Book Recommendations – Apologetics
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Mere Christianity — C.S. Lewis
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis provides an unequaled opportunity for believers and non-believers alike to hear a powerful, rational case for the Christian faith. This twentieth century masterpiece of Christian apologetics is one of Lewis’ best-loved religious books and has held the personal key to a life-changing faith for millions of readers.
The Problem Of Pain — C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis, the master apologist, tackles the question that has plagued humanity for centuries. If God is both omnipotent and good, how can we explain the pain and suffering that people experience daily? And what of the suffering of animals, who neither deserve pain nor can be improved by it? With compassion and insight, C.S. Lewis proposes reasonable answers to these critical theological problems, sharing his wisdom with those who seek true understanding.
Miracles — C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis trains his impeccable logic on the question of miracles, setting up a philosophical framework for the proposition that supernatural events can happen in this world. Focusing his inquiry on the feasibility of miracles in general, rather than on anecdotal evidence for specific miracles, Lewis builds a solid and compelling argument for the acceptance of divine intervention.
Can Man Live Without God? — Ravi Zacharias
In this brilliant and compelling defense of the Christian faith, Ravi Zacharias shows how affirming the reality of God’s existence matters urgently in our everyday lives. According to Zacharias, who has debated the issue in such settings as Harvard and Princeton Universities, how you answer the question of God’s existence will impact your relationship with others, your commitment to integrity, your attitude toward morality and your perception of truth.
More Than A Carpenter — Josh McDowell
Josh McDowell’s timeless examination of the true nature of Christ and his impact on our lives is one of the best-selling Christian books ever (more than eight million copies in print worldwide!). Written by a former skeptic of Christianity, it is a hard-hitting book for those who doubt Jesus’ deity and his purpose.
Know Why You Believe — Paul Little
In this revision of the bestseller on Christian apologetics, the best just got better! Affirming Christianity and sharing the faith with others is what this resource is all about. The author tackles such topics as “How do I know there is a God?” and “Why is there pain and evil?” Updated for the 21st century, this edition includes easy-to-use side bars and study questions.
Who Is This Jesus? — Michael Green
A gifted writer and pastor explores the mystery and the majesty of the Son of God and gives answers to the questions that lead to faith. In a post-Christian society, this simple and well-written book portrays for the inquiring mind what is mere Christianity.
Basic Christianity — John Stott
John R. W. Stott defends the fundamental claims of Christianity and defines the proper outworkings of these beliefs in the lives of believers. Here is a sound guide for those seeking an intellectually satisfying presentation of the Christian faith.
Who Moved The Stone? — Frank Morrison
Who Moved The Stone is considered by many to be a classic apologetic on the subject of the Resurrection. Morrison includes a vivid and poignant account of Christ’s betrayal, trial, and death as a backdrop to his retelling of the climactic Resurrection itself.
Give Me An Answer That Satisfies My Heart and My Mind — Cliffe Knechtle
Cliffe Knechtle offers clear, reasoned, and compassionate responses to the tough questions skeptics ask.
Does God Exist? — J. P. Moreland
In a lively debate, which includes questions from the audience, Christian philosopher and ethicist J.P. Moreland and Kai Neilsen, one of today’s best-known atheist philosophers, go head to head on the fundamental issues and questions that have shaped individual lives, races, and nations throughout history.
Scaling The Secular City — J.P. Moreland
Here are up-to-date arguments for God’s existence and for Jesus’ deity and resurrection, answers to objections to Christian theism, and discussions on cosmological and teleological arguments.
Love Your God With All Your Mind — J.P. Moreland
The mind plays an important role in Christianity. Unfortunately, many of us leave our minds behind when it comes to our faith. In Love Your God with All Your Mind, J.P. Moreland presents a logical case for the role of the mind in spiritual transformation. He challenges us to develop a Christian mind and to use our intellect to further God’s kingdom through evangelism, apologetics, worship, and vocation.
Jesus Under Fire — J.P. Moreland
Jesus Under Fire questions the findings of the Jesus Seminar that have challenged the biblical record of Jesus and his life and ministry, and presents rationally grounded affirmations of the traditional biblical teachings. Arguments are clearly laid out so that the church and the broader community can understand the issues and respond to modern theories intelligently and responsibly.
Darwin’s Black Box — Michael Behe
Michael J. Behe, a biochemist at Lehigh University, presents here a scientific argument for the existence of God. He accepts the idea that species have been differentiated by the mechanism of natural selection from a common ancestor, but he thinks that the essential randomness of this process can explain evolutionary development only at the macro level, not at the micro level of his expertise.
The Genesis Question — Hugh Ross
For two centuries, secular scholars have dismissed Genesis 1-11 as a fable. Who could believe its six-day creation story, its stories of people who live 900 years or more, or its account of Noah’s ark? In this clear, engaging volume, Ross walks his readers through Genesis 1-11, from the Creation to the dispersal of humanity at the Tower of Babel. He attempts to show how scientific advances of the past twenty years render these Genesis stories not only possible, but eminently reasonable.
When Skeptics Ask — Norman Geisler
This book was a delight to read! It takes a break from the textbook style of many apologetics books. It is easy on the mind in its style of writing. “Why read apologetics?” you ask? 1 Peter 3:15 – “But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.”
Letters From A Skeptic — Gregory A. Boyd
This remarkable book is a compilation of letters exchanged between an agnostic father and his believing son in which they alternately raise objections to the Christian faith and responses to them, resulting ultimately in the father’s conversion.
Darwin On Trial — Philip Johnson
In clear, concise chapters, Johnson offers a casual, reasoned and scientifically sound evaluation of the support for Darwinism–from fossil records to molecular biology. In a new afterword, he responds to his critics and their arguments. Unquestionably the best critique of Darwinism I have ever read.
Defeating Darwinism By Opening Minds — Philip Johnson
Defeating Darwinism provides a new and powerful treatment on evolutionary naturalism for students, parents, teachers, pastors, and youth advisors. Phillip Johnson aims not just to defeat a bad theory, but to defeat it by opening minds to the truth. Hence, this shorter version of his overall thesis also advises how to debate evolution.
Case Against Self-Organization — Dean Overman
Is it mathematically possible that accidental or chance processes caused the formation of the universe and the first living matter? Are current self-organization scenarios for the formation of the first living matter plausible? Addressing these questions, Overman, a lawyer, reviews the influence of metaphysical assumptions in logical analysis and then discusses evidence from discoveries in molecular biology and physics in the context of mathematical probability.