About Shawn Nelson
Shawn Nelson (shown on far right) has a Doctor of Ministry in Apologetics from Veritas International University, Master of Divinity in Apologetics from VIU and a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies from San Diego Christian College.
He is coauthor with Norm Geisler of Evidence of an Early New Testament Canon, a contributor to Vital Issues in the Inerrancy Debate (WIPF & Stock, 2016), and has authored work for the International Society of Christian Apologetics. He has a passion for defending a high-view of Scripture and is a founding contributor at DefendingInerrancy.com.
A recent doctoral graduate of Veritas International University, much of Shawn’s academic work on apologetics is available online at nelson.ink. His recent doctoral work involved the creation of a novel apologetics assessment which helps people discover which apologetic method was most effective for convincing them Christianity is true.
Shawn has a passion for providing lay training in areas like theology, apologetics, church history, hermeneutics, philosophy and evangelism (see past classes here).
Shawn is married, has two grown children, two grandchildren, and resides in Solana Beach, CA.