books about: apologetics

books about: apologetics

books:

Apologetics

C. S. Lewis

HarperOne, 2001

Raw and true
CS Lewis looks death into the face; he does not flinch and does not console himself with platitudes. He had lost the love of his life and his pain is palpable to the reader. This is a raw and honest book but it is not at all depressing: At the end of the book, Lewis ...

The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism

Timothy Keller

Dutton Adult, 2008

The gentle approach toward non-believers and the world.
This book is unique in the sense that it doesn't encourage argument with non-believers but instead, understanding. Keller points out, very elegantly, that we need to know what we believe and understand the doubts about what we believe whether they're ours or someone ...

Mere Christianity

C. S. Lewis

HarperOne, 2001

An invitation to be transformed ...
Fitting, I think, to be reading what may arguably be one of C. S. Lewis's most important books, on a retreat during which one of my personal goals was to find a spiritual, if not religious, inner peace. Reading the work of C. S. Lewis is to meet a friend who reflects ...

The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus

Lee Strobel

Zondervan, 1998

A Journalist's Quest for the Truth
"In light of the convincing facts I had learned during my investigation, in the face of this overwhelming avalanche of evidence in the case for Christ, the great irony was this: it would require much more faith for me to maintain my atheism than to trust in Jesus of ...

The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus: What's So Good About the Good News?

Peter J. Gomes

HarperOne, 2008

Not For the Fainthearted Christian...What's More Important? "Worshiping" Jesus or Living the Life Jesus Said to Live?
Orthodox believers, the strictly Orthodox, don't need to go here. Or maybe you should--if you are willing to think--to do what the Bible said do, "Worship the Lord Thy God with all thy heart, MIND, and strength. For those who want to think and aren't afraid to ...

Reasons to Believe: How to Understand, Explain, and Defend the Catholic Faith

Scott Hahn

Doubleday, 2007

"Powerful Reasons -- Powerfully Expressed"
The term "apologetics" is often viewed negatively. Because of its etymological roots, many people view the word synonymously with "apology" in the common sense -- a labored defense of something done wrong, or a justification of that which cannot be justified. As ...

The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief

Francis S. Collins

Free Press, 2007

I am on my 2nd reading
I enjoyed it that much, and need to appreciate his expertise even more. I really appreciated the sensitivity to theology from the scientist. I have read attestations to belief in deity by other scientists who should have consulted a theologian to frame their case.

Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense

N.T. Wright

HarperSanFrancisco, 2006

A must read
This book was recommended to me by a clergy friend. The author is very readable and makes the case for Christianity convincingly. He started with our yearning for spirituality that we call God and kept my attention to the end of the book. He has a simple way of ...

The Complete C.S. Lewis Signature Classics

C. S. Lewis

HarperOne, 2007

Undated Truth
C.S. Lewis writes not about trends or fads that come and go, he writes about truth that is as applicable today as the day he wrote it. If you're searching for truth, or just trying to make sense of it all, I highly recommend the Signature Classics

The Screwtape Letters

C. S. Lewis

HarperOne, 2001

Enlightening read for committed (and thinking) Christians
I don't know how well this great book translates to agnostic readers, but for me it was a very enlightening and concrete way to understand what it means to try to be a good man in a world of temptation. In keeping with the time period, I believe it was Winston ...

No One Sees God: The Dark Night of Atheists and Believers

Michael Novak

Doubleday, 2008

Excellent, if a little deep.
This is an excellent book presenting both a Christian reply to athiesm and an attempt to create a dialogue with athiests. It is very referential, though, so even though you are very well read, I recommend having reference materials available to clarify minor points.

The Faith: What Christians Believe, Why They Believe It, and Why It Matters

Charles W. Colson, Harold Fickett

Zondervan, 2008

The Faith Chuck Colson
This book is a must read for all. Excellent free Bible Study material available too.

What's So Great About Christianity

Dinesh D'Souza

Regnery Publishing, 2007

Great read for all who search
I found this book very well researched and very well written. It is not written like a textbook but it has answers to many questions that arise in a complex world where Christians, atheists and everyone in between need to try to understand one another. To live ...

The Problem of Pain

C. S. Lewis

HarperOne, 2001

Of Human Suffering
The question or 'problem' that C.S. Lewis sets out to answer in "The Problem of Pain" is one that has confounded believers and non-believers alike: if God is good and loves his creation, why does he allow such pain and suffering to exist? How can that be good and ...

I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist

Norman L. Geisler, Frank Turek

Crossway Books, 2004

This is the one...
...book I always recommend to those who are seeking the truth about what faith/belief systems are true. There is only one reason to believe in anything - because something is true. If atheism is true, we all need to be atheists, but if Christianity is true, then we ...