Understanding Apologetics: A Comprehensive Guide to Defending Your Faith

R Hammond: Got this book for our small group, interesting & would recommend reading it but definitely not a nice light reading, really have to pay attention fully to the book, do not read around your distracting children lol

United States on Dec 17, 2023

Harvey A. HernandezHarvey A. Hernandez: Once again, a well-explained, generally simple to understand book from Dr. RC Sproul. He has that gift from God to simplify hard principles. This book is a good starting point to everyone who wants to know more about apologetics. Dr. Sproul is correct in saying that apologetics does not cause saving faith. (because only the proclamation of the Gospel through the work of the Holy Spirit leads to salvation). Nevertheless, apologetics is necessary for every Christian because it defends Christianity and its truth against wrongful and baseless accusations or generalizations.

United States on Jun 08, 2022

Amazon customer: What an eye opener! So helpful in articulating why I love the Lord and why Christians know that God exists.

United Kingdom on Sep 06, 2020

Wade Robertson: Fantastic Read! Dr. Sproul's clarity is wonderful.

Canada on May 26, 2018

R Pay: Very good book. Easy to follow, however if you had to read and only ONE book on apologetics, read I don't have enough Faith to be an atheist by Geisler instead. Geisler gives more points for countering arguments.

United Kingdom on Mar 31, 2018

Amazon Customer: Great introduction to the foundation of what scripture is created on its creditability vs. Worldly views.

Canada on Mar 27, 2017

Kindle Customer: On my reading list for years, I finally ordered and read Defending Your Faith. A stunning work, Defending Your Faith doesn't rely on archaeology or history or raw faith but rather pure logic to prove the inevitability of Christian faith and the unsustainability of atheism. Sproul cites Scripture and saints, of course, but also draws heavily on the great psychologists and philosophers, from Freud to Kant to Nietzsche. While the author seeks to refute specific criticisms of Christianity and does so effectively, what he presents can be used in much broader defense of our faith. The book further underpins the believer's faith, and that's always a good thing. Having now finished the book, I intend to go back and re-read it, this time even more closely and while taking notes. The quality of proof given here deserves that kind of intensive study.

United States on Jan 14, 2017

Kelly Pinella: Everyone ought to examine the question, Does God exist? The next question to ask is, Why do you believe God exists or why do you believe God doesn't exist? Chapter after chapter, this book has impressive information on proving that God does exist; this book also has incredible information on proving that it is absurd to conclude that God does not exist. Creation screams out the existence of an Intelligent Designer by the powerful and eternal Lord God Almighty. The belief that creation came from something is simply a rational conclusion. After reading this book, Atheists will come to realize that there are many reasons to believe that God exists; atheists will also come to realize that there are many reasons to reject a disbelief in God. When a person is honest and truly examines creation with rational thinking, the most logical conclusion is to say that an eternal God is the Creator. Once a person searches out the reliability of the Holy Bible, both the Old Testament and the New Testament, as well examine the life of Jesus Christ from the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, it will be discovered that people can get to know more about the eternal God and even have a...

United States on Sep 21, 2015

Rick Wiersma: Excellent. Read it slowly to understand and appreciate it.

Canada on Dec 13, 2014

Our Old House & Cars & Stuff: Sproul's "Defending Your Faith" is the book I most frequently refer to when a student wishes to learn more about Apologetics when that is not his/her primary discipline.

"Start here," I recommend, "then come back if you want to know more and I'll direct you to other writers."

Simply put, this is a great book for introducing people to the study of Apologetics. The writing is of a level that it does not insult the reader's intelligence yet it also looks at the subject from a high enough point of view that the reader avoids getting overwhelmed. Sproul's trademark "western civilization lens" and Reformed Theology is of course at work, but for this teacher who usually deals with students coming from a western civilization-influenced background, that's fine, and the Reformed Theology background is easily covered by letting the student know what he/she is going to be reading on the front end.

Is this the definitive, end-all authoritatively detailed textbook on Apologetics? Of course not, and one should not expect to purchase that type of book for the price one spends on "Defending Your Faith." But it IS a very valuable addition to Apologetics studies and I recommend...

United States on Mar 05, 2014