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100 Recommended Books in Christian Apologetics  

General Apologetics and Philosophy

Norman L. Geisler and Ronald M. Brooks, Come, Let Us Reason: An Introduction to Logical Thinking (Baker, 1990).

Norman L. Geisler, Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics (Baker, 1999).

J. P. Moreland and William Lane Craig, Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview (InterVarsity Press, 2003).

Peter Kreeft and Ronald K. Tacelli, Handbook of Christian Apologetics (InterVarsity Press, 1994).

Norman Geisler and Peter Bocchino, Unshakable Foundations: Contemporary Answers to Crucial Questions About the Christian Faith (Bethany House, 2001).

Steven B. Cowan, ed., Five Views on Apologetics (Zondervan, 2000).

G. K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man (Dodd, Mead & Company, 1925).

Dale Ahlquist, G. K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense (Ignatius Press, 2003).

 C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity. Based on BBC lectures, 1941, '42, and '44 (Harper/San Francisco, 1955).

C. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man (Harper/San Francisco, 1944).

C. S. Lewis, The Great Divorce (Harper/San Francisco, 1946).

C. S. Lewis, Surprised by Joy (A Harvest Book / Harcourt, Inc., 1955).

Josh McDowell, The 'New' Evidence That Demands a Verdict (Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1999).

Francis Schaeffer, The God Who Is There (InterVarsity Press, 1968).

Francis Schaeffer, Escape From Reason (InterVarsity Press, 1968).

Francis Schaeffer, He Is There and He Is Not Silent (Tyndale House Publishers, 1972).

Norman L. Geisler, Christian Apologetics (Baker, 1976).

William Lane Craig, Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics. Revised Edition (Crossway Books, 1984, 1994).

Paul Copan, True For You, But Not For Me: Defeating the Slogans That Leave Christians Speechless (Bethany House, 1998).

Paul Copan, That's Just Your Interpretation: Responding to Skeptics Who Challenge Your Faith (BakerBooks, 2001).

Paul Copan, How Do You Know You're Not Wrong? Responding To Objections That Leave Christians Speechless (BakerBooks, 2005).

Lee Strobel, The Case for Faith (Zondervan, 2000).

John G. Stackhouse Jr., Humble Apologetics: Defending the Faith Today (Oxford Univ. Press, 2002).

 Nancy Pearcey, Total Truth: Liberating Christianity From Its Cultural Captivity (Crossway Books, 2004).

 
N. T. Wright, Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense (Harper/San Francisco, 2006).
 
 
 

Postmodernism

   
 
Gene Edward Veith, Postmodern Times; A Christian Guide To Contemporary Thought and Culture (Crossway Books, 1994).

Stanley J. Grenz, A Primer on Postmodernism (Eerdmans, 1996).

Douglas Groothuis, Truth Decay: Defending Christianity Against the Challenges of Postmodernism (InterVarsity Press, 2000).

Millard J. Erickson, Truth or Consequences: The Promise and Perils of Postmodernism (InterVarsity Press, 2001).

Millard J. Erickson, The Postmodern World: Discerning the Times and the Spirit of Our Age (Crossway Books, 2001). 

 
   
 

The Historical Jesus Controversy

   
 
Luke Timothy Johnson, The Real Jesus: The Misguided Quest for the Historical Jesus and the Truth of the Traditional Gospels (Harper/San Francisco, 1997).

Ben Witherington III, The Jesus Quest (InterVarsity Press, 1997).

Ron Rhodes, The Counterfeit Christ of the New Age Movement (Baker, 1990).  The Counterfeit Christ of the New Age Movement

Paul Copan, ed., Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? A Debate Between William Lane Craig and John Dominic Crossan (BakerBooks, 1998).

 

 
Lee Strobel, The Case For Christ (Zondervan, 1998).

Philip Jenkins, Hidden Gospels: How the Search for Jesus Lost Its Way (Oxford Univ. Press, 2001). 

 
 
   
 

Comparative Worldviews and Religions

   
 
James W. Sire, The Universe Next Door. Fourth Edition (IVP Academic, 1976, 2004).

Josh McDowell and Don Stewart, Handbook of Today's Religions (Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1983).

Dean C. Halverson, ed., The Compact Guide to World Religions (Bethany House, 1996).

Ravi Zacharias, Jesus Among Other Gods (W Publishing Group, 2000).

Huston Smith, The World's Religions. Revised Edition (Harper/San Francisco, 1958, 1991).

Karen Armstrong, A History of God: The 4,000 Years Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam (Ballantine Books, 1993).

 
Winfried Corduan, A Tapestry of Faiths: The Common Threads Between Christianity and World Religions (InterVarsity Press, 2002).

Don Richardson, Eternity In Their Hearts: Startling Evidence of Belief in the One True God in Hundreds of Cultures Throughout the World. Third Edition (1981, 2005).

 
 
   
 

Biblical Inspiration, Canonicity, and Transmission  

Gordon D. Fee & Douglas Stuart, How To Read the Bible For All Its Worth. Third Edition (Zondervan, 1981, 2003). 

F. F. Bruce, The Canon of Scripture (InterVarsity Press, 1988).

Lee Martin McDonald and James A. Sanders, eds., The Canon Debate (Hendrickson, 2002). Jack Rogers, ed., Biblical Authority (Word, 1977).

 

 

Jack B. Rogers and Donald K. McKim, The Authority and Interpretation of the Bible (Harper and Row, 1979).
 
 
Bruce M. Metzger, The New Testament: Its Background, Growth, and Content. Second Edition (Abingdon   Press, 1965, 1983). New Testament: Its Background, Growth and Content

Bruce M. Metzger and Bart D. Ehrman, The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration (Oxford Univ. Press, 2005).

Bart D. Ehrman, Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why (Harper/Collins San Francisco, 2005.)

Bruce M. Metzger, The Bible in Translation: Ancient and English Versions (Baker Academic, 2001).

 
   
 

Science and the Christian Faith

   
 
J. P. Moreland and John Mark Reynolds, eds., Three Views on Creation and Evolution (Zondervan, 1999).

Richard F. Carlson, ed., Science & Christianity: Four Views (InterVarsity Press, 2000).

Nancy R. Pearcey and Charles B. Thaxton, The Soul of Science: Christian Faith and Natural Philosophy (Crossway Books, 1994).

Ronald L. Numbers, The Creationists: From Scientific Creationism to Intelligent Design. Expanded Edition.Creationists, The

Bernard Ramm, The Christian View of Science and Scripture (Eerdmans, 1954).

Michael Denton, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis (Adler & Adler, 1986).

Phillip E. Johnson, Darwin On Trial (Regnery Gateway, 1991). 

Phillip E. Johnson, Evolution as Dogma (Foundation for Thought and Ethics, 1991).

Michael Behe, Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution (The Free Press, 1996).

Hugh Ross, The Fingerprint of God: Recent Scientific Discoveries Reveal the Unmistakable Identity of the   Creator (Whitaker House, 1989).

Hugh Ross, Beyond the Cosmos: What Recent Discoveries in Astrophysics Reveal About the Glory and   Love of God. Revised Edition (NavPress, 1996, 1999).

Hugh Ross, The Genesis Question: Scientific Advances and the Accuracy of Genesis. Second Edition    (NavPress, 1998, 2001).

Hugh Ross, Creation As Science: A Testable Model Approach To End the Creation/Evolution Wars   (NavPress, 2006).

Fazale Rana and Hugh Ross, Origins of Life: Biblical and Evolutionary Models Face Off (NavPress, 2004).

Fazale Rana with Hugh Ross, Who Was Adam: A Creation Model Approach To the Origin of Man   (NavPress, 2005). 

Stephen M. Barr, Modern Physics and Ancient Faith (Univ. of Notre Dame, 2003).

Guillermo Gonzales and Jay Richards, The Privileged Planet (Illustra Media, 2004).

William A. Dembski and John Wilson, Uncommon Dissent: Intellectuals Who Find Darwinism Unconvincing (ISI Books, 2004).

William A. Dembski and Charles W. Colson, The Design Revolution: Answering the Toughest Questions About Intelligent Design (InterVarsity Press, 2006).

Phillip E. Johnson and Thomas Woodward, Doubts About Darwin: A History of Intelligent Design (Baker, 2006). 

Thomas Woodward and William A. Dembski, Darwin Strikes Back: Defending the Science of Intelligent Design (Baker, 2006).

 

Francis S. Collins, The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief (Free Press, 2006).

Michael J. Behe, The Edge of Evolution: The Search for the Limits of Darwinism (Simon & Schuster, 2007).

Kenneth R. Miller, Finding Darwin's God: A Scientist's Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution (HarperCollins, 2007).

Geoffrey S. Simmons and M. D. Simmons, Billions of Missing Links: A Rational Look at the Mysteries Evolution Can't Explain (Harvest House, 2007).

Mark S. Whorton, Peril In Paradise: Theology, Science, and the Age of the Earth (Authentic, 2005).

Tom Bethell, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science (Regnery Publishing, 2005).

 
   
 

Atheism, Agnosticism, Skepticism, etc.

   
 

(Proponents of Atheism, etc.)

   
 
Richard Dawkins, The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design (W.W. Norton & Company, 2004).  

Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion (Houghton Mifflin, 2006).

Sam Harris, The End of Faith. Revised Edition (W.W. Norton & Company, 2004, 2005).

Sam Harris, Letter To a Christian Nation (Alfred A. Knopf, 2006).

Daniel C. Dennett, Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon (Penguin, 2007).

Christopher Hitchens, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything (Warner, 2007).  

 
   
 

(Christian Responses to Atheism)

   
 
J. P. Moreland and Kai Nielsen, Does God Exist? The Debate Between Theists and Atheists (Promethius   Books, 1993).

William Lane Craig and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, God? A Debate Between a Christian and an Atheist  (Oxford Univ. Press, 2003).

Patrick Glynn, God: The Evidence (Forum, 1997, 1999).

Alister McGrath, The Twilight of Atheism: The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World (Doubleday,  2004).

Norman L. Geisler and Frank Turek, I Don't Have Enough Faith To Be an Atheist (Crossway Books, 2004).

 Lee Strobel, The Case for a Creator (Zondervan, 2004).

Armand M. Nicholi, The Question of God: C. S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud Debate God, Love, Sex, and the Meaning of Life (Free Press, 2002).