RESOURCES

Recommended reading for continued growth

Below is a list of resources we recommend by topic

We have found these books to have great material on the topics highlighted, however we encourage discernment when reading anything, whether Christian or secular. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are considered university-level reading.

Basic Apologetics

  • Cold-Case Christianityby J. Warner Wallace
  • God’s Crime Scene by J. Warner Wallaceby J. Warner Wallace
  • Person of Interestby J Warner Wallace
  • Does God Exist?by J.P. Moreland & Kai Nelson
  • Evidence that Demands a Verdict (Revised 2017)by Josh & Sean McDowell
  • 7 Truths that Changed the Worldby Ken Samples
  • When Skeptics Askby Norman Geisler
  • Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith by Douglas Croothuis *
  • On Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precisionby William Lane Craig
  • Handbook of Christian Apologeticsby Peter Kreeft and Ronald K Tacelli
  • Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religionby Rebecca McLaughlin
  • I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be An Atheistby Frank Turek and Norman Geisler
  • Immortal: Why the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About Itby Clay Jones
  • Christianity Cross-Examined: Is It Rational, Relevant, and Good?by Kenneth Samples
  • The Historical Jesus: Ancient Evidence for the Life of Christby Dr. Gary R. Habermas *
  • Mere Christianityby C.S. Lewis
  • Faith Has Its Reasonsby Kenneth D. Boa & Robert M. Bowman Jr.
  • A New Kind of Apologistby Sean McDowell
  • The Reason for Godby Tim Keller
  • Mere Apologeticsby Alister McGrath
  • Reasonable Faithby William Lane Craig
  • Is God Just a Human Invention?by Sean McDowell and Jonathan Morrow
  • Five Proofs of the Existence of Godby Edward Feser
  • The Case for Christby Lee Strobel
  • The Case for a Creatorby Lee Strobel
  • The Case for Graceby Lee Strobel
  • Is God a Moral Monster?by Paul Copan
  • Orthodoxyby G.K. Chesterton
  • Five Views on Apologeticsedited by Steven B. Cowan
  • Cultural Apologetics: Renewing the Christian Voice, Conscience, and Imagination in a Disenchanted Worldby Paul M. Gould

Truth, Logic, & Worldview

  • A World of Difference by Ken SamplesKen Samples
  • An Introduction to Christian Worldview by Tawa Anderson, W. Michael Clark & David Naugleby Tawa Anderson, W. Michael Clark & David Naugle
  • Love Your God with All Your Mind by J.P. Morelandby J.P. Moreland
  • Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview by J.P. Moreland & William Lane Craigby J.P. Moreland, William Lane Craig, et al. *
  • Total TruthNancy Pearcey
  • Logic and the Way of Jesus: Thinking Critically and Christianlyby Travis Dickinson
  • The Fallacy Detectiveby Nathaniel Bluedorn & Hans Bluedorn
  • Finding Truth: 5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Substitutesby Nancy Pearcey
  • Truth & the New Kind of Christianby R. Scott Smith
  • True For You But Not For Meby Paul Copan
  • The Consequences of Ideasby R.C. Sproul
  • Truth Decayby Douglas Groothuis *
  • Why You Think the Way You Do: The Story of Western Worldviews from Rome to Homeby Glenn S. Sunshine

Reliability of the Scriptures

  • The Scripture Cannot Be Brokenby John MacArthur
  • The Journey from Texts to Translations: The Origin and Development of the Bibleby Paul D. Wegner
  • Defending Inerrancy: Affirming the Accuracy of Scripture for a New Generationby Norman Geisler
  • Five Views on Biblical InerrancyJ. Merrick (general editor)
  • The Heresy of Orthodoxyby Andreas J. Kostenberger and Michael J. Kruger
  • Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticismby Elijah Hixson and Peter J Gurry
  • Unearthing the Bible: 101 Archaeological Discoveries That Bring the Bible to Lifeby Titus M. Kennedy
  • Questioning the Bible: 11 Major Challenges to the Bible’s Authorityby Jonathan Morrow
  • The Historical Reliability of the New Testamentby Craig Blomberg *
  • Why are there Differences in the Gospels?by Dr. Michael R. Licona *
  • Reliability of the Old Testamentby K.A. Kitchen *
  • From God to Us: How We Got Our Bibleby Norman L. Geisler and William E. Nix
  • Seven Reasons Why You Can Trust the Bibleby Erwin W. Lutzer

The Resurrection of Christ

  • Evidence for the Resurrectionby Josh & Sean McDowell
  • Pierced for Our Transgressionsby Steve Jeffery, Michael Ovey & Andrew Sach
  • The Resurrection of Jesusby Michael Licona
  • The Resurrection of the Son of Godby N.T. Wright
  • Did Jesus Rise From the Dead?by William Lane Craig
  • The Case For the Resurrection of Jesusby Dr. Gary Habermas and Dr. Michael Licona
  • The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approachby Dr. Michael R. Licona *

Theology & Hermeneutics

  • The Canon of Scriptureby F.F. Bruce
  • The Doctrine of the Word of Godby John Frame
  • Classic Christianity: A Systematic Theologyby Thomas C. Oden
  • Dogmatic Theologyby William GT Shedd
  • From Creation to the Crossby Albert Baylis
  • A General Introduction to the Bibleby Norman Geisler & William Nix
  • How to Read the Bible for All it's Worthby Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart
  • How to Read Theology for All it's Worthby Karin Spiecker Stetina
  • Systematic Theologyby Wayne Grudem *
  • Bible Doctrineby Wayne Grudem
  • Christian Theologyby Millard Erickson *
  • Historical Theologyby Gregg R. Allison
  • Biblical Interpretationby William Klein, Craig Blomberg, et. al.
  • Grasping God's Word: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bibleby J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays *
  • Determined to Believeby John Lennox (defends Molinism)

Christian / Church History

  • Bullies and Saints: An Honest Look at the Good and Evil of Christian History by John Dickson
  • Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianityby Mark A. Noll
  • Church History in Plain Language, 5th Editionby Bruce L. Shelley
  • The Story of Christianity: (Vol. I) The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformationby Justo L. Gonzalez
  • The Story of Christianity: (Vol. II) The Reformation to the Present Dayby Justo L. Gonzalez

Biographics / Autobiographics

  • The Hiding Placeby Corrie Ten-Boom
  • Radical Integrity: The Story of Dietrich Bonhoefferby Michael Van Dyke
  • Through the Gates of Splendorby Elisabeth Elliott
  • God's Smugglerby Brother Andrew
  • The Insanity of God: A True Story of Faith Resurrectedby Nik Ripken
  • A Chance to Dieby Amy Carmichael

Science & Technology

  • The Genesis Debate ed.by David Hagopian
  • Navigating Genesisby Hugh Ross
  • Understanding Genesisby Jason Lisle
  • The Creator and the Cosmosby Hugh Ross
  • Improbable Planet: how Earth Became Humanity's Homeby Hugh Ross
  • Darwin's Doubtby Stephen C. Meyer
  • Intelligent Designby William Dembski
  • The Privileged Planetby Guillermo Gonzalez & Jay W. Richards
  • Science and the Mind of the Makerby Melissa Cain Travis
  • 12 Ways Your Phone is Changing Youby Tony Reinke
  • Return of the God Hypothesisby Dr. Stephen C. Meyer
  • Henry M. Morris and John D. Morris' The Modern Creation Trilogy Vol. 1-3by Henry M. Morris and John D. Morris
  • The Biblical Basis for Modern Scienceby Henry M. Morris
  • Christianity and the Nature of Scienceby J.P. Moreland

Culture & Sociology

  • Understanding the Culture: A Survey of Social Engagementby Jeff Myers
  • The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolutionby Carl R. Trueman
  • The Unsaved Christian: Reaching Cultural Christianity with the Gospelby Dean Inserra
  • Strange New Worldby Carl R. Trueman
  • THe Morals of the Storyby David Baggett
  • Two Views on Women in Ministryedited by James R. Beck
  • Is God a Moral Monster?by Paul Copan
  • Dangerous Affirmations: The Thread of 'Gay Christianity'by M. D. Perkins
  • Social Sanity in an Insta Worldedited by Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra

Racial Unity Issues

  • One Bloodby John Perkins
  • The Third Optionby Miles McPherson
  • Confronting Justice Without Compromising Truthby Thaddeus Williams
  • Fault Lines: THe Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism's Looming Catastropheby Voddie Baucham
  • Christianity and Wokenessby Owen Strachan
  • Why Social Justice Is Not Biblical Justiceby Scott Allen
  • What Every Christian Needs to Know About Social Justiceby Jeffrey Johnson

Abortion & Sanctity of Life

  • The Case for Lifeby Scott Klusendorf
  • Pro-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Argumentsby Randy Alcorn

Sexuality & Gender Issues

  • The Bible and Homosexual Practice, Texts and Hermeneuticsby Robert A. J. Gagnon
  • When Harry Became Sallyby Ryan T. Anderson
  • What is Marriage: Man and Woman: A Defenseby Sherif Gergis, Ryan T. Anderson, and Robert P. George
  • The Bible and Homosexual Practice, Texts and Hermeneuticsby Robert A. J. Gagnon
  • Mere Sexuality: Rediscovering the Christian Vision of Sexualityby Todd Wilson
  • The War Against Boys: How Misguided Policies are Harming Our Young Menby Christina Hoff (non-Christian)
  • Treading Boldly through a Pornographic World: A Field Guide for Parentsby Daniel Weiss and Joshua Glaser
  • Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughtersby Abigail Shrier (non-Christian)
  • Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God’s Grand Storyby Christopher Yuan and Rosaria
  • Chasing Love: Sex, Love, and Relationships in a Confused Cultureby Sean McDowell
  • A Change of Affection: A Gay Man’s Incredible Story of Redemptionby Becket Cook
  • Love Thy Bodyby Nancy Pearcey
  • God and the Transgender Debateby Andrew T. Walker and R. Albert Mohler
  • Desist, Detrans & Detox: Getting Your Child Out of the Gender Cultby Maria Keffler
  • Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality: Empowering Your Kids to Understand and Live Out God’s Designby Hillary Morgan Ferrer with Amy Davison

Progressive Christianity / Deconstruction

  • Another Gospelby Alisa Childers
  • The Ten Commandments of Progressive Christianityby Michael J. Kruger
  • The Anatomy of Deconstructionby John Marriott
  • Christless Christianityby Michael Horton

Apologetics in the Arts / Imagination

  • Apologetics and the Christian Imagination: An Integrated Approach to Defending the Faithby Holly Ordway
  • Art and the Bibleby Francis A Schaeffer
  • Saving Leonardo: A Call to Resist the Secular Assault on Mind, Morals, & Meaningby Nancy Pearcey
  • Discovering God Through the Arts: How We Can Grow Closer to God by Appreciating Beauty & Creativityby Terry Glaspey
  • The Truth and Beauty: How the Lives and Works of England’s Greatest Poets Point the Way to a Deeper Understanding of the Words of Jesusby Andrew Klavan
  • Understanding the Culture: A Survey of Social Engagementby Jeff Myers

Defending Miracles

  • Miraclesby C.S. Lewis
  • Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts Vol. I & IIby Craig S. Keener *
  • The Case for Miraclesby Lee Strobel

The Problem of Evil

  • Why Does God Allow Evilby Clay Jones
  • If God is Good: Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evilby Randy Alcorn
  • Bullies and Saints: An Honest Look at the Good and Evil of Christian Historyby John Dickson
  • Is God a Moral Monster?by Paul Copan

Sharing the Gospel

  • Fool’s Talk: Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasionby Os Guinness
  • Unsilenced: How to Voice the Gospelby James Boccardo
  • Tacticsby Greg Koukl
  • The 3D Gospel: Ministry in Guilt, Shame, and Fear Culturesby Jayson Georges
  • Contagious Faithby Mark Mittelberg
  • The Gospel Comes With a House Keyby Rosaria Butterfield
  • The Unsaved CHristian: Reaching Cultural Chritianity with the Gospelby Dean Inserra

Spiritual Growth / Prayer

  • Divine Conspiracyby Dallas Willard
  • Kingdom Triangleby J.P. Moreland
  • EM Bounds on Prayerby E.M. Bounds
  • Prayerby Tim Keller
  • How to Prayby C.S. Lewis
  • Praying Backwardsby Bryan Chapell
  • The Prayer of the Lordby R.C. Sproul
  • Gleanings from Paulby Arthur Pink
  • Praying with Paul: A Call to Spiritual Reformationby D.A. Carson
  • Prayingby J.I. Packer
  • The Cost of Discipleshipby Dietrich Bonhoeffer
  • The Pursuit of Godby A.W. Tozer
  • My Utmost for His Highestby Oswald Chambers

Women's Role

  • Two Views on Women in Ministryedited by James R. Beck