Jimmy Akin

Author

After a profound conversion to Christ at age 20, Jimmy Akin began an intensive study of Scripture with the intention of becoming a Protestant pastor or seminary professor. As he learned more about the Bible, he became convinced of the truth of the Catholic faith and entered the Catholic Church in 1992.

Jimmy Akin serves as Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, where he is also a member of the Catholic Answers Speakers Bureau, a frequent guest on Catholic Answers Live, and a contributor to Catholic Answers Magazine. Jimmy is also a contributor to the book Disorientation, bringing his knowledge of Scripture and apologetics to college students in need of navigating a new time in their lives.