Resources

Additional resources to equip Christians to talk and debate with Muslims recommended by Pfander.

Often, when we find ourselves in conversation with Muslims the authority for that which we are discussing comes up and we are forced to answer the question: “Which is the true Word of God, the Bible or the Qur’an?”

Jay Smith

Apologetics: Beginner

[BOOKS] General Apologetics

  • Alister Mcgrath, Mere Apologetics: How To Help Seekers And Sceptics Find Faith, SPCK, (2016) ISBN: 0281075107

  • Bill Mounce, Why I Trust The Bible: Answers To Real Questions And Doubts People Have About The Bible, Zondervan Reflective, (2021) ISBN: 0310109949

  • CS Lewis, A Grief Observed, Faber & Faber, (2013) ISBN: 057129068X

  • CS Lewis, Mere Christianity, Collins (2012) ISBN: 0007461216

  • CS Lewis, The Problem Of Pain, Collins, (2012), ISBN: 0007461267

  • Carl Trueman, Strange New World: How Thinkers And Activists Redefined Identity And Sparked The Sexual Revolution, Crossway, (2022) ISBN: 1433579308

  • Glen Scrivner, The Air We Breathe: How We All Came To Believe In Freedom, Kindness, Progress, And Equality, The Good Book Company, (2022) ISBN:  1784987492

  • Gregry Koukl, Tactics, A Game Plan For Discussing Your Christian Convictions, Zondervan, (2019) ISBN:  0310101468

  • James White, Scripture Alone: Exploring The Bible's Accuracy, Authority And Authenticity, Bethany House, (2004) ISBN: 0764220489

  • James White, The Forgotten Trinity, Recovering The Heart Of Christian Belief, Bethany House, (1998) ISBN: 1556617259

  • William Lane Craig, On Guard, Defending Your Faith With Reason And Precision, David C Cook (2020) ISBN: 1434764885

[ARTICLES] General Apologetics

[WEBSITES] General Apologetics

[INFOGRAPHICS] General Apologetics

[BOOKS] Science

  • Alister Mcgrath, Intellectuals Don't Need God & Other Modern Myths, Zondervan Academic, (1993) ISBN: 0274842602

  • Hugh Ross, Improbable Planet: How Earth Became Humanity's Home, Baker Books (2017) ISBN: 0801075432

  • John Lennox, Cosmic Chemistry: Do God And Science Mix?, Lion Books (2021) ISBN: 0745981402

[ARTICLE] Science

[BOOKS] New Testament Reliability

  • Craig Keener, Miracles: The Credibility Of The New Testament Accounts, Baker Academic, (2012) ISBN: 0801039525

  • F. F. Bruce, The New Testament Documents, Are They Reliable? IVP, (2000) ISBN:  085111525X

  • Gary Habermas, Evidence For The Historical Jesus: Is The Jesus Of History The Christ Of Faith, Christian Publishing House, (2020) ISBN: 1949586677

  • Peter Williams, Can We Trust The Gospels?, Crossway (2018) ISBN: 1433552957

[BOOKS] Resurrection Of Jesus

  • Gary Habermas And Mike Licona, The Case For The Resurrection Of Jesus, Kregel Publications, (2004) ISBN: 0825427886

  • Lee Strobel, Case For Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation Of The Evidence For Jesus, Zondervan, (1998) ISBN: 0310209307

  • William Lane Craig Did Jesus Rise From The Dead?, Impact 360 Institute, (2019) ISBN: 0991597702

[ARTICLE] Resurrection of Jesus

[BOOKS] Islam

  • Chapman, Colin. Cross And Crescent: Responding To The Challenge Of Islam, IVP Books, (2003) ISBN: 1844741923

  • Daniel Janosik, The Guide To Answering Islam, Christian Publishing House, (2019) ISBN 978-1949586763

  • James White, What Every Christian Needs To Know About The Qur’an, Bethany House (2013). ISBN 978-0764209765

  • Mark Durie, Revelation: Do We Worship The Same God?, Cityharvest, (2006) ISBN 978- 0977560257

  • Michael Cook, The Koran: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, (2000) ISBN 978-0192853448

  • Nabeel Qureshi, Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, Zondervan, (2014) ISBN 978-0310515029

  • Nick Chatrath, Reaching Muslims: A One-Stop Guide For Christians, Monarch Books, (2011) ISBN 978-0857210142

  • Peter Riddell And Peter Coterell, Islam In Context: Past, Present And Future (Baker) ISBN: 978- 0801026270

  • Robert Spencer, Did Muhammad Exist?, ISI Books, (2021) ISBN: 978-1-64293-853-1

  • Samuel Green, Where To Start With Islam, Matthias Media, (2019) ISBN 978-1925424607

  • Tom Holland, In The Shadow Of The Sword, Doubleday, (2012) ISBN: 0349122350

[ARTICLES] Islam

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Apologetics: Intermediate

[BOOKS] General Apologetics

  • Alvin Plantinga, God Freedom And Evil, Eerdmans, (1974) ISBN: ‎ 0802817319

  • Douglas Groothuis, Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case For Biblical Faith, Apollos, (2011) ISBN: 1844745392

  • GK Chesterton, Orthodoxy, Happy Hour Books, (2023) ISBN: 9358480297

  • Timothy Phillips, Christian Apologetics In The Postmodern World, IVP Academic, (1995) ISBN: 083081860X

  • Josh Mcdowell And Sean Mcdowell, Evidence That Demands A Verdict (Anglicized): Life-Changing Truth For A Sceptical World, Authentic Media, (2018) ISBN: 1780788320

  • Justin Brierly, Unbelievable? Why After 10 Years Of Speaking With Atheists I'm Still A Christian, SPCK, (2017) ISBN: 9780281077984

  • Normal Geisler, Christian Apologetics, Baker Academic, (2013) ISBN: 0801048540

  • Paul Copan, Is God A Moral Monster? Making Sense Of The Old Testament God, Baker Books, (2011) ISBN: 9780801072758

  • RC Sproul, Defending Your Faith, An Introduction To Apologetics, Crossway, (2018) ISBN:  1433563789

  • Timothy Keller, The Reason For God: Belief In An Age Of Scepticism, Hodder & Stoughton, (2009) ISBN: 034097933X

  • Voddie Baucham, Expository Apologetics: Answering Objections With The Power Of The Word, Crossway, (2015) ISBN: 1433533790

  • William Lane Craig, Reasonable Faith, Christian Truth And Apologetics, Crossway, (2008) ISBN: 9781433501159

[ARTICLES] General Apologetics

[BOOKS] Science

  • Alister Mcgrath, Richard Dawkins, C.S. Lewis And The Meaning Of Life, SPCK, (2019) ISBN: 0281080194

  • Alvin Plantinga, Where The Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, And Naturalism, OUP USA, (2012) ISBN: 0199812098

  • Craig Keener, Miracles Today: The Supernatural Work Of God In The Modern World, Baker Academic, (2021) ISBN: 1540963837

  • CS Lewis, Miracles, A Preliminary Study, Collins, (2012) ISBN: 0007461259

  • William Lane Craig, In Quest Of The Historical Adam: A Biblical And Scientific Exploration, Eerdmans, (2021) ISBN: 080287911X

[ARTICLE] Science

[BOOKS] New Testament Reliability

  • Evangelical Textual Criticism Blog, Https://Evangelicaltextualcriticism.Blogspot.Com/

  • Larry Hurtado, The Earliest Christian Artifacts: Manuscripts And Christian Origins, (2006) ISBN: 9780802828958

  • Michael Bird, How God Became Jesus: The Real Origins Of Belief In Jesus' Divine Nature - A Response To Bart Ehrman, Zondervan Academic (2022) ISBN: 0310519594

  • Michael Kruger, Canon Revisited: Establishing The Origins And Authority Of The New Testament Books, Crossway, (2012) ISBN: 1433505002

[BOOKS] Resurrection Of Jesus

  • Mike Licona, The Resurrection Of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach, IVP Academic, (2010) ISBN: 0830827196

  • NT Wright, The Resurrection Of The Son Of God: (Christian Origin & Question Of God), SPCK, (2003) ISBN: 9780281055500

[BOOKS] Islam

Experienced/Advanced

  • Dan Gibson Qur’anic Geography, Independent Scholars Press, (2011) ISBN 978- 0973364286

  • Daniel Brubaker, Corrections In Early Qurʾān Manuscripts: Twenty Examples, Think And Tell Press, (2019) ISBN: 978-1949123036

  • François Déroche, Qurʾans Of The Umayyads, Brill, (2013) ISBN: 978-9004255654

  • Gordon Nickel, The Gentle Answer To The Muslim Accusation Of Biblical Falsification, Bruton Gate, (2015) ISBN: 978-0993997211

  • James F. Gauss, Islam & Christianity: A Revealing Contrast, Bridge-Logos, (2009), ISBN 978-0-88270-611-5

  • Karl-Heinz Ohlig And Gerd-R. Puin, The Hidden Origins Of Islam, Prometheus Books, (2010) ISBN: 978-1591026341

  • Keith E. Small, Textual Criticism And Qurʾan Manuscripts, Lexington Books, (2011) ISBN: 978-0739177532

  • Robert Reilly, The Closing Of The Muslim Mind: How Intellectual Suicide Created The Modern Islamist Crisis, ISI Books, (2010) ISBN: 978-1610170024

  • Stephen J. Shoemaker, Creating The Qur’an, University Of California Press, (2022) ISBN: 9780520389038

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Apologetics: Advanced

[BOOKS] Science

  • Alister Mcgrath, A Scientific Theology, T&T Clark, (2001) ISBN:  0567087913

  • Alister Mcgrath, The Open Secret: A New Vision For Natural Theology, Blackwell, (2008) ISBN: 9781405126915

[BOOKS] Existence Of God/General Apologetics

  • Alvin Plantinga, Warranted Christian Belief, Oxford University Press, (2000) ISBN:  0195131932

  • William Lane Craig And Paul Copan, The Kalam Cosmological Argument, Volume 2: Scientific Evidence For The Beginning Of The Universe (Bloomsbury Studies In Philosophy Of Religion), Bloomsbury, (2019) ISBN: 150135258X

[ARTICLE] Existence Of God/General Apologetics

[BOOKS] New Testament Reliability

  • Craig Evans, Jesus And The Manuscripts: What We Can Learn From The Oldest Texts, Hendrickson, (2020), ISBN:  168307162X

  • Daniel Wallace, Revisiting The Corruption Of The: Manuscript, Patristic, And Apocryphal Evidence (Text And Canon Of The New Testament), Kregel Academic, (2011) ISBN: 9780825433382

  • Richard Bauckham, Jesus And The Eyewitnesses: The Gospels As Eyewitness Testimony, Eerdmans, (2008) ISBN: 0802863906

[BOOK] Resurrection Of Jesus

  • Gary Habermas, [JUST RELEASED] On The Resurrection, Volume 1: Evidences, B&H Academic, (2024) ISBN: 1087778603

[ARTICLE] Resurrection of Jesus

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Polemics: Beginner/Intermediate

  • Daniel Janosik, The Guide to Answering Islam (Christian Publishing House), 2019. ISBN 978-1949586763

  • Peter Riddell and Peter Coterell, Islam in Context: Past, Present and Future (Baker 978- 0801026270

  • Robert Spencer, Did Muhammad Exist? (ISI Books), 2021. ISBN: 978-1-64293-853-1

  • Tom Holland, In the Shadow of the Sword (Doubleday), 2012. ASIN: B01B99X9IA

  • Michael Cook, The Koran: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford, Oxford University Press), 2000. ISBN 978-0192853448

  • Nabeel Qureshi, Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus (Zondervan), 2014. ISBN 978-0310515029

  • Mark Durie, Revelation: Do We Worship the Same God? (CityHarvest), 2006. ISBN 978- 0977560257

  • James White, What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Qur’an (Bethany House, 2013). ISBN 978-0764209765

  • Chapman, Colin. Cross and Crescent: Responding to the Challenge of Islam (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Books), 2003, ASIN: B00Y2R7D48

  • Samuel Green, Where to Start with Islam, (Matthias Media), 2019. ISBN 978-1925424607

  • Nick Chatrath, Reaching Muslims: A One-Stop Guide for Christians (Monarch Books), 2011. ISBN 978-0857210142

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Polemics: Experienced/Advanced

  • Stephen J. Shoemaker, Creating the Qur’an, (University of California Press), 2022, ISBN 9780520389038

  • Dan Gibson Qur’anic Geography (Independent Scholars Press), 2011. ISBN 978- 0973364286

  • Karl-Heinz Ohlig and Gerd-R. Puin, The Hidden Origins of Islam (Prometheus Books), 2010. ISBN 978-1591026341

  • Robert Reilly, The Closing of the Muslim Mind: How Intellectual Suicide Created the Modern Islamist Crisis (Wilmington, Delaware: ISI Books), 2010. ISBN 978-1610170024

  • Keith E. Small, Textual Criticism and Qurʾan Manuscripts (Plymouth, Lexington Books). 2011. ISBN 978-0739177532

  • Daniel Brubaker, Corrections in Early Qurʾān Manuscripts: Twenty Examples (Think and Tell Press, Lovettsville), 2019. ISBN 978-1949123036

  • François Déroche, Qurʾans of the Umayyads (Brill) ISBN 978-9004255654

  • Gordon Nickel, The Gentle Answer to the Muslim Accusation of Biblical Falsification, (Bruton Gate), 2015, ISBN 978-0993997211

  • James F. Gauss, Islam & Christianity: A Revealing Contrast (Bridge-Logos), 2009, ISBN 978-0-88270-611-5

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