Ten best books on apologetics
Christian apologetics is the study of the philosophy and method of defending the Christian faith. Since taking apologetics courses in seminary, and over 35 years of pastoral ministry, I have found these books to be the most helpful to me. Admittedly, they range from presuppositional to evidential in their approach -- but I have discovered that God freely uses a variety of means in bringing people to himself. Blomberg, Craig L. The Historical Reliability of the Gospels (IVP Academic, 2007). This is a very good, scholarly overview on that topic. Geisler, Norman L., and Turek, Frank. I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist (Crossway, 2004). An excellent walk-through of the evidences for, and reasons why, we believe. Groothuis, Douglas. Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith (IVP Academic, 2011). This is a larger reference work, and very worthwhile to have; it covers many of the issues and topics related to a...