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13 Best Apologetics Books

Goal: Find the best Apologetics books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best apologetics books" and study the top 6+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

13 Best Apologetics Books

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1

Mere Christianity

by C. S. Lewis

Also recommended by:

Russell Moore

2

The Reason for God

Belief in an Age of Skepticism

by Tim Keller

3

Handbook of Christian Apologetics

Hundreds of Answers to Crucial Questions

by Peter Kreeft

4

Tactics

A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions

by Gregory Koukl

5

A History of Apologetics

by Cardinal Avery Dulles

6

Evidence That Demands a Verdict

Life-Changing Truth for a Skeptical World

by Josh McDowell

7

How (Not) to Be Secular

Reading Charles Taylor

by James K. A. Smith

8

Humble Apologetics

Defending the Faith Today

by John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

9

I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist

by Norman L. Geisler

10

More Than a Carpenter

by Josh McDowell

11

Reasons of the Heart

Recovering Christian Persuasion

by William Edgar

12

The Big Book of Christian Apologetics

An A to Z Guide

by Norman L. Geisler

13

The Case for Christ

A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus

by Lee Strobel

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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