The Apologist‘s Bookshelf

D. A. Carson, author of many books, offers here a landmark critique of tolerance in contemporary Western culture. The chapter I cover today looks at the old and the new definitions of tolerance

This podcast covers the ancient meaning of happiness, according to J.P. Moreland.

J. P. Moreland, a wonderful writer and thinker, deals here with the world's idea of happiness and how empty it leaves people.

This book, by Clay Jones, deals with the human fear of death and what we can do about it. I'm looking this time at chapter 5, which discusses various unsuccessful secular attempts to give us a sense of transcendence over death.

God is doing amazing things in the Muslim world, bringing people to faith in Jesus through dreams and visions. I discuss a few of these and cover what the author says about interacting with Muslims.

I'm covering several more important questions Hank Hanegraaff answers in this book: How can the eternal Son of God be "the firstborn over all creation"? What distinguishes Christianity from other religions? Don't all religions lead to God? What happens to a person who never heard of Jesus? What is a cult? Are Jehovah's Witnesses Christians?

Here's the second half of the chapter dealing with worldviews and culture wars.

Chuck Colson and Nancy Pearcey challenge all of us to understand biblical faith as an entire worldview. In this podcast I discuss what a worldview is and what the current culture war involves.

This chapter concludes with reasons to believe the Bible is of divine origin and the problem of supposed contradictions.

This is one of my favorite Lee Strobel books, in which he takes on hard questions about Christianity. I'm doing a two-part podcast on a chapter that asks if God is worthy of worship if he kills innocent children as seen in several Old Testament passages.

Philip Yancey's book has been a best-seller and an award winner. I cover his sixth chapter, where he struggles with a key question: Does personal suffering come packaged with a clear explanation from God?

This podcast finishes going over Greg Koukl's opening chapter on pluralism.

This booklet by Stand to Reason is one in a series that explores important aspects of our culture today. Greg Koukl takes on a modern saying: "Jesus is my savior and the only way for me, but I can't say He is the way for others."

Hugh Ross, an astrophysicist and proponent of an ancient earth, spends one chapter showing the problems with the young-earth position when it comes to the rate of evolution.

Chapter 15 in this book offers good advice on issues a Christian should avoid or approach with caution when interacting with Muslims.

This podcast covers a chapter that discusses apocryphal books of both the Old and New Testaments--their contents and why they were rejected.

I finish the author's chapter on miracles.

Craig Blomberg, noted professor and author, spends one important chapter on the issue of New Testament miracles.

Dr. Jeff Myers deals with a crucial question for our times: Does the truth matter?

In this podcast, I cover two important questions Natasha Crain deals with--Is Jesus the Jewish Messiah? Is Jesus God?

Neil Shenvi's book explores the evidence for Christianity. In chapter 10 he sums up his entire book and discusses Christianity's answers to three key questions of any worldview--What does it explain? Is it coherent? Is it livable?

This book has been updated for the 21st century. Chapter 3 gives useful knowledge of the psychological factors involved in the formation and growth of non-Christian cults.

This is an important book that looks at the rise of critical theories like Critical Race Theory as well as social justice ideology. It focuses on implications for the Christian church and society. This podcast covers part of the book's chapter on problems with critical theory and how its central ideas conflict with evangelical theology.

This book is a guide for Christians to understand the ideas and forces shaping our times. It's a worldview classic. I look at the chapter that discusses secularism--its history, its influence, and its answers to to life's ultimate questions.

Josh McDowell calls this book an "indispensable reference work. I discuss their take on reincarnation, a concept that has grown in popularity in recent years.