During our discussions on apologetics, I was asked what books I would use in an apologetics class. This is where I was at a loss. I, in general, don’t like the McDowell and Strobel books. I don’t think I mind Strobel as much, but some of the McDowell stuff is either outdated historically [1] or are asking the wrong questions. [2] The only book I know that I would have them read is Live to Tell: Evangelism in a Postmodern Age by Brad J. Kallenberg. It’s cheap, short, and does a spectacular job with discussing the human side of conversion. We adapted it in one of the classes JR and I taught last year.
I’d want a really tight Christian philosophy book, one that either treats the logical issues well (that most arguments work given the givens, but that you can’t prove [or disprove] the givens) and some book dealing with textual issues and faith, and one that deals with history and the Bible. I have a lot to say on each of those books and how it intersects with a post-post-modern worldview framework. I don’t know what books those would be though…
What books would you recommend?
- not up with the latest understanding/research on the subjects at hand [↩]
- Also, they are assuming a that only modernist framework is acceptable, esp. the McDowells. This is something I’d like to explore later. [↩]
