He recommended literally anything from N. van Inwagen’s response was a bit different from the rest. God Is Great, God Is Good – William Lane Craig & Chad Meisterĭr.Theology for the Community of God – Stanley Grenz.

How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth: Fourth Edition – Gordon D.

Humble Apologetics: Defending the Faith Today – John G.

Real Ethics: Reconsidering the Foundations of Morality – John Rist.

Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony – Richard Bauckham.

The Jesus Legend: A Case for the Historical Reliability of the Synoptic Jesus Tradition – Paul Eddy and Greg Boyd.

The Argument from Miracles: A Cumulative Case for the Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth – Tim and Lydia McGrew.

Where the Conflict Really Lies – Alvin Plantinga.

Undesigned Coincidences in the Writings Both of the Old and New Testament: An Argument of Their Veracity – John James Blunt.

Horrendous Evils and the Goodness of God – Marilyn McCord Adams.

The Resurrection of God Incarnate – Richard Swinburne.

The Existence of God – Richard Swinburne.

Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview – William Lane Craig & J.

A View of the Evidences of Christianity – William Paley.

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion – David Hume.

Five Views on Apologetics – Stephen Cowan.

Reason for the Hope Within – Michael J.

Modern Science and Ancient Faith – Stephen Barr.

Knowledge of God – Alvin Plantinga and Michael Tooley.

Where the Conflict Really Lies – Alvin Plantinga.

It’s taken quite a bit of work, but all of the books have been hyperlinked for your purchasing convenience (as have their websites). Also important: I did not restrict the answers they gave to works written by others. It’s likely you’ll encounter a name you haven’t heard before. Though there are a couple exceptions here and there, most on this list hold Ph.D.’s in philosophy (or something similar). The list is in alphabetical order (by surname). At the end of the post, I’ve listed the top 3 books recommended by all respondents. The results have actually been really interesting! I’ve collated the results below. Over the course of a month or so, I asked a number of Christian philosophers what 3 books they recommend Christians with an interest in apologetics read.

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