With 95% of the world under quarantine because of the Wuflu, I have decided to make a recommended reading list and have an interesting criteria. There are some great books that I’ve read that I’d recommend to anyone. The Fourth Cup by Scott Hahn is one of those books. However, I haven’t picked that one up since I’ve read it. I haven’t used it for a reference. The list of books that I’ve prepared for the Wuflu quarantine are books that I constantly reference. I’ve used them many times since I’ve first read it. It’s a very economical list in that way. Also, a few of these writings are from the Church Fathers and can be found online for free; an even better deal.
There are 12 books in total; seven Catholic books, four Protestant books, and one Eastern Orthodox book. I should also point out that this doesn’t include religious texts such as the Bible, catechisms, the Quran and other similar books as they’re already a given. The list is also geared toward dealing with the groups that I deal with most often. Obviously if you’re debating atheists these books won’t help much, but that’s not where I focus my apologetics. Anyways, here’s the list:
Non-Catholic books:
Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus, Volume 1,2,3 by Dr. Michael Brown
These books really helped me learn about the intimate connection between both testaments. I don’t deal much in Jewish apologetics but Muslims often inconsistently use material by Jewish apologists to try and discredit the Christian faith, while ignoring the glaringly obvious double standard. So read this to know how to refute them. This series has a fourth and fifth volume but I don’t use them much. Get the first three and you’ll be fine.
Our God is Triune: Essays in Biblical Theology, Edited by Michael R. Burgos Jr.
Anyone debating Muslims needs to know the Trinity well. This book is very well written. The essay by Anthony Rogers on Genesis 19:24 is worth the price of the book.
Orthodox Christianity Volume I: The History and Canonical Structure of the Orthodox Church by Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev
I’ve learned so much from this book. Most Church history is written by Catholics and Protestants so the Eastern churches are often ignored, save when they come into contact with the West. This book provides a good filler. He covers the 11th century schismatic events very well. It’s very unbiased in my opinion and I’d recommend this tome to anyone.
Catholic books:
I hate to be anticlimactic but I will write about these in my next post. These are enough to keep one busy for now. After all, we all have a lot more reading time than we did a month ago. Until then, stay safe and avoid the Wuflu at all cost. Pray for Italy, Spain, France, and England who seem to be really getting hammered by the Wuflu.
Also, I would hope that everyone here is keeping up with Quarantine Apologetics!
God bless!
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