Selected books from my library (linked below)Selected books from my library (linked below)
Brief List: Best of Catholic Apologetics, Theology, Science, and Protestant Anti-Catholic
Catholic Apologetics, Theology, Church History and Religious (books not in the brief list above)
Brief List: Apologetics, Theology, Science
I have included several categories: Doctrine and Official Teaching, Catholic and Christian Apologetics, Conversion Stories, Creation/Evolution, and some Protestant/Evangelical/Orthodox books that respond to Catholic teaching.
DOCTRINE AND OFFICIAL TEACHING
Catechism of the Catholic Church (1994)
THE authoritative source for doctrine, quotes extensively from Scripture, the Fathers, the Councils, the Popes
Fundamentals
of Catholic Dogma by Ludwig Ott (TAN Books 1974)
The best source for precise definitions of Catholic dogma
and the development of doctrine from Scripture, the Fathers, the
Councils, the Popes -- the entire Catholic faith and heretical
opposition through the centuries is found in this classic work
CATHOLIC AND CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS
Handbook of Christian Apologetics by Peter Kreeft and
Fr. Ronald Tacelli, SJ (Intervarsity Press 1994)
A modern classic that covers the basic apologetic issues,
answers to hundreds of questions and objections from non-Christians and
atheists in the Summa format of St. Thomas Aquinas, covers faith and
reason, the existence of God, the problem of evil, the divinity of
Christ and His Resurrection, the Bible, life after death, Christianity
and other religions -- more rigorous and convincing than Evangelical
apologists such as Josh McDowell.
The 2009 edition published by Ignatius Press is called Handbook of Catholic Apologetics with a capstone section on why one should be Catholic.
Catholicism
and Fundamentalism: The Attack on "Romanism" by "Bible
Christians" by Karl Keating (Ignatius Press 1988)
The book that began the recent wave of Catholic
apologetics, extremely well-written and politely argued, contains
rebuttals to anti-Catholic groups, a chapter on how we know the Bible is
inspired, and presents Biblical arguments for all the major Catholic
doctrines and beliefs -- many Fundamentalists have tried to refute this
book but it still stands up overall quite well, see also Keating's more
recent books The Usual Suspects and Controversies:
High-Level Catholic Apologetics
A History of Apologetics by Avery Cardinal Dulles (Ignatius Press,
2005, orig 1971)
A grand history of the apologetics movement in Christianity,
from the New Testament to the Fathers, Doctors, the Middle Ages, Reformation
and beyond, to modern apologetics -- William Lane Craig has called the
Cardinal's original book "a scholarly masterpiece and an invaluable
reference work" (Reasonable Faith, preface)
A Biblical Defense of Catholicism by Dave Armstrong (1st Books/Sophia
Institute Press, 2001, 2003)
An outstanding volume making a biblical case for
Catholicism, written by the amazing online apologist, see also the
sequel More Biblical Evidence
The Case For Catholicism: Answers to Classic and Contemporary Protestant
Objections by Trent Horn (Ignatius Press, 2017)
A new comprehensive biblical and historical response to all the major 'modern' anti-Catholic evangelical and
'classic' Protestant arguments and objections
Upon This Rock: St. Peter and the Primacy of Rome in Scripture and
the Early Church by Stephen K. Ray (Ignatius Press 1999)
By the author of Crossing the Tiber, this
volume in the Modern Apologetics Library series is a comprehensive study
of the Biblical and patristic evidence for the primacy of St. Peter and
the Papacy in the early Church, this study serves as a detailed reply to
recent anti-Catholic efforts by William Webster and James White to
undermine the Papacy, over 300 pages and fully documented from ancient
and modern Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant historical works, Biblical
commentaries, and the Church Fathers -- a nice companion to Jesus,
Peter, and the Keys by Scott Butler, Norm Dahlgren, David Hess (Queenship,
1996)
Pope Fiction: Answers to 30 Myths and Misconceptions About the
Papacy by Patrick Madrid (Basilica Press 1999)
From the editor of Envoy Magazine, a book that answers
all the well-known objections to the Papacy from the Bible and provides
responses to the classic "problem" issues involving Popes
Liberius (Arianism), Vigilius (Monophysitism), Gregory the Great (the
meaning of "universal bishop"), Honorius (Monothelitism),
Sixtus V (his Latin Vulgate), Pius XII (during WWII)
Not
By Scripture Alone: A Catholic Critique of the Protestant Doctrine of
Sola Scriptura edited by Robert Sungenis with contributors Philip
Blosser, Joseph Gallegos, and others (Queenship Publishing 1997)
This work will remain the most comprehensive refutation
of the primary Protestant principle well into the new millennium,
answers the current Evangelical critics of Catholicism such as James
White, John MacArthur, Norm Geisler/Ralph MacKenzie, demolishes alleged
support for Sola Scriptura with impressive chapters by Bob Sungenis
(Biblical texts and Protestant objections), Joe Gallegos (Church
Fathers), Phil Blosser (philosophical/practical problems) -- over 600
pages!
Not By Faith Alone: The Biblical Evidence for the Catholic
Doctrine of Justification by Robert Sungenis
(Queenship
Publishing 1997)
The most comprehensive book on the Justification doctrine
refuting many modern Protestant critics, covers all the major Biblical
texts, a good section on the historic Protestant beliefs of Luther,
Calvin, others -- over 700 pages!
How Can I Get to Heaven? The Bible's Teaching on Salvation Made
Easy to Understand by Robert Sungenis (Queenship Publishing 1998)
A condensed version of Not By Faith Alone, excellent if
you aren't ready for the big book, simply and clearly written -- just
over 300 pages
Not By Bread Alone: The Biblical and Historical Evidence for the
Eucharistic Sacrifice by Robert Sungenis (Queenship Publishing 2000)
A complete study of the Eucharist and Sacrifice of the
Mass from the Scriptures and the early Fathers, quotes many prominent
Protestant and Catholic scholars and theologians, answers the modern
Evangelical/Reformed critics (I am quoted on page 209 of this book, and
included in the bibliography) -- with appendices about 500 pages!
Catholic
For A Reason: Scripture and the Mystery of the Family of God edited
by Scott Hahn with many
contributors (Emmaus Road 1998)
Sure to become an apologetics classic, many chapters
written by former students of Scott Hahn himself
Catholic For A Reason II: Scripture and the Mystery of the Mother
of God edited by Leon J. Suprenant with many contributors (Emmaus
Road 2000)
The sequel contains a biblical and historical
presentation of the special role of the Blessed Mother in salvation
history
Refuting the Attack on Mary: A Defense of Marian Doctrines by
Fr. Mateo (Catholic Answers 1993, 1999)
A powerful booklet from Fr. Mateo, much biblical and Protestant commentary, answers in detail articles
published in the Christian Research Institute (CRI) Journal
Mary and the Fathers of the Church by Luigi Gambero (Ignatius
Press 1999)
An excellent historical presentation of the patristic
view of Mary, covers all the major Fathers and Saints of the first eight
centuries of Christianity, for more see the three volume Mariology
edited by Juniper Carol published in the 1950s
Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian
Doctrines by Tim Staples (Catholic Answers, 2014)
Comprehensive defense of all the Marian doctrines from the Bible, the Fathers
and Doctors, and impeccable logic, answers all the major non-Catholic critics
such as Walter Martin (Kingdom of the Cults), James White (Mary -
Another Redeemer?), Eric Svendsen (Evangelical Answers), James G.
McCarthy (Gospel According to Rome), Geisler/Mackenzie, and others,
probably the current best single volume explaining with much detail how an
orthodox Catholic Christology and Mariology go hand in hand, Know Mary, Know
Jesus, No Mary, No Jesus!
Catholic and Christian: An Explanation of Commonly Misunderstood
Catholic Beliefs by Alan Schreck (Servant Books 1984)
A very irenic non-polemical book helpful for the Catholic
and non-Catholic alike
CONVERSION STORIES
Surprised
By Truth: Eleven Converts Give the Biblical and Historical Reasons for
Becoming Catholic edited by Patrick Madrid (Basilica Press 1994)
The conversion stories of 11 converts to the Catholic
faith, many former Evangelical Protestants
Surprised By Truth II edited by Patrick Madrid (Sophia Press
2000)
The sequel contains another 15 conversion stories
Surprised By Truth III edited by Patrick Madrid (Sophia Press
2002)
More conversion stories, including one by Patty
Bonds
Journeys Home edited by Marcus Grodi (Queenship Publishing
1997)
About 20 conversion stories, edited by the director of
the Coming Home Network and host of EWTN program The Journey Home
Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic by David Currie
(Ignatius Press 1996)
Conversion story of someone born into a Fundamentalist
family, and his reasons for becoming Catholic, simply yet clearly
written, covers many of the topics in Keating's book
By What Authority? An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition
by Mark Shea (Our Sunday Visitor 1996)
A good explanation of Sacred Tradition in the Shea style
with his reasons for becoming Catholic -- covers the "Jesus
Seminar", how we know Scripture is inspired, and why Tradition and
the Church are also necessary
Crossing the Tiber: Evangelical Protestants Discover the
Historical Church by Stephen K. Ray (Ignatius Press 1997)
Wonderful conversion story of an Evangelical Protestant
family discovering the historic Church, good refutation of Sola
Scriptura, and comprehensive chapters on Baptism and the Eucharist from
the Bible and the Fathers
CREATION/EVOLUTION
Darwin on Trial by Phillip E. Johnson (Intervarsity Press 1991, 1993)
The book that started the resurgence of the new
anti-evolution and "Intelligent Design" movements
Darwin's
Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution
by Michael Behe (Touchstone, 1996, 1998)
A challenge to evolution at the "molecular
level" by a Catholic biochemist
Finding Darwin's God: A Scientist's Search for Common Ground
Between God and Evolution by Kenneth R. Miller (Cliff Street Books,
1999, 2000)
By a self-described "orthodox Catholic" and
"orthodox Darwinist" -- responds to both Johnson's and Behe's
books, and (in my opinion) demolishes young-earth creationism, presents
an alternative to "intelligent design" and shows how God and
evolutionary theory are compatible
PROTESTANT EVANGELICAL AND ORTHODOX BOOKS
The Primacy of Peter: Essays in Ecclesiology and the Early Church
edited by John Meyendorff (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1963, 1992)
Presentation of the Eastern Orthodox understanding of the
primacy of Peter and the Papacy, many contributors, excerpts from this
book HERE
Roman
Catholics and Evangelicals: Agreements and Differences by Norman
Geisler/Ralph MacKenzie (Baker Books 1995)
Probably the best modern work on the Catholic-Protestant
debate, written from an Evangelical "baptistic" perspective,
divided into two major sections -- the agreements that Catholics have
with Evangelicals (Christ, the Creed, the Bible, salvation by grace),
and the differences that (some) Evangelicals have with the Catholic
Church, a third section contains the issues of common moral cause
The Roman Catholic Controversy by James R. White (Bethany
House 1996)
A more polemical work, attempts to defend Sola Scriptura
(Scripture alone) and Sola Fide (faith alone), and
argues against Catholic doctrines from a "Reformed Baptist"
perspective, much of this work is taken verbatim from formal debates
White had with Catholic apologists
Evangelical Answers: A Critique of Current Roman Catholic
Apologetics by Eric Svendsen (New Testament Restoration Foundation
1997)
Another polemical work (formerly "Protestant
Answers"), written by a former Catholic turned Evangelical,
attempts to directly rebut the current major Catholic apologists such as
Hahn, Keating, Madrid, and others -- interesting Biblical material but
his history is weak and much of his logic is flawed
The Church of Rome at the Bar of History by William Webster
(Banner of Truth 1995)
An interesting book by a former Catholic turned
Evangelical since it tries to undermine Catholic doctrine by appealing
to the Church Fathers, however after carefully checking some of the
author's sources I found the book fatally flawed and unbalanced in the
information it leaves out, several scholars are taken out of context and
too many sweeping statements are made, and his logic is very bad and
contradictory
The Gospel According to Rome by James G. McCarthy (Harvest House
1995)
Another book by a former Catholic, offers many Biblical
arguments against the Catholic Church from a modern Fundamentalist
"baptistic" viewpoint, and even cites from Catholic sources,
however the book misunderstands Catholic doctrine in its "Biblical
Response" sections, and ignores the Fathers, Saints, and Doctors of
the first 1,500 years of Christianity, my
responses here
To search for books go to 
Apologetics, Theology and Religious Books (sorted somewhat by topics)
Patrology
by Johannes Quasten (Christian Classics, 4 volumes)
The Faith of the Early Fathers by William A. Jurgens (3 volumes)
The Teachings of the Church Fathers
by John R. Willis (Ignatius, 2002, orig 1966)
The Founding of Christendom by Warren H. Carroll (1985)
One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic: The Early Church was the Catholic
Church by Kenneth Whitehead (Ignatius, 2000)
Inquisition
by Edward Peters (Univ of California Press, 1989)
The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision by Henry Kamen
(Yale Univ Press, 1998)
Fundamentals
of the Faith
by Peter Kreeft (Ignatius, 1988)
The Catholic Church and the Bible by Peter Stravinskas
(Ignatius, 1996, orig 1987)
Catholic Apologetics Today
by William G. Most (TAN, 1986)
Catholic Evidence Training Outlines by Maisie Ward and Frank
Sheed (Catholic Evidence Guild, 1992, orig 1925)
Theology for Beginners
by Frank Sheed (1957, original edition)
The Spirit of Catholicism
by Karl Adam (Franciscan Univ, 1996)
The Catholic Controversy
by St. Francis de Sales (TAN, 1989)
Catholic Apologetics
by John Laux (TAN, 1990, orig 1934)
Pillar of Fire, Pillar of Truth by Catholic Answers (booklet,
1993)
Evangelical Catholics
by Keith Fournier (Thomas Nelson, 1990)
Radio Replies by
Fathers Rumble and Carty (TAN, 1979, three volumes, orig 1938)
Any Friend of God's is a Friend of Mine
by Patrick Madrid (Basilica Press, 1996)
The Salvation Controversy by James (Jimmy) Akin (Catholic
Answers, 2001)
More Biblical Evidence for Catholicism by Dave Armstrong (1st
Books, 2002)
Nothing But the Truth: Essays in Apologetics by Karl Keating
(Catholic Answers, 1999)
The Usual Suspects: Answering Anti-Catholic Fundamentalists
by Karl Keating (Ignatius, 2000)
Controversies: High Level Catholic Apologetics edited by Karl
Keating (Ignatius, 2001)
Vatican Council II: The
Conciliar and Post-Conciliar Documents edited by Austin Flannery
(St. Paul Editions, 1988, two volumes)
The Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent edited by H.J.
Schroeder (TAN, 1978)
The Christian Faith in the Doctrinal Documents of the Catholic Church
edited by J. Neuner and J. Dupuis (Alba House, 1996)
Introduction to Christianity by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Ignatius
Press, 2004 revised, orig 1969)
Scripture
Alone? 21 Reasons to Reject Sola Scriptura
by Joel Peters (TAN, 1999)
Where We Got the Bible: Our Debt to the Catholic Church by Henry
G. Graham (TAN, 1977, orig 1911)
What Faith Really Means
by Henry G. Graham (TAN, 1982, orig 1914)
How Firm a Foundation
by Marcus Grodi (Coming Home Resources, 2002, a novel)
The
Case For Clerical Celibacy by Cardinal Stickler (Ignatius, 1995)
Mass Confusion: The Do's and Don'ts of Catholic Worship
by James (Jimmy) Akin (Catholic Answers, 1999)
Mass Appeal: The ABCs of Worship by Jimmy Akin (Catholic Answers,
2003)
Jesus,
Peter and the Keys: A Scriptural Handbook on the Papacy
by Scott Butler et al (Queenship, 1996)
The Papacy by Catholic Answers (1999, workbook)
The Vatican Council 1869-1870
by Dom Cuthbert Butler (The Newman Press, 1962, orig 1930)
The Russian Church and the Papacy by Vladimir Soloviev, edited
by Fr. Ray Ryland (Catholic Answers, 2001)
Ending the Byzantine Greek Schism
by James Likoudis (1992)
Pius XII: Greatness Dishonored by Michael O'Carroll (Laetare
Press, 1980)
Studies on the Early Papacy
by Dom John Chapman (Kennikat Press, 1971, orig 1928)
The Primitive Church and the See of Peter by Luke Rivington
(1894 full photocopy)
Documents Illustrating Papal Authority AD 96-454
by Edward Giles (Hyperion, 1979)
Spiritual
Journeys (27 Converts) edited by Robert Baram (Pauline Books, 1988)
Apologia Pro Vita Sua by John Henry Cardinal Newman (W.W.
Norton, 1968)
Newman Today edited by Stanley Jaki (Ignatius, 1989)
Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism
by Scott and Kimberly Hahn (1993)
Welcome Home! (11 Reverts) edited by St. Joseph Comm and Victor
Claveau (Ignatius, 2000)
My Life on the Rock by Jeff Cavins (e3Press, 2000)
On Being Catholic
by Thomas Howard (Ignatius, 1997)
The Everlasting Man
by G. K. Chesterton (Ignatius, 1993, orig 1925)
Saint Thomas Aquinas and Saint Francis of Assisi
by G. K. Chesterton (Ignatius, 2002, orig 1923, 1933)
C.S. Lewis and the Catholic Church
by Joseph Pearce (Ignatius, 2003)
The Truth About Mary edited by Robert Payesko (Queenship, 1996, 3 volumes)
Mary of Nazareth by Kenneth Howell (Queenship, 1998)
An Introduction to Mary: The Heart of Marian Doctrine and Devotion
by Mark Miravalle (Queenship, 1996)
Mary: Coredemptrix, Mediatrix, Advocate
by Mark Miravalle (Queenship, 1993)
The Dogma and the Triumph by Mark Miravalle (Queenship, 1998)
Maiden and Mother edited by M.M. Miles (Ignatius, 2001)
The World's First Love by Fulton J. Sheen (Ignatius, 1996, orig
1952)
The Secret of the Rosary by St. Louis De
Montfort (TAN, 1976)
The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux: The Story of a Soul
(Image Books, 1957)
It is I Who Have Chosen You: An Autobiography
by Judie Brown (American Life League, 1997)
The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis (Image Books, 1989)
Crossing the Threshold of Hope
by Pope John Paul II (1995)
John Paul II Speaks to Youth At World Youth Day (Ignatius, 1993)
The Facts About Luther
by Patrick F. O'Hare (TAN, 1987)
Flawed Expectations: The Reception of the Catechism of the Catholic
Church by Michael Wrenn and Kenneth Whitehead (Ignatius,
1996)
Battle for the American Church (Revisted)
by George A. Kelly (Ignatius, 1995)
Salt of the Earth by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger with Peter Seewald
(Ignatius, 1997)
A Father Who Keeps His Promises by
Scott Hahn (Servant, 1998)
Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: The Gospel of Matthew by Scott
Hahn and Curtis Mitch (2000)
Antioch
and Rome: New Testament Cradles of Catholic Christianity by Raymond
E. Brown and John P. Meier (Paulist Press, 1983)
Catholics and the New Age
by Mitch Pacwa (Servant, 1992)
A Book of Angels: Stories from the Bible by Marigold Hunt
(Ignatius, 1995)
The Bible and the Quran
by Jacques Jomier (Ignatius, 2002, orig 1959)
A Christian Looks at Mormonism by William J. Mitchell (1977)
Inside Mormonism: What Mormons Really Believe
by Isaiah Bennett (Catholic Answers, 1999)
Shockwave 2000: The Harold Camping 1994 Debacle by Robert
Sungenis et al (New Leaf Press, 1994)
Philosophy, Science, and Skeptics
Philosophy 101 by Socrates
by Peter Kreeft (Ignatius, 2002)
Arise from Darkness: What To Do When Life Doesn't Make Sense by
Benedict Groeschel (Ignatius, 1995)
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis (HarperSanFrancisco /
Zondervan editions)
Miracles by C.S. Lewis
The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis
Why I am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion
by Bertrand Russell (Touchstone, 1957)
The Atheist's Debater's Handbook by B.C. Johnson (Prometheus,
1983)
Atheism: The Case Against God
by George H. Smith (Prometheus, 1989)
The Jesus Puzzle: Did Christianity Begin with a Mythical Christ?
by Earl Doherty (Age of Reason, 1999, 2005)
The Empty Tomb: Jesus Beyond the Grave edited by Robert Price and Jeffery Jay Lowder (Prometheus, 2005)
Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist
by Dan Barker (FFRF Inc, 1992, 2006)
Why I Rejected Christianity: A Former Apologist Explains
by John W. Loftus (Trafford Publishing, 2006)
Leaving the Fold: Testimonies of Former Fundamentalists edited by
Edward T. Babinski (Prometheus, 2003)
The Blind Watchmaker
by Richard Dawkins (W.W. Norton, 1996)
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
by Carl Sagan (Ballantine Books, 1996)
Sense and Goodness Without God: A Defense of Metaphysical Naturalism
by Richard Carrier (AuthorHouse, 2005)
Naturalism Defeated? Essays on Plantinga's Evolutionary Argument Against
Naturalism edited by James Beilby with Alvin Plantinga and many
contributors (Cornell Univ Press, 2002)
Scientists Confront Creationism edited by Laurie R. Godfrey (W.W. Norton, 1983)
What Evolution Is by Ernst Mayr (Basic/Perseus Books, 2001)
The Age of the Earth by G. Brent Dalrymple (Stanford University Press, 1991)
The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey by Spencer Wells (Random House Paperback, 2003)
Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory by
Edward J. Larson (Modern Library Paperback, 2006)
Does God Exist? The Debate Between Theists and Atheists
by J.P. Moreland and Kai Nielsen with Peter Kreeft (Prometheus, 1993)
Does God Exist? The Craig-Flew Debate
by William Lane Craig and Antony Flew edited by Stan W. Wallace (Ashgate Publishing, 2003)
God? A Debate Between a Christian and an Atheist
by William Lane Craig and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong (Oxford Univ Press,
2004)
Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics
by William Lane Craig (Crossway Books, 1994, updated 2008)
Science and Religion: Are They Compatible?
edited by Paul Kurtz with many contributors (Prometheus, 2003)
Rocks of Ages: Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life
by Stephen Jay Gould (Ballantine Books, 1999)
God and the New Physics
by Paul Davies (Touchstone, 1983)
The Mind of God: The Scientific Basis for a Rational World
by Paul Davies (Touchstone, 1993)
God and Evolution: A Faith-Based Understanding
by David L. Wilcox (Judson Press, 2004)
Responses to 101 Questions on God and Evolution
by John Haught (Paulist Press, 2001)
Science and Religion: A Historical Introduction edited by Gary B.
Ferngren with many contributors (John Hopkins Univ, 2002)
A Mind's Matter: An Intellectual Autobiography by Fr. Stanley Jaki
(Eerdmans, 2002)
The Limits of a Limitless Science and Other Essays by Fr. Stanley
Jaki (ISI Books, 2000)
Bible and Science by Fr. Stanley
Jaki (Christendom Press, 1996)
The Creator and the Cosmos by Hugh Ross (NavPress, 1993, 2001 3rd edition)
The Genesis Question by Hugh Ross (NavPress, 2001 2nd edition)
Adam, Apes, and Anthropology by Glenn R. Morton (DMD Publications,
1997)
Foundation, Fall, and Flood by Glenn R. Morton (DMD Publications,
1999 3rd edition)
In Six Days: Why Fifty Scientists
Choose to Believe in Creation edited by John F. Ashton (Master Books,
2000)
Bones of Contention: A Creationist Assessment of Human Fossils by
Marvin L. Lubenow (Baker Books, 1992, 2004 2nd edition)
"In
the Beginning...." A Catholic Understanding of the Story of Creation
and the Fall by Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI (Eerdmans, 1986,
English translation by Boniface Ramsey, 1990)
Origin of the Human Species by Dennis Bonnette (Sapientia Press,
2003, 2nd edition)
Did Darwin Get It Right? by George Sim Johnston (Our Sunday Visitor,
1998)
Intelligent Design: The Bridge Between Science and Theology by William A. Dembski
(Intervarsity, 1999)
Science and Evidence for Design in the Universe by Dembski,
Meyer, Behe (Ignatius, 2000)
Darwinism Defeated? The Johnson-Lamoureux Debate on Biological Origins by
Phillip E. Johnson and Denis Lamoureux (Regent College, 1999)
Perspectives
on an Evolving Creation edited by Keith B. Miller (Eerdmans, 2003)
Coming to Peace with Science: Bridging the Worlds Between Faith and
Biology by Darrel R. Falk (Intervarsity, 2004)
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief by
Francis S. Collins (Free Press, 2006)
Uncommon Dissent: Intellectuals Who Find Darwinism Unconvincing edited by William A. Dembski with many
contributors (ISI Books, 2004)
Debating Design: From Darwin to DNA edited by William Dembski and
Michael Ruse (Cambridge Univ Press, 2004)
Intelligent Thought: Science versus the Intelligent Design Movement edited by
John Brockman with many contributors (Vintage Books, 2006)
The European Philosophers From Descartes to Nietzsche edited by
Monroe C. Beardsley (1960)
Classic Philosophical Questions edited by James A. Gould (1989)
To search for books go to
Historical Jesus and Bible Reliability
A General Introduction to the Bible by Norman Geisler and
William Nix (Moody, 1986 revised)
The Canon of Scripture
by F.F. Bruce (Intervarsity Press, 1988)
The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable?
by F.F. Bruce (Intervarsity/Eerdmans, 1981 sixth edition)
The Quest for the Original Text of the New Testament
by Philip Wesley Comfort (Baker, 1992)
An Introduction to the New Testament
by Raymond E. Brown (Doubleday, 1997)
The Historical Reliability of the Gospels by Craig Blomberg
(Intervarsity Press, 1987, updated 2007)
What are the Gospels? A Comparison with Graeco-Roman Biography by
Richard Burridge (Cambridge / Eerdmans, 1992, 2004)
Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony by
Richard Bauckham (Eerdmans, 2006)
A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus (volume 1) by
John P. Meier (Anchor Bible / Doubleday, 1991)
The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant
by John Dominic Crossan (HarperSanFrancisco, 1991)
An Introduction to New Testament Christology
by Raymond E. Brown (Paulist Press, 1994)
Jesus Under Fire:
Modern Scholarship Reinvents the Historical Jesus edited by Michael
Wilkins and J. P. Moreland (Zondervan, 1995)
The Real Jesus: The Misguided Quest for the Historical Jesus and the
Truth of the Traditional Gospels
by Luke Timothy Johnson (HarperSanFrancisco, 1996)
The Historical Jesus: Ancient Evidence for the Life of Christ
by Gary Habermas (College Press, 1996)
Jesus and the Victory of God by N. T. Wright (Fortress, 1996)
Studying the
Historical Jesus: A Guide to Sources and Methods by Darrell Bock
(Baker, 2002)
Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? A Debate between William Lane
Craig and John Dominic Crossan with William F. Buckley, Jr. edited
by Paul Copan (Baker, 1998)
The Resurrection of the Son of God
by N. T. Wright (Fortress, 2003)
The Resurrection of Jesus: John Dominic Crossan and N.T. Wright in
Dialogue (Fortress, 2006)
Jesus Outside the New Testament
by Robert E. Van Voorst (Eerdmans, 2000)
The Gospel and the Greeks: Did the New Testament Borrow from Pagan
Thought? by Ronald Nash (P & R, 1992, 2003)
Evidence for Christianity: Historical Evidences for the Christian Faith
by Josh McDowell (Nelson Reference, 2006)
What Have They Done with Jesus? Beyond Strange Theories and Bad History
by Ben Witherington III (HarperSanFrancisco, 2006)
Fabricating Jesus: How Modern Scholars Distort the Gospels
by Craig A. Evans (IVP Books, 2006)
Orthodox Apologetics and Theology
The Quest for Unity: Orthodox and Catholics in Dialogue by John Borelli
and John Erickson (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1996)
The Eucharist
by Alexander Schmemann (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1988)
For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy by Alexander
Schmemann (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1995, orig 1963)
Sola Scriptura: An Orthodox Analysis of the Cornerstone of
Reformation Theology
by John Whiteford (Conciliar Press, 1996)
Dancing Alone: The Quest for Orthodox Faith in the Age of False
Religion by Frank Schaeffer (Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 1994)
Protestant Apologetics, Theology, History
Come,
Let Us Reason: An Introduction to Logical Thinking by Norman
Geisler and Ronald Brooks (Baker, 1990)
Christian Apologetics
by Norman Geisler (Baker, 1976)
Thomas Aquinas: An Evangelical Appraisal
by Norman Geisler (Baker, 1991)
Answering Islam by Norman Geisler (Baker, 2002 revised)
Mary, Mother of All
Christians
by Max Thurian (1963, also complete photocopy form)
Mary, The Second Eve
by John Henry Newman (various Anglican/Catholic writings)
Mary: A Catholic-Evangelical Debate
by Dwight Longenecker and David Gustafson (Brazos Press, 2003)
Early Christian Doctrines
by J.N.D. Kelly (1978 revised)
The Oxford Dictionary of Popes by J.N.D. Kelly (1986)
The
Christian Tradition: The Emergence of the Catholic Tradition by
Jaroslav Pelikan (1971)
God in Three
Persons
by E. Calvin Beisner (Tyndale House Publishers, 1984)
The Forgotten Trinity by James R. White (Bethany House, 1998)
The Trinity: Evidence and Issues
by Robert Morey (World Publishing, 1996)
Death and the Afterlife by Robert Morey (Bethany House, 1984)
Sola Scriptura and Salvation Sola Fide
Sola Scriptura! The Protestant Position on the Bible edited by Don Kistler (Soli Deo Gloria, 1995)
The Shape of Sola Scriptura by Keith Mathison (Canon Press,
2001)
Holy Scripture: The Ground and Pillar of Our Faith
by David King and William Webster (2001, 3 volumes)
Scripture Alone by James R. White (Bethany House, 2004)
The Moody Handbook of Theology
by Paul Enns (Moody, 1989)
Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words
by W.E. Vine et al (Thomas Nelson, 1985)
Evangelical Affirmations edited by Kenneth Kantzer and Carl F.H.
Henry (Academie Books, 1990)
Life in the Son: A Study of the Doctrine of Perseverance by
Robert Shank (Bethany House, 1989)
Chosen But Free: A Balanced View of Divine Election
by Norman Geisler (2001, 2nd edition)
Right With God: Justification in the Bible and the World edited by
D.A. Carson (Baker, 1992)
Faith Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification
by R.C. Sproul (Baker, 1995)
The God Who Justifies by James R. White (Bethany House, 2001)
Why I am Not a Calvinist by Jerry L. Walls and Joseph R. Dongell
(InterVarsity Press, 2004)
Dispensationalism and End Times
An Examination of Dispensationalism by William E. Cox (Presbyterian and Reformed, 1963)
A Primer on Dispensationalism
by John Gerstner (1982)
Whatever Happened to Heaven? by Dave Hunt (Harvest House, 1988)
Global Peace and the Rise of Antichrist by Dave Hunt (Harvest House,
1990)
The Reduction of Christianity: A Biblical Response to Dave Hunt
by Gary DeMar and Peter Leithart (American Vision, 1988)
The Debate Over Christian Reconstruction by Gary DeMar et al (Dominion
Press, 1988)
Hal Lindsey and the Restoration of the Jews
by Steve Schlissel and David Brown (Still Waters Revival, 1990)
End Times Fiction: A Biblical Consideration of the Left Behind
Theology by Gary DeMar (Thomas Nelson, 2001)
Will Catholics Be Left Behind? A Catholic Critique of the Rapture and Today's Prophecy Preachers by Carl E. Olson (Ignatius, 2003)
The Da Vinci Hoax: Exposing the Errors in The Da Vinci Code by Carl E. Olson and Sandra Miesel (Ignatius, 2004)
Understanding the Cults
by Josh McDowell and Don Stewart (Campus Crusade, 1982)
Answers to the Cultist at Your Door by Robert and Gretchen
Passantino (Harvest House, 1981)
The Kingdom of the Cults
by Walter Martin (Bethany House, 1985 revised)
Larson's Book of Cults by Bob Larson (Tyndale House, 1982)
The Cult Explosion by Dave Hunt (Harvest House, 1980)
I Was Raised a Jehovah's Witness
by Joe Hewitt (Kregel, 1997 revised)
Jehovah's Witnesses Answered Verse By Verse by David Reed (Baker,
1986)
Why You Should Believe in the Trinity
by Robert Bowman (Baker, 1990)
Is the Mormon My Brother? by James R. White (Bethany House,
1997)
The Reincarnation Sensation
by Norman Geisler (Tyndale House, 1986)
Larson's Book of
Spiritual Warfare by Bob Larson (Thomas Nelson, 1999)
When the Devil Dares Your Kids
by Bob and Gretchen Passantino (Servant, 1991)
Which
Bible? by David Otis Fuller (1975)
The King James Only Controversy
by James R. White (Bethany House, 1995)
New Age Bible Versions by Gail Riplinger (1993)
New Age Bible Versions Refuted
by James R. White (1994, booklet)
Anti-Catholic or Evangelical Critiques of Catholicism
Roman Catholicism: A
Contemporary Evangelical Perspective by Paul Schrotenboer (Baker,
1987)
The Fatal Flaw by James R. White (Crowne Publications, 1990)
Answers to Catholic Claims
by James R. White (Crowne Publications, 1990)
The Facts on Roman Catholicism
by John Ankerberg and John Weldon (Harvest House, 1993)
Protestants and Catholics: Do They Now Agree? by John Ankerberg
and John Weldon (Harvest House, 1995)
A View of Rome
by John Armstrong (Moody, 1995)
Roman Catholicism: Evangelical Protestants Analyze What Divides and
Unites Us edited by John Armstrong (Moody, 1994)
The
Cult of the Virgin: Catholic Mariology and the Apparitions of Mary
by Elliot Miller and Kenneth Samples (Baker, 1992)
Mary, Another Redeemer? by James R. White (Bethany House, 1998)
Who is My Mother?
by Eric Svendsen (Calvary Press, 2001)
Salvation, the
Bible, and Roman Catholicism by William Webster (Banner of Truth,
1995)
The Matthew 16 Controversy: Peter and the Rock
by William Webster (1996)
Far From Rome, Near to God
edited
by Richard Bennett (1994)
Romanism: The Relentless Roman Catholic Assault on the Gospel of
Jesus Christ
by Robert Zins (White Horse Publications, 1994)
A Woman Rides the Beast: The Roman Catholic Church and the Last Days by
Dave Hunt (Harvest House, 1994)
Reasoning from the Scriptures with Catholics by Ron Rhodes
(Harvest House, 2000)
The Two Babylons or the Papal Worship by Alexander Hislop (Loizeaux
Brothers, 1959, orig 1916)
Roman Catholicism
by Loraine Boettner (Presbyterian and Reformed, 1962, two editions)
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