I have passed by this 1984 book in the book store but decided it was time to read it due to its sub-title: Using Evidences and Presuppositions in Defense of the Faith. The classic battle within apologetics has been whether to be an evidentialist or a presuppositionalist. The former argues that we can present our […]
You are browsing archives for
Book Genre: Theology - Apologetics
Deliver Us From Evil
Having read and thoroughly enjoyed his first two books, I ordered this 1996 book by Zacharias as soon as it came out. Zacharias has become a well known lecturer on Atheism and American culture. This book is a brief history of America’s change from a Christian-oriented nation to a pluralistic and secularistic nation. The book […]
Jesus in an Age of Controversy
This is the third book I have read by Groothuis and I have enjoyed and profited from each one. This is a much needed update on current Christological apologetics. He covers the Jesus Seminar, the new Gnosticism, the so-called Eastern travels of Jesus’ silent years and the resultant new spirituality, and the identification by some […]
True Evangelism
In connection with this month’s article on real and false faith, I reread this 1919 classic by Chafer. As with Machen’s book last month, if you didn’t know it, you would think this was written in the 90’s. I knew that Chafer questioned early evangelistic methods in this book and in it spoke against false […]
Vital Apologetic Issues
This is the third book in the Vital Issues Series which I have reviewed. These all contain past articles from Bib Sac and have all been excellent. The three areas with which this volume deals are problem areas, creation science and archeology. The first section has an excellent article by Norman Geisler on Johannine Apologetics. […]
Catechism of the Catholic Church 1994
A Few Odds & Ends… First, while I am recommending books about ECT, I want to encourage you to buy the 1994 Catechism of the Catholic Church. It is advertised as “the first new Catechism in more than 400 years.” It is produced by the Vatican for Catholics and is a 800 page, detailed account […]
Protestants and Catholics: Do They Now A...
This is another book about ECT which I found very helpful and informative. It is forwarded by John MacArthur, R.C. Sproul and D. James Kennedy. It is a longer treatment of more than 300 pages including six appendixes. You also get the ECT document reproduced as the last appendix. Ankerberg is well known for his […]
A View of Rome
During this time of the Evangelicals And Catholics Together (ECT) accord, I think it is important to be able to put good information into people’s hands. This is an easy read of fewer than 150 pages but gives precise and usable information on understanding the Catholic church and seeing the issues of salvation. Armstrong gives […]
Reasonable Faith
I enjoy reading William Craig because he is one of those deep thinkers who always challenges the reader to stretch his thinking process. The sub-title is Christian Truth and Apologetics and was first published in 1984 but has been reprinted in 1994 by Crossway Books. Among his defense of Theism against an atheistic culture, is […]
Biblical Archaeology in Focus
I recommend this 1982 Baker book by Keith Schoville as a standard conservative (not in everything!) text for referencing. You can find it in used book stores at a reasonable price. He doesn’t always hold the conservative view (the Exodus date, for example) but gives it equal time. You get a lot of info for […]