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Episode · The Shawn Ryan Show · 2025-09-04

Books mentioned on #233 Nathan Apffel - Inside the Dark World of Megachurches and Corrupt Pastors

3 books · With Nathan Apffel · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Nathan Apffel is a Christian, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and director of The Religion Business, a multi-part docuseries that exposes the financial practices and lack of accountability in Western religion, particularly Christianity.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Case for Christ

    Lee Strobel · at 46:37

    The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel is a popular apologetics book that investigates the historical evidence for the resurrection and life of Jesus Christ through a journalistic lens.

    Discussed
    “my good friend Lee Stroble wrote The Case for Christ. I mean, him John Burke wrote Imagine Heaven. I mean, I love these guys, you know,”
    Shawn Ryan #233 Nathan Apffel - Inside the Dark World of Megachurches and Corrupt… 2025-09-04 Listen at 46:37
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  2. Imagine Heaven

    John Burke · at 46:42

    Discussed
    “The Case for Christ. I mean, him John Burke wrote Imagine Heaven. I mean, I love these guys, you know, and and uh and I think I”
    Shawn Ryan #233 Nathan Apffel - Inside the Dark World of Megachurches and Corrupt… 2025-09-04 Listen at 46:42
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    AmazonListen on Audible

  3. The wisdom of psychopaths

    Kevin Dutton · at 57:49

    The Wisdom of Psychopaths by Kevin Dutton explores psychopathic tendencies as a complex character type and personality framework.

    Discussed
    “So there's a book called um the wisdom of psychopaths and it talks about psychopathic tendencies and it's a character type.”
    Nathan Apffel #233 Nathan Apffel - Inside the Dark World of Megachurches and Corrupt… 2025-09-04 Listen at 57:49
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    AmazonListen on Audible