Indian-born preacher Ravi Zacharias, who toured the world defending Christianity, dies at age 74
- Zacharias discovered his calling aged 17, after trying to take his life by swallowing poison. While recovering, he turned to the Bible
- As a Christian apologist, he spent much of his life pushing back against philosophical attacks, insisting his faith held the answers to life’s central questions
Ravi Zacharias, a religious sceptic turned fervent advocate of Christianity, has died at the age of 74 in the United States, his ministry confirmed on Tuesday.
Zacharias had been undergoing treatment but his daughter Sarah Davis announced less than two weeks ago there was nothing more doctors could do to help him.
“His oncologist informed us that this cancer is very rare in its aggression and that no options for further treatment remain,” Davis, also the CEO of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM), said on May 9. “Medically speaking, they have done all they are able.”
Zacharias discovered his calling aged 17, after trying to take his own life by swallowing poison. He survived, though, and turned to the Bible while recovering in hospital.
