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A path into the best books

Three reading plans, in order. Begin with the first book of the first plan. Move on when it has done its work. Each plan is harder than the one before it.

  1. 01 Beginner
  2. 02 Novice
  3. 03 Advanced
01

Beginner

Learn how to stay in the conversation, and meet the case for the faith in plain language.

  1. Step 1

    Tactics

    Greg Koukl

    Start here. Koukl teaches you to ask good questions and keep your footing before you need the heavier arguments.

  2. Step 2

    Cold-Case Christianity

    J. Warner Wallace

    A homicide detective makes the case for the Gospels as a story. No philosophy required.

  3. Step 3

    The Reason for God

    Timothy Keller

    A Reformed pastor answers the doubts people actually bring. Pastoral, clear, and short on jargon.

  4. Step 4

    Every Thought Captive

    Richard L. Pratt Jr.

    A brief introduction to presuppositional thinking. This is the bridge into the next tier.

02

Novice

Take up the presuppositional method and learn to press the antithesis.

  1. Step 1

    The Ultimate Proof of Creation

    Jason Lisle

    A practical presuppositional case, written for real conversations about origins.

  2. Step 2

    Pushing the Antithesis

    Greg L. Bahnsen

    Bahnsen's classroom, edited for students. The method, worked out loud.

  3. Step 3

    Always Ready

    Greg L. Bahnsen

    His handbook for defending the faith from Scripture's own claims about itself.

  4. Step 4

    Apologetics to the Glory of God

    John M. Frame

    Frame's readable map of proof, defense, and offense. The clearest overview of the method.

  5. Step 5

    The Forgotten Trinity

    James R. White

    The doctrine the faith stands on, stated carefully and defended against the alternatives.

03

Advanced

Read the sources. Van Til, Bahnsen at full strength, and the theology underneath the arguments.

  1. Step 1

    The Defense of the Faith

    Cornelius Van Til

    The foundational statement of presuppositional apologetics. Slow, dense, and worth it.

  2. Step 2

    Van Til's Apologetic

    Greg L. Bahnsen

    Bahnsen walks through Van Til and makes the hard pages usable.

  3. Step 3

    Presuppositional Apologetics

    Greg L. Bahnsen

    Bahnsen's systematic statement of the method. Read it after Always Ready, not before.

  4. Step 4

    Biblical Doctrine

    John MacArthur & Richard Mayhue

    The theological ground the arguments stand on. Systematic theology as the foundation for the defense.

  5. Step 5

    The Potter's Freedom

    James R. White

    A Reformed defense of God's sovereignty in salvation. The theology that shapes how you argue.

When the plans are underway, the essays are where the reading continues.

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