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Books
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Always Ready
By Greg Bahnsen / American Vision, Inc.
This volume is a compilation of materials produced by Dr. Bahnsen over several years and is intended to introduce students to important foundational concepts essential to biblical apologetics. The first section, previously published as a syllabus, provides a step-by-step explanation of key issues in Christian apologetics and establishes the biblical support for the presuppositional method. The second section of this volume offers further practical advice on how to approach an apologetic situation and provides specific answers to particular apologetic questions such as "the problem of evil." The book concludes with and appendix giving a detailed exposition of the Apostle Paul's defense of the faith as he delivered it at the Areopagus in Athens, as recorded in Acts 17. |
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Defense of the Faith
By Cornelius Van Til / P & R Publishing
Attacks on Christianity have become more numerous and more pronounced in today's world. Cornelius Van Til's book The Defense of the Faith is a classic treatment on apologetics and endures for our time as crucial reading for the thinking Christian. Designed to stop secularists in their tracks, it is the kind of seminal work that serious defenders of the faith cannot afford to ignore. After laying a foundation in the Christian views of God, man, salvation, the world, and knowledge, Van Til explores the roles of authority, reason, and theistic proof, while contrasting Roman Catholic, Arminian, and Reformed methods of defending the faith. "Nothing short of the Christ of the Scriptures, as represented in historic Christian theology, can challenge men to forsake their sin and establish them in truth and life," writes Van Til. |
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Persuasions: A Dream of Reason Meeting Unbelief
By Douglas Wilson / Canon Press
They all walk toward the Abyss for different reasons, each of them carrying varying persuasions. Along the way, they meet the Evangelist, and as a result they face the Great Persuasion. Some of their conversations are recorded in this book. |
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Christian Apologetics: 2d Ed.
By Cornelius Van Til / P & R Publishing
All students of apologetics should read at least one book by arguably the most important apologist of the twentieth century: Cornelius Van Til. The single best point of entry into Van Til's writings is Christian Apologetics. Here Van Til presents the underpinnings of his uniquely biblical approach. He shows how Christian apologetics is rooted in a unified system of scriptual truth, a worldview that encompasses all spheres of knowledge. Noting the ultimate conflict between Christian and non-Christian systems, Van Til sets forth a method of argument that centers on an all-important, biblically defined point of contact with the unbeliever. In this the first typeset edition, William Edgar sheds light on Van Til's approach by adding a new introduction and explanatory notes. |
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Every Thought Captive
By Richard Pratt / P & R Publishing
In down-to-earth language Richard L. Pratt, Jr., has given us this helpful study manual on apologetics, the task of defending the faith. Far from a theoretical exposition, this training manual teaches how to answer nonbelievers and to "take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ." Pratt shows how the biblical doctrines about humanity and our relationship to our Creator determine how we should do apologetics. Within this theological framework he examines the premises, attitudes, and specific steps involved in a genuinely biblical defense of Christianity. Illustrations and review questions help to make this a valuable tool for individual or group study. |
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Refuting Compromise
By Jonathan Sarfati, Ph.D. / New Leaf Press (master Books)
Did death, disease, and man-like creatures exist before Adam and Eve? Were the days of creation measured in millions of years? Was Noah's flood a local event? Offering an informed, reasoned refutation of progressive creationism advocated by Christian astronomer Hugh Ross, research scientist Sarfati examines Genesis 1--11, demonstrating that the truth of Scripture is more reliable than the theories and opinions of men. 220 pages, softcover from Master Books. |
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Van Til's Apologetic: Readings & Analysis
By Greg Bahnsen / P & R Publishing
More than a simple Cook's tour of an influential apologist, Greg Bahnsen presents Van Til's theology as he actually wrote it, but with the added commentary necessary to bridge the gap between the perceived audience of the writer and the layman. Bahnsen doesn't oversimplify, but gives true commentary and context to spotlight the material in a way that even long-time Van Til readers will find refreshing. Van Til didn't shy away from the difficult aspects of presuppositional apologetics (which uses Christianity as a starting point rather than nature or hard science), but embraced them, incorporating them into his presentation of the Christian worldview. Bahnsen molds much of the souce texts into a comprehensive treatise on Apologetics, and covers such varied ground as: The place of Apologetics in TheologyThe nature, necessity and aim of ApologeticsApologetics in relation to Epistemology (the study of the limits and validity of knowledge)Comparative apologeticsThe complexities and failures of unbeliefAlthough Cornelius Van Til (1895-1987) authored over 250 separate pieces of material, he never released an in-depth systematic overview. This volume distills his thought on presuppositionalism, giving space to fully illustrate this biblically-based type of apologetical argument.
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Defending Your Faith - Hardcover
By R.C. Sproul / Crossway Books & Bibles
In the universities, media, and workplace, Christian beliefs are undermined daily---can you fight for what's right? Outlining the history and fundamentals of apologetics, Sproul explains how reason and scientific inquiry offer strong allies for defending your faith. Great for group study, it equips you for more than just winning arguments, but for changing minds! 448 pages, softcover from Crossway Books.
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Tearing Down Strongholds and Defending the Faith
By R.C. Sproul, Jr. / P & R Publishing
Bulldozing "worldly nonsense" with biblical wisdom, Sproul's seasoned insight equips you with the necessary tools for opposing the non-Christian philosophies of our age. Tearing Down Strongholds reminds us that, as Paul put it, Christians are at war. Writing for both believers and non-believers, R.C. Sproul, Jr., does three things. He shows how each major non-Christian worldview is self-contradictory and thus self-refuting. He answers the criticisms leveled against Christianity, and he makes a positive case for the existence of God. He seeks not merely to expose falsehoods but to highlight the firm foundation on which our faith is built.
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Cassette Tapes
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How to Think Like a Christian - Audiobook on Cassette
By The Vision Forum, Inc
Most Christians think like humanists- not on purpose, mind you, but because they have never been trained to "take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ" by trusting in Scripture as the basis of their worldview. The results are devastating. Double-minded Christians dominate our churches. They have one foot in the world and one foot in the Church. They look to the Bible when it is convenient, but assume it is silent on most issues, rather than regarding it as "sufficient for all of faith and practice." 1 cassette. 60 minutes.
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