Christian Theology/Apologetics Books

For the first-century Roman world the cross was first and foremost an instrument of shameful and violent execution. But early Christians, who had s...

Many Christians are torn between their belief in the Bible and the conclusions of science. This is especially the case concerning the creation narr...

Revision (or evasion) of doctrinal standards has been a destructive influence in church life over the last one hundred years or so. W.G.T. Shedd wi...

What can the early church contribute to theology today? Although introductions to Christian theology often refer to its biblical foundations, seld...

Christopher Hall invites us to accompany the fathers as they enter the sanctuary for worship and the chapel for prayer. He also takes us to the wil...

All too often, argues Ben Witherington, the theology of the New Testament has been divorced from its ethics, leaving as isolated abstractions what ...

Ignorance of, and even opposition to, the absolute standard for human behaviour found in the Ten Commandments is seen in every area of life. The m...

Many today pursue knowledge and even wisdom. But what about truth? In an age that disputes whether truth can be universalized beyond one's own pers...

Sexual identity has become an idol in both the culture at large and in the Christian subculture. And yet concepts like "gay" or "straight" are rela...

"His father and mother were amazed at what was being said about Him." Luke 2:33 "Everyone was amazed at all the things He was doing." Luke 9:43 "...

Is evolution fact or fancy? Is natural selection an unsupported hypothesis or a confirmed mechanism of evolutionary change? These were the courage...

When asked why he never wrote a book, John (‘Rabbi’) Duncan (1796-1870) replied, ‘I cannot write, I’m just a talker.’ Duncan had a genius for expre...

"The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is as American as apple pie," writes Robert Bowman in this booklet-length introduction to the Morm...

What is ID? Why is it controversial? Intelligent design is surrounded by a storm of debate. Proponents and opponents have both sought to have thei...

In 2004 philosopher Antony Flew, one of the world's most prominent atheists, publicly acknowledged that he had become persuaded of the existence of...

Machen addresses one of the most fundamental questions about the Christian gospel. In his graceful style he expounds the biblical teaching on faith...

It is evident why Boston’s work enjoyed such popularity. So basic is his material, and so thorough his presentation of it, the Human Nature in its...

The author’s object in this book is to distinguish between true and false religion by showing the marks of a saving work of the Holy Spirit in men....

On November 22, 1963, three great men died within a few hours of each other: C. S. Lewis, John F. Kennedy and Aldous Huxley. All three believed, in...

"After 2,000 years, no question is going to bring Christianity crashing." Do science and Scripture conflict? Are miracles possible? Is Christian e...

Duane Elmer asked people around the world how they felt about Western missionaries. The response? "Missionaries could be more effective if they did...

The fact that his Systematic Theology, first published in 1871, is now in its ninth edition is proof in itself that the volume is not superfluous.

Sometimes talking about Jesus with your friends can feel like trying to close a deal on a sales call, pushing something on people they may not real...

Is the Earth relatively young or very old? We've all heard the controversy. The consensus regarding the age of the Earth, based on the best geolog...

How are Christians to understand and undertake the discipline of psychology? This question has been of keen interest (and sometimes concern) to Chr...

God Transcendent is a collection of Gresham Machen’s addresses. It shows, perhaps more clearly than any of his books, why he was such a great man. ...

Scholar and teacher Paul Wesley Chilcote provides a full and clear introduction to the dynamic faith of John and Charles Wesley. The vital theology...

Is a thoroughly Christian and biblically informed doctrine of creation compatible with widely held conclusions of modern science, especially biolog...

Israel, the community to which Jesus belonged, took its name from their patriarch Jacob. His story of exile and return was their story as well. In...

Beginning to study Reformed theology is like stepping into a family conversation that has been going on for five hundred years. How do you find you...

"The story of Christian theology does not begin at the beginning. . . .Theology is the church's reflection on the salvation brought by Christ and o...

Was the resurrection of Jesus a fact of history or a figment of imagination? Was it an event that entailed a raised and transformed body and an emp...

Ethics is as old as the city-state and as new as cyberspace. Guided by the wagon tracks of moral tradition, it nevertheless rides the cutting edge ...

Good news for the needy. Bad news for the power brokers. Jesus came into the world announcing a new order where Satan is overthrown and broken rela...

Man is made by God, in his image, for his glory. This truth with all its implications, is the theme of Gresham Machen’s popular presentation of The...

The workbook on the Gospel of Mark will be welcomed by all who are looking for reading material which children themselves can use. Mark’s account o...

For two thousand years the figure of Jesus has been the most powerful and pervasive influence on Western culture - not only in religion and ethics,...

This accessible collection of twenty essays, by a wide range of Old and New Testament scholars offers a fresh assessment of issues in biblical theo...

Is there more than one path into God's presence? Is God obligated to save followers of other religions? Does God know our decisions before we mak...

A new volume in a quick reference series on the most-asked questions of faith The Bible is a ready resource for guidance on topics and questions ...

The question of evil—its origins, its justification, its solution—has plagued humankind from the beginning. Every generation raises the question an...

The Bible is a ready resource for guidance on topics and questions that often provoke and perplex believers. And yet few know where to look for the...

"Be ready to give a reason for the hope that is in you," wrote the apostle Peter. That is what apologetics is all about. Here is a concise, infor...

The Yoke of Jesus  by Addison Hodges Hart is an inviting, inspiring guide for any Christian seeking to encounter God anew. In vivid, thought-provok...