This is a list of Christian apologetic works.
Antiquity
Apologia prima (English: First Apology) (c. 150–155) by Justin MartyrAvery Cardinal Dulles, A History of Apologetics, Ignatius Press, 2nd ed., 2005, , pp. 31–42. Apologia secunda (English: Second Apology) (c. 150–57) by Justin MartyrDulles, p. 31-42 ff. Πρὸς Διόγνητον Ἐπιστολή (English: Epistle to Diognetus) (c. late 2nd century), author unknown The Apology to Autolycus (c. 169–83) by Theophilus of AntiochTheophilus of Antioch Octavius (before 250, likely contemporary with Tertullian's Apology) by Marcus Minucius FelixMinucius Felix (Documentia Catholica Omnia) Apologeticus (or Apologeticum) (c. 197) by Tertullian De Carne Christi (English: On the Body of Christ) (c. 206) by Tertullian Contra Celsum (English: Against Celsus) (c. 248) by Origen of AlexandriaHerzog, Johann Jakob; Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (December 1908). "Celsus". In Samual Macauley Jackson. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge. II. New York and London: Funk and Wagnalls Company. pp. 466. De viris illustribus (English: On Illustrious Men) (c.392-3) by Jerome Apology Against Rufinus (402) by Jerome On the Consolation of Philosophy (524) by Boethius
Medieval Scholion by Theodore Bar Konai (8th century, Church of the East) The Book of Proof and the Book of Questions and Answers by Ammar al-Basri (9th century, Church of the East) On the Proof of the Christian Religion and other works by Abu Raita al-Takriti (9th century, Syriac Orthodox) The Healer, by Gerasimos, Abbot of the Monastery of Saint Symeon (?13th century) Summa contra Gentiles (1265–74) by Saint Thomas AquinasDulles, p. 120 ff.L. Russ Bush, Classical Readings in Christian Apologetics, A.D. 100-1800, Parts 100-1800, Zondervan, 1983, , p. 275 ff.
Early modern The Imitation of Christ (De Imitatione Christi) (c. 1418–1427) Thomas à Kempis De Arte Cabalistica (English: On the Art of Kabbalah) (1517) by Johann Reuchlin
De veritate religionis Christianae (English: On the Truth of the Christian religion) (1627) by Hugo Grotius
Pensées (1669) by Blaise PascalDouglas Groothuis, Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith, InterVarsity Press, 2011, , pp. 25–31. Alciphron (or The Minute Philosopher) (1732) by George Berkeley The Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by John Bunyan Observations on the Conversion and Apostleship of St. Paul. in a Letter to Gilbert West, Esq (1747) by George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton Observations on the History and Evidences of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ (1747) by Gilbert West The Evidences of the Christian Religion by Joseph Addison Dei fondamenti della religione e dei fonti dell'empietà (English: Of the Foundations of Religion, and the Fountains of Impiety) (1765) by Antonino Valsecchi Les erreurs de Voltaire (1766) by Claude-Adrien Nonnotte La Certitude des preuves du christianisme (1767) by Nicolas-Sylvestre Bergier Verità della Fede (1767) by Alphonsus Liguori Apologie de la religion chrétienne* (1769) by Nicolas-Sylvestre Bergier The Evidence of the Christian Religion Briefly and Plainly Stated (1786) by James Beattie A View of the evidences of Christianity in three parts (1794) by William Paley Génie du christianisme (1802) (English: The Genius of Christianity) by François-René de Chateaubriand Natural Theology or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity (1802) by William Paley Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures by Thomas H. Horne Testimony of the Evangelists, Examined by the Rules of Evidence Administered in Courts of Justice (1846) by Simon Greenleaf Apologia Pro Vita Sua (1864) by John Henry Newman Christian Evidences (1837) by Richard Whately The Evidences of the Christian Religion (1832) by Archibald Alexander
20th century
Heretics (1905) by G. K. Chesterton Why is Christianity True? Christian Evidences (1905) by Edgar Young Mullins Orthodoxy (1908) by G. K. Chesterton The Facts of Faith (1910) by Charles Edward Smith Who Moved the Stone? (1930) by Albert Henry Ross The Everlasting Man (1925) by G. K. Chesterton The Problem of Pain (1940) by C. S. Lewis The Case for Christianity (1942) by C. S. Lewis Miracles (book) (1947) by C. S. Lewis De Revelatione per Ecclesiam Catholicam proposita (English: On Divine Revelation: The Teaching of the Catholic Faith) (1950) by Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange Mere Christianity (1952) by C. S. Lewis Protestant Christian Evidences (1953) by Bernard Ramm La Phénomène Humain (English: The Phenomenon of Man) (1959) by Pierre Teilhard de ChardinDulles, p. 297 ff. Defense of the Faith (1955) by Cornelius Van Til Faith That Makes Sense (1960) by J. Edwin Orr 100 Questions About God (1966) by J. Edwin Orr Jesus: The Man That Lives (1975) by Malcolm Muggeridge The Existence of God (1979, new edition 2004) by Richard Swinburne Campus Gods on Trial (1964) by Chad Walsh Why I Believe (1980) by D J Kennedy Eternity in Their Hearts: Startling Evidence of Belief in the One True God in Hundreds of Cultures Throughout the World (1984) by Don Richardson The Way the World Is: Christian Perspective of a Scientist (1983) by John Polkinghorne What If Jesus Had Never Been Born (1994) by D J Kennedy Reasonable Faith (1994) by William Lane Craig Is There a God? (1996) by Richard Swinburne The Signature of God (1997) by Grant Jeffery Beside Still Waters (1998) by Gregg Easterbrook The Case for Christ (1998) by Lee Strobel What If the Bible Had Never Been Written? (1998) by D J Kennedy Science and Theology (1998) by John Polkinghorne The New Evidence That Demands A Verdict (1999) by Josh McDowell What Did Jesus Mean? (1999) by Ron Rhodes
21st century
A Scientific Theology (2001) by Alister McGrath Faith, Science and Understanding (2001) by John Polkinghorne The Resurrection of God Incarnate (2003) by Richard Swinburne The Resurrection of the Son of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, Vol. 3) (2003) by N. T. Wright The Twilight of Atheism: The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World (2004) by Alister McGrath I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist (2004) by Norman Geisler and Frank Turek Dawkins' God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life (2005) by Alister McGrath Skeptics Answered (2005) by D J Kennedy Why the Ten Commandments Matter (2005) by D J Kennedy The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief (2006) by Francis Collins Exploring Reality (2006) by John Polkinghorne God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God? (2007) by John Lennox Was Jesus God? (2008) by Richard Swinburne The Reason for God: Belief in Age of Skepticism (2008) by Timothy Keller What's So Great About Christianity (2008) by Dinesh D'Souza Atheist Delusions: The Christian Revolution and Its Fashionable Enemies (2009) by David Bentley Hart Questions of Truth (2009) by John Polkinghorne More Than A Carpenter (1977, revised 2009) by Josh McDowell Life After Death: The Evidence (2009) by Dinesh D'Souza God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science (2009) by James Hannam The Dawkins Delusion? Atheist Fundamentalism and the Denial of the Divine (2010) by Alister McGrath The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach (2010) by Michael R. Licona . The Rage Against God (subtitle in US editions: How Atheism Led Me to Faith) (2010) by Peter Hitchens Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case For Biblical Faith (2011) by Douglas Groothuis Who Is Jesus?: Linking the Historical Jesus with the Christ of Faith (2012) by Darrell L. Bock Exposing Myths About Christianity: A Guide to Answering 145 Viral Lies and Legends (2012) by Jeffrey Russell OrganicJesus: Finding Your Way to an Unprocessed, Gmo-free Christianity (2016) by Scott Douglas Urban Apologetics (2021) by Eric Mason
Biblical apologetics
Lines of Defence of the Biblical Revelation (1901) by David Samuel Margoliouth A Scientific Investigation of the Old Testament (1926) by Robert Dick Wilson Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties (1982) by Gleason Archer Jr. The Historical Reliability of the Gospels (1987) by Craig Blomberg The Historical Reliability of the New Testament: The Challenge to Evangelical Christian Beliefs (2016) by Craig Blomberg
See also Bibliography of books critical of Christianity Bibliography of books critical of Islam Bibliography of books critical of Judaism Bibliography of books critical of Mormonism Bibliography of books critical of Scientology List of apologetic works List of Islamic apologetic works Christian apologetics Biblical apologetics
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