My Favorite Beginner Apologetics Books
My Favorite Starter Apologetics Books for Adults
A few months ago, I created a post with my favorite books for babies and toddlers! I’m not 100% sure why I did that one first, because I most commonly get asked about books for adults. I thought I would put another post together with some of my favorite books for those who want to learn how to defend their faith.
My favorite place to shop for theology books is Baker Book House in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It’s a great place to go to support small, Christian owned business, and you could spend hours there browsing through just their used section alone! I’m including Amazon links in this post, just so that you can see the covers & have all the information about the book, but if you have the opportunity to visit Baker Book House I would highly recommend visiting!
The authors tackle 65 of the most-asked questions about the Bible, God, Jesus Christ, miracles, other religions, and Creation in a question-and-answer format.
2. Making Sense of Bible Difficulties
Written in a problem/solution format, the book covers dozens of questions old and new that critics and doubters raise about the Bible. Making Sense of Bible Difficulties offers the resources of five books in one: a critical commentary on the whole Bible, an apologetics text, a Bible difficulties reference, a theology manual treating important doctrines, a handbook on verses misused by cults.
Channeling state-of-the-art research, personal stories, and careful biblical study, Confronting Christianity explores 12 questions that keep many of us from considering faith in Christ. Look more closely, McLaughlin argues, and the reality of suffering, the complexity of sexuality, the desire for diversity, the success of science, and other seeming roadblocks to faith become signposts.
A devout atheist, J. Warner Wallace couldn’t imagine believing in the Christian faith—until he applied the same step-by-step investigative process he utilized in his work as a homicide detective to the case for Christianity. In light of the ten common rules of evidence that he’d used to solve crimes throughout his career, Wallace realized he could no longer deny the truth of Jesus Christ. And his life was never the same.
A recent string of popular-level books written by the New Atheists have leveled the accusation that the God of the Old Testament is nothing but a bully, a murderer, and a cosmic child abuser. This viewpoint is even making inroads into the church. How are Christians to respond to such accusations? And how are we to reconcile the seemingly disconnected natures of God portrayed in the two testaments.
These books have been so instrumental in my Apologetics journey! I often keep extra copies at home to lend out or give to people who’d like to read them. If you pick up any of these books, make sure to let me know how you like them!
