The Norman L. Geisler Apologetics Library (12 vols.)

by Norman L. Geisler; Ronald M. Brooks; Ralph E. MacKenzie; Ron Rhodes

and

4 more

Publishers:

Baker; Victor Books/Scripture Press

, 1976–2002

Overview

'But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear.' —1 Peter 3:15

The Norman L. Geisler Apologetics Library contains the full text of a dozen Geisler books on apologetics to provide accessible, reliable, and thoughtful answers on how to defend Christianity against skeptical claims. This collection conveniently brings together the full text of a dozen Geisler books on apologetics in digital format—worth more than $250 in comparable print editions. This library is designed for pastors, students, and others looking to defend their faith in today's relativistic culture.

Product Details

• Title: The Norman L. Geisler Apologetics Library
• Author: Norman L. Geisler
• Volumes: 12

Answering Islam

• Authors: Norman L. Geisler and Abdul Saleeb
• Edition: 2nd
• Publisher: Baker
• Publication Date: 2002
• Pages: 348

In this volume, a Christian apologist and a former Muslim compare Christianity with major tenets of Islam and give apologetic answers to prepare Christians for ministry in the Islamic context.

Why I Am a Christian

• Editors: Norman L. Geisler and Paul K. Hoffman
• Publisher: Baker
• Publication Date: 2001
• Pages: 318

A collection of leading Christian apologists offer popular, accessible writings in which they defend their belief in essential aspects of orthodox Christian belief. They give compelling answers to crucial questions, helping to free Christians from doubt and clear away obstacles to faith for unbelievers.

Contents:

• "Why I am Not a Moral Relativist," Francis J. Beckwith
• "Why I Believe Truth is Real and Knowable," Norman L. Geisler
• "Why I am Not an Atheist," J. Budziszewski
• "Why I Believe God Exists," William Lane Craig
• "Why I Believe the God of the Bible is the One True God," Norman L. Geisler
• "Why I Believe in the Possibility of Miracles," R. Douglas Geivett
• "Why I Believe the Miracles of Jesus Actually Happened," Gary R. Habermas
• "Why I Believe in the Miracle of Divine Creation," Hugh Ross
• "Why I Believe the New Testament is Historically Reliable," Gary R. Habermas
• "Why I Believe the Bible is Scientifically Reliable," Walter Bradley
• "Why I Believe the Bible Alone is the Word of God," Winfried Corduan
• "Why I Believe Jesus is the Promised Messiah," Barry R. Leventhal
• "Why I Believe Jesus is the Son of God," Peter Kreeft
• "Why I Still Believe in Christ, in Spite of Evil and Suffering," John S. Feinberg
• "Why I Have Made Jesus Christ Lord of my Life," J. P. Moreland
• "Why I Believe Jesus Christ is the Ultimate Source for Meaning," Ravi Zacharias
• Afterward, Josh McDowell

Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics

• Author: Norman L. Geisler
• Publisher: Baker
• Publication Date: 1999
• Pages: 820

The magnum opus of a popular Christian apologist and based on a lifetime of study, this comprehensive reference covers everything in apologetics from Anselm to Zen.

When Cultists Ask

• Authors: Norman L. Geisler and Ron Rhodes
• Publisher: Baker
• Publication Date: 1997
• Pages: 313

Proceeds through the Bible book by book showing how cults have used prominent texts for their own purposes. The authors then give the orthodox interpretation of the passage in question, and illustrate how the text has been isolated by one or more of the groups to support their own doctrine.

Roman Catholics and Evangelicals

• Authors: Norman L. Geisler and Ralph E. MacKenzie
• Publisher: Baker
• Publication Date: 1999
• Pages: 517

Protestants and Roman Catholics find they are not as separated theologically as they may have thought in this comparative study of beliefs. Shows what joins and what divides the two faiths, laying out the essential issues.

When Critics Ask

• Authors: Norman L. Geisler and Thomas Howe
• Publisher: Victor Books
• Publication Date: 1992
• Pages: 581

This comprehensive volume offers clear and concise answers to every major Bible difficulty from Genesis to Revelation, staunchly defending the authority and inspiration of Scripture. Written in a problem/solution format, the authors cover over 800 questions which critics and doubters raise about the Bible.

Miracles and the Modern Mind

• Author: Norman L. Geisler
• Publisher: Baker
• Publication Date: 1992
• Pages: 154

Geisler shows how the laws of logic and science speak to the reasonableness of miracles. A dispassionate look at the facts and arguments demands that doubters question their own naturalistic assumptions. Geisler also describes "signs," "wonders," and "power," contrasting what the Bible means by a miracle with bizarre stories of saints, faith healers, and occultists.

When Skeptics Ask

• Authors: Norman L. Geisler and Ronald M. Brooks
• Publisher: Baker
• Publication Date: 1990
• Pages: 289

Is Christianity true—or even reasonable? Helpful question & answer format gives readers quick access to clear explanations, which draw on Christian thinkers since the time of Paul and answer the deep objections skeptics raise.

Come Let Us Reason

• Authors: Norman L. Geisler and Ronald M. Brooks
• Publisher: Baker
• Publication Date: 1990
• Pages: 219

God created logic and calls Christians to orderly thinking. On this premise, a simplified study of logic prepares readers to reason thoughtfully and to spot illogic in an argument.

Worlds Apart: A Handbook on Worldviews

• Authors: Norman L. Geisler and William D. Watkins
• Publisher: Baker
• Publication Date: 1989
• Pages: 295

This volume is a compendium of the major world views, written from a Christian perspective. The authors introduce the meaning and function of a world view, and then explore the seven major world views of our day: theism, atheism, pantheism, panentheism, deism, finite godism, and polytheism.

Introduction to Philosophy

• Authors: Norman L. Geisler and Paul D. Feinberg
• Publisher: Baker
• Publication Date: 1980
• Pages: 434

In a refined, more readable second edition, the authors probe the reasons and reality of faith from a philosophical and a Christian viewpoint. They discuss various philosophical positions, refuting anti-Christian views and presenting arguments and counterarguments for each Christian perspective.

Christian Apologetics

• Author: Norman L. Geisler
• Publisher: Baker
• Publication Date: 1976
• Pages: 390

A systematic approach to understanding major worldviews—the author presents both methods and reasons for defending the claims of Christianity.

About Norman L. Geisler

Norman L. Geisler has taught at university and graduate levels for nearly fifty years and has spoken, traveled, or debated in all fifty states and in twenty-six countries. He holds a B. A. and M. A. from Wheaton College, a Th. B. from William Tyndale College and a Ph. D. in Philosophy from Loyola University.

After his studies at Wheaton, he became the graduate assistant in the Bible-Philosophy department at the college. He has since taught Bible, Apologetics and Philosophy at Detroit Bible College, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Dallas Theological Seminary, and was Dean of Liberty Center for Research and Scholarship in Lynchburg, VA. In 1992 he co-founded and served as President of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina, until 2006. Currently, he is professor of Theology and Apologetics at SES.

In addition to the books in this collection, Geisler is also the author of A General Introduction to the Bible and I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist, as well as the books in The Norman L. Geisler Apologetics Library and Norman L. Geisler’s Systematic Theology (4 Vols.).