On Apologetics and Science

A Ready Defense by Josh McDowell
Josh McDowell combines the skill of a research scholar with the ability of a seasoned writer. This book is a must for those seeking to know not just what they believe but (maybe more importantly) why they believe it. This book has been a thorn in the side of heretics and atheists alike because it dares to say that Christianity is different, unique and the ONE truth. Unlike other publications, Josh reasons from logic and evidence as to why you should believe. If after reading this, you still choose NOT to believe that Jesus is the only way to heaven…it will certainly not be for a lack of clear, articulate, scholarly evidence. It is a must read for every Christian as well as serious skeptics.

Creator and the Cosmos by Dr. Hugh Ross
Many Christians are threatened by scientific explanations of how the universe was created. But, as Dr. Ross explains, modern science has revealed a design for the universe that is surprisingly compatible with the Biblical account of creation. This book breaks down barriers of communication between faith and science, and inspires a greater appreciation and understanding of our Creator.

The Genesis Question by Hugh Ross
This book will inspire and energize your times alone with God. It is a renowned classic with a timeless message of encouragement and inspiration. It not only strengthens our own faith, but it enables us to in intercede for others with tremendous results.

Beyond the Cosmos by Hugh Ross
HOW CAN IT BE? How can my choices be totally “free” if God is in control of all things at all times and knows the end from the beginning? How can God hear my words and thoughts while listening to billions of others around the world at exactly the same moment? How can God be all powerful and all loving and yet allow so much suffering and evil? These are complex paradoxes and far-reaching implications that have troubled people for centuries, testing the faith of those who believe in the biblical, personal God, and proving a stumbling block to those who do not. But the phenomena that seem impossible in the four dimensional world we know (the three dimensions of space, plus the dimension of time) can become comprehensible when examined in the context of extra dimensions. What are the implications of a personal God who can operate in and beyond such a realm? Ross examines how the discovery of multiple dimensions beyond our own dimensions of space and time explain some of the paradoxes of the Christian faith — from free will and miracles to hell and the Trinity.

Creation and Time by Hugh Ross
“How can we love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength if we must separate our minds from our faith?” asks Dr. Hugh Ross. In Creation and Time, Dr. Ross provides a solution to the creation date controversy that requires no compromise by either the scientist trusting in the facts of nature or the Christian holding to the inerrancy of Scripture. Dr. Ross rescues the Christian church from the dubious error of maintaining a militant stance regarding the age of the earth. While Gallup reports that nearly half the adults in the United States believe that the earth was created in the last 10,000 years, 99% of America’s practicing scientists disagree. Dr. Ross adeptly closes that gap with a lucid presentation of the scientific evidence for an old earth presented from a thoroughly orthodox Christian worldview. More than just a compelling contribution to the age-of-the-earth issue, Creation and Time is a definitive work dous results.

Darwin’s Black Box by Michael Behe
From within the highest ranks of the scientific community comes a startling new theory of creation that not only contradicts Darwinian orthodoxy but opens the door to theological arguments biologists have dismissed and ridiculed for more than a century. “Charmingly conveys| a sense of biochemistry’s hidden beauty.” – The New York Times Book Review. Within the biochemistry of living cells, he argues, life is “irreducibly complex.” This is the last black box to be opened, the end of the road for science. Faced with complexity at this level, Behe suggests that it can only be the product of “intelligent design.”

New Books of Cults by Bob Larson
Encyclopedic in form, popular in style, Larson’s New Book of Cults analyzes dozens of cults and movements from historical, sociological, and biblical perspectives. It will tell you what you want to know about the cults’ origins, their appeal, and their strategies. Most important, it details how each cult deviates from Christian truth.

Cults World Religions and the Occult by Kenneth Boa
It is a good overview about the beliefs of the world’s major religions, compared and contrasted with Christianity. Written from the Christian viewpoint, this book is a helpful aid for understanding the basic tenets of belief shared by those of various faiths around the globe. The chapters are fairly short and readable. This book is intended as a general overview for the layman, not a comprehensive encyclopedia. Ken Boa explains the history of each religious movement, the distinctive teachings of each, how their followers live, and how you can respond to these spiritual counterfeits with biblical truth and compassion.