YouTube as the Modern Day Areopagus

YouTube as the Modern Day Areopagus

September 25, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

We welcome Eli Ayala, host of Revealed Apologetics, to discuss Christian apologetics in the digital public square. Drawing an analogy to the Areopagus of Acts 17, Camden Bucey and Ayala consider YouTube’s remarkable reach, its dangers, the spiritual dimension of apologetics, the union of biblical content and method, current movements in online apologetics, and the pastoral task of guiding young people who encounter theology online.Ayala recounts his path from a Spanish Pentecostal upbringing to Reformed theology and presuppositional apologetics, including the decisive influence of the Greg Bahnsen–Gordon Stein debate. He also explains the origins of Revealed Apologetics and reflects on the opportunities and distortions created by algorithmic media.LinksEpisode pageRevealed ApologeticsRevealed Apologetics on YouTubeDefending Our HopeChapters0:00 Introduction2:03 YouTube as the Modern Areopagus3:43 Eli Ayala’s Background and Work8:39 Spiritual Warfare and Apologetics12:47 An Apologetic Awakening17:06 The Bahnsen–Stein Debate and Presuppositionalism20:42 The Origins of Revealed Apologetics25:35 YouTube’s Promise and Peril36:31 Biblical Content, Method, and Character43:13 The Online Apologetics Landscape47:33 Eastern Orthodoxy and Presuppositionalism49:32 Islam and Christian Apologetics Online50:52 Roman Catholic Apologetics Online54:11 Guiding Young People through Online Theology1:01:13 Conclusion

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