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Apologetics & Cultural Engagement

Christian thinking applied to culture, public life, and intellectual challenges. Covers worldview analysis and refutation of false ideologies, apologetic method and defense of the faith, theology of work and economics, sexuality and gender ethics, politics and justice, engagement with other religions and ideologies. Contains works by Schaeffer, Keller, Lewis, Plantinga, and others.

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20 works

John M. Frame\u00b72015

John M. Frame's 'A History of Western Philosophy and Theology' offers a comprehensive, critical survey of Western thought from ancient Greece to the present, ex

History of Western PhilosophyHistory of Western TheologyPresuppositional ApologeticsTriperspectivalismCreator-Creature Distinction+10 more
Greg L. Bahnsen\u00b71996

Greg L. Bahnsen's "Always Ready: Directions for Defending the Faith" is a foundational work in presuppositional apologetics, meticulously outlining a distinctiv

ApologeticsPresuppositional ApologeticsEpistemologyReformed EpistemologyAuthority of Scripture+10 more
Greg L. Bahnsen\u00b71996

Greg L. Bahnsen's 'Always Ready' is a foundational text in presuppositional apologetics, posthumously compiled and edited by Robert R. Booth. Drawing heavily on

Presuppositional ApologeticsEpistemologyNoetic Effects of SinNatural RevelationSpecial Revelation+10 more
John M. Frame\u00b72015

John M. Frame's 'Apologetics: A Justification of Christian Belief' (2015, second edition) presents a comprehensive introduction to Christian apologetics from a

ApologeticsPresuppositional ApologeticsVan Tillian ApologeticsEpistemologyMetaphysics+10 more

John M. Frame’s Apologetics: A Justification of Christian Belief, in its updated and expanded twentieth-anniversary edition edited by Joseph E. Torres, presents

Presuppositional ApologeticsEpistemologyMetaphysicsDivine SovereigntyTrinity+10 more

This two-volume work, edited by William Edgar and K. Scott Oliphint, compiles primary source texts in Christian apologetics from the early church to the present

ApologeticsHistory of ApologeticsPatristic ApologeticsMedieval ApologeticsMonotheism+10 more

This volume, the second in a two-part series, presents a comprehensive collection of primary source texts on Christian apologetics from the Reformation era to t

ApologeticsJustification by Faith AloneSola ScripturaInternal Testimony of the Holy SpiritGeneral Revelation+10 more
John M. Frame\u00b72018

John M. Frame's 'Christianity Considered' serves as an accessible guide for skeptics and seekers, offering a robust defense of Christian truth claims. The book

ApologeticsPresuppositional ApologeticsEpistemologyCreator-Creature DistinctionProblem of Evil+10 more
Nancy Pearcey\u00b72015

Nancy Pearcey's 'Finding Truth: 5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism' offers a robust framework for Christian apologetics, equipping readers to critically analyze

ApologeticsWorldview AnalysisAtheismMaterialismReductionism+10 more
Mitch Stokes\u00b72016

Mitch Stokes's 'How to Be an Atheist' critically examines the intellectual foundations of contemporary atheism, arguing that many self-proclaimed skeptics are n

ApologeticsAtheismSkepticismNaturalismPhilosophy of Science+27 more
Frank Turek\u00b72008

This work, presented as a lecture outline, serves as a foundational apologetic resource designed to equip Christians, particularly young people, to defend their

ApologeticsAtheismCosmological ArgumentTeleological ArgumentMoral Argument+31 more
J. Mack Stiles\u00b72010

J. Mack Stiles's 'Marks of the Messenger' challenges contemporary approaches to evangelism, arguing that effective and 'healthy' witness stems not primarily fro

EvangelismSoteriologyEcclesiologyHamartiologyChristology+10 more
Greg L. Bahnsen\u00b72011

Greg L. Bahnsen's 'Presuppositional Apologetics Stated and Defended' is a systematic and rigorous exposition and defense of Cornelius Van Til's presuppositional

ApologeticsPresuppositional ApologeticsVan Tillian ApologeticsEpistemologyNoetic Effects of Sin+10 more
Greg L. Bahnsen\u00b72007

The book "Pushing the Antithesis: The Apologetic Methodology of Greg L. Bahnsen," edited by Gary DeMar, presents the core principles of Greg L. Bahnsen's presup

Presuppositional ApologeticsVan Tillian ApologeticsEpistemologyMetaphysicsEthics+10 more

Michael J. Kruger's 'Surviving Religion 101' is an apologetic work designed to equip Christian college students with intellectual tools to navigate the challeng

ApologeticsWorldview FormationChristian EthicsBibliologyInerrancy of Scripture+12 more
Herman Bavinck\u00b71909

Herman Bavinck's 'The Philosophy of Revelation' comprises his L. P. Stone Lectures delivered at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1908-1909. In this foundationa

RevelationProlegomenaGeneral RevelationSpecial RevelationSupranaturalism+18 more

Nancy Pearcey's 'Total Truth' offers a trenchant critique of the pervasive 'secular/sacred split' or 'fact/value dichotomy' in modern Western thought, which con

WorldviewApologeticsCultural MandateSecular/Sacred DichotomyPlatonic Dualism+10 more
Greg L. Bahnsen\u00b71996

Greg L. Bahnsen's "Van Til’s Apologetic: Readings and Analysis" serves as a comprehensive introduction and defense of Cornelius Van Til's distinctive presupposi

Presuppositional ApologeticsCornelius Van TilEpistemologyTranscendental ArgumentCreator-Creature Distinction+10 more
Greg Gilbert\u00b72015

Greg Gilbert's 'Why Trust the Bible?' serves as an accessible apologetic work designed to equip Christians to defend the trustworthiness of Scripture and to cha

Biblical AuthorityBiblical ReliabilityApologeticsResurrection of Jesus ChristNew Testament Canon+10 more
Ray Comfort\u00b72009

Ray Comfort's "You Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence, but You Can’t Make Him Think" is a work of popular apologetics and evangelism, directly engaging with common

ApologeticsEvangelismAtheismCreationismIntelligent Design+10 more