegations and showed how Zacharias had tried to conceal his behavior from RZIM employees and the public. The report's authors described their investigation of Zacharias's behavior as "not exhaustive," particularly in regards to his activities when traveling overseas, because they had already uncovered enough evidence to conclude that Zacharias had engaged in sexual misconduct. The revelations led to a civil action against RZIM, and to ongoing scrutiny of its management and culture.