There are many adequate tools to help us in the use of effective apologetics. Not everyone looking for answers will sit down and read a book someone has given them. But, if someone who is seeking the truth about human origin will read a book, Lee Strobel’s “The Case for A Creator” definitely puts the cards on the table. Strobel approaches the argument much as a lawyer in a court room would. His interviews with some of the most respected and educated people in the field serve justice for a rational and believable acceptance of God as our creator. This is a book that a seeker or a questioning non-Christian could read and understand the argument on their own terms.

Cornelius Van Til’s book “Christian Apologetics” is a good source of information on apologetics. Van Til comes across from a pre-suppositional view regarding the inerrancy of, and the inspiration of scripture. Van Til’s two-fold approach is to get onto the ground of the non-Christian for arguments sake. Then the non-Christian should be invited over to the ground of the Christian faith to be shown the meaning and establishment of a Biblical worldview.             

C.S. Lewis’s classic “The Problem of Pain” presents a non-philosophical position in apologetics as to why evil, sin and pain exist in a world that God has created. Lewis approaches the issues of opposites and/or contrasts that help identify “itself” as a “self”. He also explains a miracle as God modifying the behavior of matter. Lewis talks about the use of our own free will and how that has caused our own pain and suffering.       

The book titled “Faith Has Its Reasons” by Kenneth Boa and Robert Bowman Jr. is a great compressed “encyclopedia” of apologetics. The various aspects and techniques of Christian apologetics are not only defined, but also the various noted apologists who emphasize fact, revelation, faith and integration down through the history of the Christian faith. In my opinion, this is a “textbook” packed full of condensed descriptions and information regarding the history and functional use of apologetics in its applicable forums. 

Another very effective and compact easy to use tool is a video documentary produced by Coral ridge Ministries in the Early 2000s titled “Who Is This Jesus?” It features a large collection of varied theologians from several traditions who all harmonize their thoughts and comments on the validity and credibility of the Scriptures and of the Jesus the Gospels portray. The companion book which contains the video’s text is also available through Coral Ridge Ministries.        

Philo Trust has produced an excellent video series on the streets of London, England with noted Canadian Christian apologist Joe Boot, talking through the problematic issues presented by the skeptics of our day in relationship to the Christian faith. It is available on DVD or it can be watched on You Tube.