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