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| birth_name = Gary Robert Habermas

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|06|28}}

| birth_place = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], US

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| spouse = {{unbulleted list | {{nowrap|Debbie ({{abbr|m.|married}}&nbsp;{{circa|1972}}; {{abbr|d.|died}}&nbsp;1995)}} | Eileen}}

| website = {{URL|https://www.garyhabermas.com}}

| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list | [[William Tyndale College]] ([[Bachelor of Religious Education|B.R.E.]], 1972)| [[University of Detroit]] ([[M.A.]], 1973) | [[Michigan State University]] ([[Ph.D.]], 1976)}}

| thesis_title = The resurrection of Jesus: a rational inquiry

| thesis_url = http://garyhabermas.com/books/dissertation/habermas_dissertation_1976.pdf

| thesis_year = 1976

| school_tradition = [[Evangelicalism]]

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| discipline = {{hlist | History[[Theology]] | [[philosophy]] | theology[[Biblical studies|New Testament studies]]}}

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| workplaces = [[Liberty University]] (since =1981), [[LibertyWilliam UniversityTyndale College]] (1979–1981)

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| main_interests = [[Resurrection of Jesus]]

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'''Gary Robert Habermas''' (born June 28, 1950) is an American historian and[[Biblical studies|New Testament scholar]] and [[theologian]] who frequently writes and lectures on the [[resurrection of Jesus]]. He has specialized in cataloging and communicating trends among scholars in the field of [[historical Jesus]] and New Testament studies. He is [[Distinguished professor|distinguished research professor]] and chair of the department of philosophy and theology at [[Liberty University]].

Habermas is a Distinguisheddistinguished Researchresearch Professorprofessor of Apologeticsapologetics and Philosophyphilosophy and chairman of the department of philosophy at [[Liberty University]] in [[Lynchburg, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Institution Faculty Profile|url=http://www.liberty.edu/academics/arts-sciences/philosophy/index.cfm?PID=24824|publisher=Liberty University}}</ref> He received ahis [[Doctor of Philosophy]] degree (1976)in interdisciplinary studies from [[Michigan State University]] in history1976; andhis [[philosophythesis ofwas religion]] with a thesis entitledtitled "The resurrection of Jesus: a rational inquiry",. andHabermas previously acquired a master's degree (1973) from the [[University of Detroit]] in [[philosophical theology]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://garyhabermas.com/habermas_resume.htm|title=Publications of Dr. Gary R. Habermas - Online Resource for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ|website=garyhabermas.com|access-date=January 6 January, 2019}}</ref> He has specialized in cataloging and communicating trends among scholars inwho thestudy fieldtopics ofpertaining to the [[historical Jesus]] and [[New Testament]] studies.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.veritas.org/person/gary-habermas/|title=Gary Habermas|website=The Veritas Forum|accessdate=March 2, 2021|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214840/http://www.veritas.org/person/gary-habermas/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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