Faith FAQ: Recommended Reading
Here are the books that I go to most often when I dive into apologetics, and talking to people about the reasons why we believe what we believe.
Letters from a Skeptic, by Greg Boyd and Edward Boyd
More Than a Carpenter, by Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell
The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel
Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
Embodying Our Faith, Tim Morey
The Case for the Real Jesus, Student Edition, Lee Strobel with Jane Vogel
The Problem of Pain, C.S. Lewis
Evidence that Demands a Verdict, Josh McDowell
Books that cover Logic and Reasoning:
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Reasoning and Rhetoric in Religion, Nancey Murphy
The Victory of Reason, Rodney Stark
Books about theology – sometimes the best way to know what you think is to study it more!
Covenant Affirmations, This We Believe, by Donald Frisk
Christian Theology, an Introduction, Alister McGrath
The Christian Theology Reader, Alister McGrath, ed.
Suprised by Hope, by N.T. Wright
Summa of the Summa, Thomas Aquinas, ed. by Peter Kreeft
Miracles and Science:
For my sermon on Miracles and Science, I interacted with Victory of Reason by Stark and Reasoning and Rhetoric in Religion by Murphy (both above). I also got a lot from a sermon called “Can Smart People Believe in God?” by John Ortberg, which can be found here. I also read some from the book Miracles by C.S. Lewis:
I also check out stuff on science and creation from God and Science, and (a different perspective) from Answers in Genesis. I have recently read a little from TalkOrigins.
Finally, it is important to read and respect the questions that others have about Christianity – including other religions, atheists, and those who have no religion at all. I have personally been reading stuff to challenge myself from the “New Atheists”. A wikipedia article is here, which has references to books and websites.
