Apologetic Bibliography By Ross Johnson 2-17-02

Introduction:

This resource list has been developed to give the reader an up to date listing of the best apologetic books available. The topics covered are general cults, specific cult groups, general world religions, specific world religions, philosophical apologetical topics, and ethics.

This bibliography is merely an entry into the literary world of apologetics. In most cases this bibliography is limited to books published after 1980. Since the argumentation of the skeptics and cultists are constantly changing, it is imperative to give the best critiques and responses that are relevant to the ongoing debates. Also the most current material gives the most accurate information about the growth and trends of religious groups.

It should be noted that all these authors are Christians but not all of the books are without theological error nor are they necessarily confessionally Lutheran in every aspect. Both leading evangelical scholars and Lutherans wrote the suggested material. However, the main intention of this material is not to necessarily explain particular theological viewpoints but to rather critique the cults, occults, skeptics, aberrant theology, and world religions.

All of the topics are arranged by their level of difficulty. The introductory level is for any Christian who wants to learn more about a particular group. The intermediate level is at the university level, and the advanced is for scholars or graduate students who want in-depth knowledge on a particular area. As well, the most important books on the particular topics are in bold type. Additionally, the total number of pages of each book is typed at the end of each bibliographical entry.

- 1 - Table of Contents

Multiple Christian Cults Page 3 Multiple World Religions Page 4 Multiple Apologetical Topics Page 4 New Age Movement Page 6 Mormonism Page 7 Jehovah’s Witnesses Page 9 Oneness Pentecostals Page 9 Masons Page 9 Faith Movement Page 10 3rd Wave/Holy Laugher Movement Page 10 End Times Madness Page 11 Occultism Page 11 Roman Catholicism Page 12 Islam Page 14 Hinduism Page 14 Philosophy Page 15 Atheism Page 15 Postmodernism Page 15 Religious Pluralism Page 16 Creation and Intelligent Design Page 16 Bioethics Page 17 Homosexuality Page 18 Abortion Page 19 Trinity Page 19 Christology Page 20 Bible Page 20 Critiquing Dispensationalism Page 21 Resurrection of Christ Page 22 Foreknowledge Debate Page 23 Miracles Page 23

- 2 - Multiple Christian Cults

Introductory Level Abanes, Richard. Cults, New Religious Movements, and your Family: A guide to Ten Non-Christian Groups Out to Convert Your Family. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 1998. (317 pages) Abanes, Richard. Defending the Faith. A Beginner’s Guide to Cults and New Religions. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1997. (269 pages) Carlson, Ron and Ed Decker. Fast Facts on False Teaching. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher,1994. (255 pages) Gomes, Alan. Truth and Error: Comparative Charts of Cults and Christianity. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1998. (96 pages) Gomes, Alan. Unmasking the Cults. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1998. (93 pages) Gruss, Edmond. Cults and the Occult. 4th ed. Phillisburg, NJ: P & R Publishing, 2002. (260 pages) Lee, Richard and Ed Hindson. Angels of Deceit: The Masterminds Behind Religious Deceptions. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 1993. (261 pages) Passantino, Robert and Gretchen Passantino. Answers to the Cultist at Your Door. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 1981. (206 pages) Rhodes, Ron. Culting of America: The Shocking Implications for Every Concerned Christian. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 1994. (259 pages) Sire, James. Scripture Twisting: 20 Ways the Cults Misread the Bible. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1980. (177 pages)

Intermediate Level Beckwith, Francis, and Stephen Parrish. See the Gods Fall. Joplin, MO: College Press Publishing Company, 1997. (311 pages) Braswell, George. Understanding Sectarian Groups in America. Nashville: Broadman and Holman Publisher, 1994. (375 pages) House, H. Wayne. Charts of Cults, Sects, and Religious Movements. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 2000. (351 pages) House, H. Wayne. Doctrine Twisting: How the Cults Distort Major Christian Beliefs. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 2002. (208 pages) Kyle, Richard. The Religious Fringe: A History of Alternative Religions in America. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 1993. (467 pages) Mather, George, and Larry Nichols. Dictionary of Cults, Sects, Religions, and the Occult. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1993. (384 pages) Rhodes, Ron. The Challenge of the Cults and New Religions. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 2001. (382 pages)

- 3 - Advanced Level Ankerberg, John, and John Weldon. Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 1999. (731 pages) Martin, Walter. The Kingdom of the Cults. Edited by Hank Hanegraaff. 2nd ed. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publisher, 1997. (703 pages)

Multiple World Religions

Introductory Level Halverson, Dean, ed. Compact Guide to World Religions. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publisher, 1996. (272 pages)

Manske, Charles, and Daniel Harmelink. World Religions Today: Comparative Outlines of Contemporary Faiths Around the World. Irvine, CA: Institute for World Religions, 1996. (95 pages) One God, Many Gods: Bible Studies for Postmodern Times. Saint Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1998. (83 pages) Ridenour, Fritz. So What is the Difference? 3rd ed. Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 2001. (256 pages)

Intermediate Level Cordunan, Winfried. Neighboring Faiths: A Christian Introduction to World Religions. Dowers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1998. (363 pages) Eerdman's Handbook to the World Religion. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1994. (464 pages) Hiebert, Paul G., Daniel R. Shaw, and Tite Tienou. Understanding Folk Religions: A Christian Response to Popular Beliefs and Practices. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1999. (412 pages)

Multiple Apologetic Topics

Introductory Level Ankerberg, John, and John Weldon. Ready With And Answer: For the Tough Questions About God. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 1997. (404 pages) Hein, Steven. Lutheran Theology and Apologetic Possibility. 1994. (90 pages) Montgomery, John Warwick. History and Christianity. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1965. (110 pages)

- 4 - Sproul, R.C. Reason to Believe: A Response to Common Objections to Christianity. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1982. (160 pages) Story, Dan. Defend Your Faith: Reliable Answers for a New Generation of Seekers and Skeptics. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 1997. (234 pages) Virkler, Henry. A Christian’s Guide to Critical Thinking. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1993. (336 pages)

Intermediate Level Becker, Siegbert. The Foolishness of God: The Place of Reason in the Theology of Martin Luther. 2nd ed. Milwaukee: Northwestern Publishing Company, 1999. (268 pages) Craig, William Lane. Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics. 2nd ed. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 1994. (350 pages) Copan, Paul. That's Just Your Interpretation: Responding to Skeptics Who Challenge Your Faith. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 2001. (240 pages) Cowan, Stephen, ed. Five Views on Apologetics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 2000. (398 pages) Geisler, Norman. Why I am A Christian: Leading Thinkers Explain Why They Believe. Edited by Paul Hoffman. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 2001. (318 pages) Harmelink, Daniel, ed. Let Christ Be Christ. Theology, Ethics and World Religions in the Two Kingdoms: Essays in Honor of the Sixty-Fifth Birthday of Charles A. Manske. Huntington Beach, CA: 1999. (378 pages) Kreeft, Peter, and Ronald Tacelli. Handbook of Christian Apologetics: Hundreds of Answers to Crucial Questions. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1994. (406 pages) McDowell, Josh. The New Evidence that Demands a Verdict. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1999. (760 pages) Montgomery, John Warwick, ed. Christianity for the Tough Minded. Minneapolis: Bethany Fellowship Inc., 1973. (296 pages) Montgomery, John Warwick, ed. Evidence for Faith: Deciding the God Question. Dallas: Probe Books, 1991. (366 pages) Montgomery, John Warwick. Faith Founded on Fact: Essays in Evidential Apologetics. Newburgh, IN: Trinity Press, 1978. (240 pages) Montgomery, John Warwick. The Shaping of America. 2nd ed. Minneapolis: Bethany Fellowship Inc., 1981. (255 pages) Montgomery, John Warwick. The Law Above the Law. Minneapolis: Bethany Fellowship Inc., 1975. (168 pages) Sire, James. The Universe Next Door : A Basic Worldview Catalog. 3rd ed. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1997. (264 pages)

- 5 - Advanced Level Boa, Kenneth, and Robert Bowman. Faith Has its Reasons: An Integrative Approach to Defending Christianity. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2001. (608 pages) Geisler, Norman. Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1999. (841 pages) Lutzer, Erwin and John DeVries. Satan’s Evangelistic Strategy for This New Age. Victor Books, 1989. (191 pages) Montgomery, John Warwick. The Shape of the Past: A Christian Response to Secular Philosophy of History. 2nd ed. Minneapolis: Bethany Fellowship Inc., 1975. Moreland, J.P. Scaling the Secular City: A Defense of Christianity. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1987. (275 pages)

New Age Movement

Introductory Level Albrect, Mark. Reincarnation: A Christian Critique of a New Age Doctrine. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1982. (136 pages) Ehrenborg, Todd. Mind Sciences: Christian Science, Religious Science, Unity School of Christianity. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995. (96 pages) Geisler, Norman and J Yutaka Amano. The Infiltration of the New Age. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 1989. (150 pages) Kole, Andre and Terry Holley. Astrology and Psychic Phenomena. Zondervan Publishing House, 1998. (90 pages) Lochhaas, Philip. The New Age Movement. 2nd ed. Saint Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1995. (63 pages) Martin, Walter. The New Age Cult. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 1989. (140 pages) Morey, Robert. Reincarnation and Christianity: has the traditional viewpoint of the Church been right? Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 1980. (60 pages) Rhodes, Ron. New Age Movement. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995. (94 pages)

Intermediate Level Abanes, Richard. Journey into the Light: Exploring Near-Death Experiences. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1990. (288 pages) Geisler, Norman and J Yutaka Amano. Reincarnation Sensation. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 1989. (224 pages)

- 6 - Groothuis, Douglas. Confronting the New Age Movement: How to Resist a Growing Religious Movement. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1988. (230 pages) Groothuis, Douglas. Jesus in an Age of Controversy. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 1996. (374 pages) Groothuis, Douglas. Unmasking the New Age: Is There a New Religious Movement Trying to Transform Society? Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1986. (192 pages) Hillstrom, Elizabeth. Testing the Spirits. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1995. (240 pages) Mangalwadi, Vishal. When the New Age Gets Old: Looking for a Greater Spirituality. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1992. (287 pages) Miller, Elliot. A Crash Course on the New Age Movement: Describing and Evaluating a Growing Social Force. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1989. (260 pages) Rhodes, Ron. The Counterfeit Christ of the New Age Movement. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1990. (255 pages) Strohmer, Charles. The Gospel and the New Spirituality: Communicating the Truth in a World of Spiritual Seekers. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1996. (274 pages)

Advanced Level Ankerberg, John, and John Weldon. Encyclopedia of New Age Beliefs. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 1996. (670 pages)

Mormonism

Introductory Level Greishaber, Erich, and Jean Greishaber. Redi-Answers on Mormon Doctrine. Tyler, TX: Freedom Seminars, 1992. (48 pages) Harris, Ethan. The Gospel According to Joseph Smith: A Christian Response to Mormon Teaching. Phillipsberg, NJ: P & R Publishing, 2001. (184 pages) Kaiser, Edgar. The Latter-day Saints. 2nd ed. Saint Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1995. (62 pages) Rhodes, Ron. The Ten Most Important Things You Can Say to a Mormon. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 2001. (125 pages) Van Gorden, Kurt. Mormonism. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995. (94 pages)

Intermediate Level Abanes, Richard. One Nation Under Gods: A History of the Mormon Church. New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 2002. (650 pages)

- 7 - Ankerberg, John, and John Weldon. What Do Mormons Really Believe? Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 2002. (336 pages) Beckwith, Francis, Paul Owen, Carl Mosser. The New Mormon Challenge. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing Company, 2002. (256 pages) Beckwith, Francis, Norman Geisler, Ron Rhodes, Phil Roberts, Jerald Tanner, and Sandra Tanner. The Counterfeit Gospel of Mormonism. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 1998. (250 pages) Cares, Mark. Speaking the Truth in Love to Mormons. Milwaukee: Northwestern Publishing House, 1993. (299 pages) Cowdrey, Wayne, Howard Davies, Donald Scales. Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon. Santa Ana, CA: Vision House Publisher, 1980. (257 pages) Decker, Ed. Decker’s Complete Handbook on Mormonism. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 1995. (430 pages) Larson, Charles L. By His Own Hand Upon Papyrus: A New Look At The Joseph Smith Papyri. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Institute for Religious Research, 1992. (240 pages) Larson, Stan and Dennis Gardner. Quest for the Gold Plates: Thomas Stuart Ferguson's Archaeological Search for the Book of Mormon. Freethinker Press, 1998. (320 pages) Martin, Walter. The Maze of Mormonism. 2nd ed. Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 1978. (377 pages) McKeever, Bill, and Eric Johnson. Mormonism 101: Examining the Religion of the Latter-day Saints. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 2000. (320 pages) Rhodes, Ron, and Marian Bodine. Reasoning from the Scripture with the Mormons. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 1995. (423 pages) White, James. Is the Mormon My Brother?: Discerning the Differences Between Mormonism and Christianity. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 1997. (256 pages) White, James. Letters to a Mormon Elder. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 1993. (304 pages)

Advanced Level Ankerberg, John, and John Weldon. Behind the Mask of Mormonism: From its Schemes to its Modern Deceptions. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 1993. (499 pages) Ankerberg, John, and John Weldon. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Mormonism. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 1993 (484 pages) Tanner, Jerald, and Sandra Tanner. The Changing World of Mormonism. Chicago: Moody Press, 1981. (592 pages) Tanner, Jerald, and Sandra Tanner. Mormonism: Shadow or Reality?. 5th ed. Salt Lake City: Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 1987. (576 pages) Young, Ann Eliza. Wife No. 19, or The Story of A Life in Bondage: Being a Complete Expose of Mormonism, and Revealing the Sorrows, Sacrifices and Sufferings of Women in Polygamy. Chicago: Dustin, Gilman and Co. 1875. (605 pages, reproduced by Utah Lighthouse Ministry)

- 8 - Jehovah’s Witnesses

Introductory Level Bowman, Robert. Jehovah’s Witnesses. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995. (85 pages) Bowman, Robert. Understanding Jehovah’s Witnesses: Why They Read the Bible the Way They Do. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1990. (165 pages) Herbert. How to Respond to Jehovah’s Witness. Saint Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1995. (60 pages) Rhodes, Ron. The Ten Most Important Things You Can Say to a Jehovah’s Witness. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 2001. (128 pages)

Intermediate Level Bowman, Robert. Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus Christ, and the Gospel of John. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1989. (171 pages) Bowman, Robert. Why You Should Believe in the Trinity: An Answer to Jehovah’s Witnesses. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1990. (157 pages) Martin, Walter and Norman Klann. Jehovah of the Watchtower. Minneapolis: Bethany Fellowship Inc., 1981. (192 pages) Reed, David. Answering Jehovah’s Witness Subject by Subject. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1990. (247 pages) Rhodes, Ron. Reasoning from the Scripture with the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 1995. (437 pages)

Oneness Pentecostals

Introductory Level Beisner, E. Calvin. Jesus Only Churches. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1998. (87 pages)

Intermediate Level Boyd, Gregory. Oneness Pentecostals and the Trinity. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1992. (234 pages)

Masons

Introductory Level Mather, George, and Larry Nichols. Masonic Lodge. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995. (83 pages)

- 9 - Intermediate Level Ankerberg, John, and John Weldon. The Secret Teachings of the Masonic Lodge. Chicago: Moody Press, 1990. (333 pages) Rhodes, Ron. Reasoning From the Scriptures with Masons. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 2001. (308 pages)

Faith Movement

Introductory Level Ankerberg, John, and John Weldon. The Facts on The Faith Movement. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 1993. (48 pages)

Intermediate Level Bowman, Robert. The Word Faith Controversy: Understanding the Health and Wealth Gospel. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 2001. (254 pages) Hanegraaff, Hank. Christianity in Crisis. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher,1993. (447 pages) Horton, Michael, ed. The Agony of Deceit. Chicago: Moody Press,1990. (284 pages) McConnell, D.R. A Different Gospel. 2nd ed. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers Inc. 1995. (225 pages)

3rd Wave/ Holy Laughter Movement

Introductory Level Glover, Peter. The Signs and Wonders Movement-Exposed. Bromely, England: Day One Publications, 1997. (112 pages)

Intermediate Level Hanegraaff, Hank. Counterfeit Revival. 2nd ed. Dallas: Word Publishing, 2001. (320 pages)

- 10 - End Times Madness

Introductory Level Alnor, William. UFO Cults and the New Millennium. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1998. (203 pages) Clouse, Robert. The New Millennium Manual: A Once and Future Guide. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1999. (222 pages) DeMar, Gary. End Time Fiction: A Biblical Consideration of the Left Behind Theology. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2001. (232 pages) Hanegraaff, Hank. The Millennium Bug Debugged: The Facts Behind all the Y2K Sensationalism. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publisher, 1999. (143 pages) North, Gary. Rapture Fever: Why Dispensationalism is Paralyzed. Tyler, TX: Institute for Christian Economics, 1993. (246 pages) Oropeza, B. J. 99 Reasons Why No One Knows When Christ Will Return. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1994. (225 pages) Pate, C. Marvin, and Calvin Haines. Doomsday Delusion. What’s Wrong with Predictions About the End of the World. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1995. (180 pages)

Intermediate Level Abanes, Richard. End-Times Visions: The Road to Armageddon?. Nashville: Broadman and Holman Publishers, 1998. (428 pages) DeMar, Gary. Last Days Madness: Obsession of the Modern Church. 4th ed. Atlanta: American Vision, 1999. (455 pages)

Occult

Introductory Level Arnold, Clinton. 3 Crucial Questions about Spiritual Warfare. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1997. (224 pages) Gruss, Edmund. The Ouija Board: A Doorway to the Occult. Phillipsberg, NJ: P & R Publishing, 1994. (210 pages) Hawkins, Craig. Goddess Worship, Witchcraft and Neo-Paganism. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1998. (93 pages) Ice, Tomas and Robert Dean Jr. Over Run By Demons: The Church’s New Preoccupation With The Demonic. Eugene, OR: 1990. (195 pages) McDowell, Josh and Don Stewart. The Occult: The Authority of the Believer Over the Powers of the Darkness. San Bernandino, CA: Here’s Life Publishers, 1992. (249 pages) Passantino, Bob, and Gretchen Passantino. Satanism. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995. (pages 96)

- 11 - Passantino, Bob, and Gretchen Passantino. When the Devil Dares Your Kids: Protecting Your Children from Satanism, Witchcraft, and the Occult. Ann Arbor, MI: Vine Books, 1991. (265 pages) Powlison, David. Power Encounters: Reclaiming Spiritual Warfare. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1994. (128 pages) Schuetze, John. Angels and Demons: Having Wings—Will Travel. Milwaukee: Northwestern Publishing House, 1998. (135 pages)

Intermediate Level Hawkins, Craig. Witchcraft: Exploring the World of Wicca. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1996. (227 pages) Montgomery, John Warwick. Principalities and Powers: A New Look at the World of the Occult. Minneapolis: Bethany Fellowship, 1973. (224 pages) Nevius, John. Demon Possession. 8th ed. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 1968. (368 pages; originally published in 1894 as Demon Possession and Allied Themes) Rommen, Edward ed. Spiritual Power and Missions: Raising the Issues. Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library, 1995. (176 pages)

Advanced Level Kelly, Henry. The Devil at Baptism: Ritual, Theology, and Drama. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1985. (302 pages) Montgomery, John Warwick ed. Demon Possession: A Medical, Historical, Anthropological and Theological Symposium. Minneapolis: Bethany Fellowship, 1976. (384 pages)

Roman Catholicism

Introductory Level White, James. Mary-Another Redeemer? Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 1998. (158 pages) Webster, William. Roman Catholic Tradition: Claims and Contradictions. Battle Ground, WA: Christian Resources, 1994. (80 pages)

Intermediate Level Ankerberg, John, and John Weldon. Protestant and Catholics: Do they Now Agree?. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 1995. (297 pages) Armstrong, John, ed. Roman Catholicism: Evangelical Protestants Analyze What Divides and Unites Us. Chicago: Moody Press, 1994, (345 pages) Geisler, Norman, and Ralph MacKenzie. Roman Catholics and Evangelicals: Agreements and Differences. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1995, (538 pages) Kistler, Don, ed. Sola Scriptura!: The Protestant Position on the Bible. Morgan, PA: Soli Deo Gloria Publications, 1995. (280 pages)

- 12 - Mathison, Keith. The Shape of Sola Scriptura. Moscow, Idaho: Canon Press, 2001. (364 pages) Preus, Robert. Justification and Rome. Saint Louis: Concordia Academic Press, 1997. (141 pages) Salmon, George. The Infallibility of the Church. 5th ed. London: John Murray Ltd. 1952. (227 pages) Svendsen, Eric. Evangelical Answers: A Critique of Current Roman Catholic Apologists. Lindenhurst, NY: Reformation Press, 1999. (247 pages) Webster, William. Saving Faith: How Does Rome Define It? Battle Ground, WA: Christian Resources, 1998. (99 pages) Webster, William. The Matthew 16 Controversy: Peter and the Rock. Battle Ground, WA: Christian Resources Inc. 1996. (382 pages) Webster, William. The Old Testament Canon and the Apocrypha: A Survey of the History of the Apocrypha from the Jewish Age to the Reformation. Battle Ground, WA: Christian Resources, 2002. (185 pages) White, James. The Roman Catholic Controversy. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers,1996. (268 pages)

Advanced Level Chemnitz, Martin. Examination of the Council of Trent. Translated by Fred Kramer. Vol. 1. Saint Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1971. (706 pages) Chemnitz, Martin. Examination of the Council of Trent. Translated by Fred Kramer. Vol. 2. Saint Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1978. (783 pages) Chemnitz, Martin. Examination of the Council of Trent. Translated by Fred Kramer. Vol. 3. Saint Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1986. (527 pages) Chemnitz, Martin. Examination of the Council of Trent. Translated by Fred Kramer. Vol. 4. Saint Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1986. (471 pages) Webster, Bill and David King. Holy Scripture: The Ground and Pillar of our Faith A Biblical Defense of the Reformation Principle of Sola Scriptura Vol. 1. Battle Ground, WA: Christian Resources, 2001. (308 pages) Webster, Bill and David King. Holy Scripture: The Ground and Pillar of our Faith: A Historical Defense of the Reformation Principle of Sola Scriptura Vol. 2. Battle Ground, WA: Christian Resources, 2001. (478 pages) Webster, Bill and David King. Holy Scripture: The Ground and Pillar of our Faith The Writings of the Church Fathers Confirming the Reformation Principle of Sola Scriptura Vol. 3. Battle Ground, WA: Christian Resources, 2001. (312 pages) Whitaker, William. Disputations on Holy Scripture. Morgan, PA: Soli Deo Gloria Publications, 2000. (originally published in 1588). (718 pages)

- 13 - Islam

Introductory Level Braswell, George. What You Need to Know About Islam and Muslims. Nashville: Broadman and Holman Publisher, 2000. (183 pages) Hahn, Ernest. Muslims. Saint Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1995. (61 pages)

Intermediate Level Braswell, George. Islam: Its Prophet, Peoples, Politics and Power. Nashville: Broadman and Holman Publisher, 1996. Cragg, Kenneth. Jesus and the Muslim: An Exploration. Oxford, England: Oxford Press, 1999. (315 pages) Cragg, Kenneth. Muhammad and the Christian: A Question of Responce. Oxford, England: Oxford Press, 1999. (180 pages) Cragg, Kenneth. The Call of the Minaret. 3rd ed. Oxford, England: Oxford Press, 2000. (358 pages) Dretke, James. A Christian Approach to Muslims: Reflections from West Africa. Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library, 1979. (261 pages) Geisler, Norman, and Abdul Saleeb. Answering Islam: The Crescent in the Light of the Cross. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1993. (336 pages) Miller, Roland. Muslim Friends: Their Faith and Feeling. Saint Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1995. (429 pages)

Hinduism

Introductory Level Yamamoto, J. Isamu. Hinduism, TM and Hare Krishna. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1998. (89 pages)

Intermediate Level Raj, A.R. Victor. The Hindu Connection: Roots of the New Age. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1995. (240 pages)

- 14 - Philosophy

Intermediate Level Geisler, Norman, and Ronald Brooks. Come Let Us Reason: An Introduction to Logical Thinking. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1990. (232 pages) Geisler, Norman, and Paul Geinberg. Introduction to Philosophy: A Christian Perspective. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1980. (447 pages) Nash, Ronald. Life’s Ultimate Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1999. (395 pages)

Atheism Intermediate Level Beisner, E. Calvin. AnswersFor Atheist, Agnostics, and Other Thoughtful Skeptics: Dialogs About Christian Faith and Life. 2nd ed. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 1993. (191 pages)

Advanced Level Blanchard, John. Does God Believe in Atheist? Faverdale North Industrial Estate, England: Evangelical Press, 2000. (655 pages)

Postmodernism

Introductory Level Beckwith, Francis, and Gregory Koukl. Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1998. (188 pages) Copan, Paul. “True For You, But Not For Me”: Deflating the Slogans the Leave Christians Speechless. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publisher, 1998. (192 pages) Gaede, S.D. When Tolerance is No Virtue: Political Correctness, Multiculturalism and the Future of Truth and Justice. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1993. (119 pages) McDowell, Josh, and Bob Hostetler. Right from Wrong. Nashville: Word Publishing, 1994. (335 pages) McDowell, Josh, and Bob Hostetler. The New Tolerance: How a cultural movement threatens to destroy you, your faith, and your children. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publisher, 1998. (223 pages)

Intermediate Level Carson, D.A., ed. Telling the Truth: Evangelizing Postmoderns. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 2000. (416 pages) Veith, Gene Edward. Postmodern Times: A Christian Guide to Contemporary Thought and Culture. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 1994. (256 pages)

- 15 - Religious Pluralism

Intermediate Level Nash, Ronald. Is Jesus the Only Savior? Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1994. (188 pages)

Advanced Level Carson, D.A. The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism. Zondervan Publishing House, 1996. (640 pages)

Creation and Intelligent Design

Introductory Level Hanegraaff, Hank. FACE That Demonstrates the Farce of Evolution. Nashville: Word Publishing, 1998. (240 pages) Johnson, Phillip. Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1997. (131 pages) Muncaster, Ralph. Creation vs. Evolution. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 2000. (48 pages) Sproul, R.C. Not a Chance: The Myth of Chance in Modern Science and Cosmology. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1994. (234 pages) Taylor, Paul. The Illustrated Origins Answer Book: Concise, Easy-to- Understand Facts about the Origin of Life, Man, and the Cosmos. 5th ed. Mesa, AZ: Eden Communications, 1995. (128 pages) Weigand, Cleone. Creation: God Made All Things. Milwaukee: Northwestern Publishing House, 2000. (176 pages)

Intermediate Level Ankerberg, John, and John Weldon. Darwin’s Leap of Faith: Exposing the False Religion of Evolution. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 1998. (392 pages) Behe, Michael. Darwin’s Black Box. New York: Touchstone, 1996. (307 pages) Dembski, William, and James Kushiner, eds. Signs of Intelligence: Understanding Intelligent Design. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2001. (224 pages) Denton, Michael. Evolution: A Theory in Crisis. Bethesda: Adler and Adler Publishers Inc., 1985. (368 pages) Hodge, Charles. What Is Darwinism? And Other Writings on Science and Religion. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1994. (447 pages, originally published in 1874) Hunter, Cornelius. Darwin’s God: Evolution and the Problem of Evil. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2001. (192 pages)

- 16 - Johnson, Phillip. Darwin on Trial. 2nd ed. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1993. (220 pages) Johnson, Phillip. Reason in the Balance: The Case Against naturalism in Science, Law and Education. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1995. (245 pages) Johnson, Phillip. The Wedge of Truth. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 2000. (192 pages) Moreland, J.P., and John Mark Reynolds. Three Views on Creation and Evolution. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1999. (296 pages) Morris, Henry, ed. That Their Words May Be used Against Them: Quotes from Evolutionist Useful for Creationist. Green Forest, AR: Master Books Inc., 1997. (487 pages) Stoner, Don. A New Look at an Old Earth. 2nd ed. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 1997. (256 pages)

Advanced Level Dembski, William. Intelligent Design: The Bridge Between Science and Theology. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1999. (312 pages) Dembski, William, ed. Mere Creation: Science, Faith and Intelligent Design. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1998. (475 pages) Moreland, J. P. Christianity and the Nature of Science: A Philosophical Investigation. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1989. (270 pages) Moreland, J. P. The Creation Hypothesis: Scientific Evidence for an Intelligent Designer. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1994. (332 pages)

Bioethics

Introductory Level Eyer, Richard. Holy People Holy Lives: Law and Gospel in Bioethics. Saint Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2000. (167 pages) Sproul Jr., R.C. Playing God: Dissecting Biomedical Ethics and Manipulating the Body. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1997. (96 pages) Montgomery, John Warwick. Slaughter of the Innocents: Abortion, Birth Control and Divorce in the Light of Science, Law and Theology. Westchester: IL: Cornerstone Books, 1981. (128 pages)

Intermediate Level Beckwith, Francis, and Norman Geisler. Matters of Life and Death: Calm Answers to Tough Questions about Abortion and Euthanasia. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1991. (391 pages) Breck, John. The Sacred Gift of Life: Orthodox Christianity and Bioethics. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2000. (288 pages)

- 17 - Ludwig, Garth. Order Restored: A Biblical Interpretation of Health Medicine and Healing. Saint Louis, Concordia Academic Press, 1999. (271 pages) Meilaender, Gilbert. Bioethics: A Primer for Christians. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996. (131 pages) Orr, Robert, David Biebel, David Schiedermayer. Life and Death Decisions: Help in Making Tough Choices about Infertility, Abortion, Birth Defects, and Aids. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1990. (127 pages) Orr, Robert, David Biebel, David Schiedermayer. More Life and Death Decisions: Helping in Making Tough Choices about care for the Elderly, Euthanasia, and medical Treatment Options. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1990. (128 pages) Rae, Scott and Paul Cox. Bioethics. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999. (319 pages) Rae, Scott. Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 2000. (281 pages) Rae, Scott. Brave New Families: Biblical Ethics and Reproductive Technologies. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1996. (247 pages) Shaw, Jonathan. Life and Death as Blessing: Bioethics in the Context of Technology and Autonomy, construed Philosophically in Hans Jonas and Theologically in Martin Luther. Masters Thesis, 1999. (132 pages)

Advanced Level Beckwith, Francis, ed. Do the Right Thing. Readings in Applied Ethics and Social Philosophy. Boston: Wadsworth / Thomson Learning, 2001. (670 pages)

Homosexuality

Introductory Level Bahnsen, Greg. Homosexuality: A Biblical View. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House,1978. (152 pages) Dallas, Joe. A Strong Delusion. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 1996. (245 pages) Satinover, Jeffrey. Homosexuality and the Politics of Truth. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1996. (280 pages) Schmidt, Thomas. Strait and Narrow? Compassion and Clarity in the Homosexuality Debate. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1995. (240 pages) Starr, Richard. Speaking the Unspeakable. Milwaukee: Northwestern Publishing House, 1987. (87 pages)

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Introductory Level Alcorn, Randy. Does the Birth Control Pill Cause Abortions? Gresham, OR: Eternal Perspectives Ministries. (87 pages) Klotz, John. Life Choices Who Decides? Following God’s Word in Life and Death Decisions. Saint Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1991. (74 pages)

Intermediate Level Alcorn, Randy. Pro Life Answers to Pro Choice Arguments. 3rd ed. Multnomah, OR: Multnomah, 2000. (455 pages) Beckwith, Francis, and Norman Geisler. Matters of Life and Death: Calm Answers to Tough Questions about Abortion and Euthanasia. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1991. (391 pages) Beckwith, Francis. Political Correct Death: Answering Arguments for Abortion Rights. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1993. (256 pages) Gorman, Michael. Abortion and the Early Church: Christian, Jewish and pagan Attitudes in the Greco-Roman World. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1982. (120 pages)

Advanced Level Pojman, Louis, and Francis Beckwith. The Abortion Controversy: 25 Years After Roe v. Wade. 2nd ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1998. (469 pages)

The Trinity

Introductory Level Erickson, Millard. Making Sense of the Trinity: Three Crucial Questions. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 2000. (108 pages) Muncaster, Ralph. What is the Trinity?. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 2001. (48 pages)

Intermediate Level Beisner, E. Calvin. God in Three Persons. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publisher, 1984. (160 pages) Bowman, Robert. Why You Should Believe in the Trinity: An Answer to Jehovah’s Witnesses. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1990. (157 pages) Boyd, Gregory. Oneness Pentecostals and the Trinity. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1992. (234 pages) White, James. The Forgotten Trinity: Recovering the Heart of Christian Belief. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publisher, 1998. (224 pages)

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Christology

Introductory Level Brooke, Tal, ed. The Conspiracy to Silence the Son of God. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher,1998. (306 pages) McDowell, Josh, and Bill Wilson. He Walked Among Us: Evidence for the Historical Jesus. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publisher, 1993. (366 pages) Muncaster, Ralph. How Do We Know Jesus Is God?. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 2000. (48 pages) Muncaster, Ralph. How Is Jesus Different for Other Religious Leaders?. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 2001. (48 pages) Muncaster, Ralph. How to Talk About Jesus With the Skeptics in Your Life. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 2001. (48 pages) Strobel, Lee. The Case for Christ: A Journalist’s Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1998. (297 pages)

Intermediate Level Habermas, Gary. The Historical Jesus: Ancient Evidence for the Life of Christ. Joplin, MO: College Press Publishing Company, 1996. (298 pages) Groothuis, Douglas. Jesus in an Age of Controversy. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 1996. (347 pages) Wilkins, Michael, and J. P. Moreland, eds. Jesus Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents the Historical Jesus. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995. (243 pages)

The Bible

Introductory Level Barnett, Paul. Is The New Testament Reliable. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1993. (173 pages) Bruce, F. F. The Defense of the Gospel in the New Testament. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1977. (107 pages) Bruce, F. F. The New Testament Documents: Are they Reliable?. 5th ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1994. (128 pages) Carson, D. A. The King James Version Debate: A plea for Realism. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House,1979. (128 pages)

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Intermediate Level Blomberg, Craig. The Historical Reliability of the Gospel. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1987. (268 pages) Carson, D. A. The Inclusive Language Debate: A Plea for Realism. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House,1998. (221 pages) Linnemann, Eta. Biblical Criticism on Trial. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2001. (192 pages) Linnemann, Eta. Historical Criticism of the Bible. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2001. (168 pages) Montgomery, John Warwick, ed. God’s Inerrant Word: An International Symposium on the Trustworthiness of Scripture. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publisher, 1974. (288 pages) White, James. The King James Only Controversy: Can You Trust Modern Translations?. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 1995. (286 pages)

Advanced Level Geisler, Norman. Inerrancy. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1980. (516 pages) Metzger, Bruce. The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. (310 pages) Poythress, Vern, and Wayne Grudem. The Gender-Neutral Bible Controversy: Muting the Masculinity of God’s Words. Nashville: Broadman and Holman Publishers, 2000. (377 pages) Preus, Robert. The Inspiration of Scripture: A Study of the Theology of the Seventeenth Century Lutheran Dogmaticians. 2nd ed. London: Oliver and Boyd, 1957. (216 pages)

Critiquing Dispensationalism

Introductory Level Mathison, Keith. Dispensationalism: Rightly Dividing the People of God?. Phillisburg. NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1995. (160 pages) Poythress, Vern. Understanding Dispensationalist. 2nd ed. Phillisburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1994. (142 pages)

- 21 - Intermediate Level Canfield, Joseph. The Incredible Scofield and His Book. Vallecito, CA: Ross House Books, 1988. (314 pages) Crenshaw, Curtis, and Grover Gunn. Dispensationalism Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow. Memphis, TN: Footstool Publications, 1985. (431 pages) Gerstner, John. Wrongly Dividing the Word of Truth: A Critique of Dispensationalism. 2nd ed. Morgan, PA: Soli Deo Gloria Publications, 2000. (476 pages)

Resurrection of Christ

Introductory Level Craig, William Lane. The Son Rises: The Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus. Chicago: Moody Press, 1981. (156 pages) Hanegraaff, Hank. Resurrection. Nashville: Word Publishing, 2000. (281 pages) Ladd, George Eldon. I Believe in the Resurrection of Jesus. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1975. (156 Pages) Muncaster, Ralph. What Is the Proof for the Resurrection? Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 2000. (48 pages) Scaer, David P. Crucifixion and Resurrection in the New Testament. Fort Wayne, IN: Concordia Theological Seminary Press. (16 pages)

Intermediate Level Copan, Paul, and Ronald Tacelli, eds. Jesus’ Resurrection, Fact or Figment?: A Debate Between William Lane Craig and Gerd Ludemann. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 2000. (206 pages) Davis, Stephen T. Risen Indeed: Making Sense of the Resurrection. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1993. (220 pages) Geisler, Norman. In Defense of the Resurrection. 2nd ed. Clayton, CA: Witness Inc, 1993. (196 pages) Geisler, Norman. The Battle For the Resurrection. 2nd ed. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1992. (256 pages) Kunneth, Walter. The Theology of the Resurrection. Saint Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1965. (302 pages) Miethe, Terry, ed. Did Jesus Rise From the Dead?: The Resurrection Debate, Gary Habermas and Antony Flew. San Francisco: Harper and Row Publishers, 1987. (190 pages)

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Intermediate Level Beilby, James and Paul Eddy, ed. Divine Foreknowledge: Four Views. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 2001. (221 pages) Ganssle, Gregory, ed. God and Time: Four Views. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 2001. (247 pages) Geisler, Norman, and H. Wayne House. The Battle for God: Responding to the Challenges of Neotheism. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2001. (336 pages)

Miracles

Introductory Level Geisler, Norman. Miracles and the Modern Mind: A Defense of Biblical Miracles. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1992. (163 pages) Rhodes, Ron. Miracles Around Us: How to Recognize God at Work Today. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publisher, 2000. (239 pages)

Intermediate Level Geivett, Douglas, and Gary Habermas, eds. In Defense of Miracles: A Comprehensive Case for God’s Action in History. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1997. (330 pages) Lewis, C.S. Miracles: A Preliminary Study. New York: The MacMillian Company, 1947. (192 pages)

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