The Apologists' Library

The books listed in the categories below are some of the best resources available for defending the truth of the Catholic Church.  They will help insure that you have a broad range of knowledge to address the many different issues that arise within Catholic apologetics. 

 

Apologetics

  • A Biblical Defense of Catholicism  by Dave Armstrong (Author)
  • And On This Rock: Witness Of One Land & Two Covenants by Stanley L. Jaki (Author)
  • Answer Me This by Patrick Madrid (Author)
  • Answering the New Atheism: Dismantling Dawkins' Case Against God Scott Hahn, Benjamin Wiker (Paperback - May 8, 2008)
  • Any Friend of God's Is a Friend of Mine by Patrick Madrid (Author)
  • Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic by David B. Currie (Author)
  • By What Authority?: An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition by Mark P. Shea (Author)
  • Catholic Doctrine in Scripture: A Guide to the Verses That Are Key to Affirming the Faith by Gregory Oatis (Author)
  • Catholic for a Reason: Scripture and the Mystery of the Family of God
  • Emmaus Road Publishing
  • Catholic for a Reason II: Scripture and the Mystery of the Mother of God (Paperback - Jul 2000)
  • Catholic for a Reason III: Scripture and the Mystery of the Mass (Paperback - Jun 2004)
  • Catholic for a Reason IV: Scripture and the Mystery of Marriage and Family Life multiple (Paperback - Apr 16, 2007)
  • Catholic Replies: Answers to over 800 of the most often asked questions about religious and moral issues by James J. Drummey (Author), Charles E. Rice (Foreword)
  • Catholicism and Fundamentalism: The Attack on "Romanism" by "Bible Christians" by Karl Keating (Author)
  • Controversies: High-Level Catholic Apologetics by Karl Keating (Author)
  • Crossing the Tiber: Evangelical Protestants Discover the Historical Church by Stephen K. Ray (Author)
  • Does the Bible Really Say That?: Discovering Catholic Teaching in Scripture by Patrick Madrid (Author)
  • Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers (Penguin Classics) by Various (Author), et al.
  • Did Adam and Eve Have Belly Buttons?: And 199 Other Questions from Catholic Teenagers Matthew J. Pinto (Paperback - Jan 2003)
  • Evangelical Is Not Enough: Worship of God in Liturgy and Sacrament by Thomas Howard (Author)
  • Faith of the Early Fathers: Three-Volume Set by William A. Jurgens (Author)
  • Four Witnesses: The Early Church in Her Own Words by Rod Bennett (Author)
  • Free from All Error: Authorship, Inerrancy, & Historicity of Scripture/10131​ by William G. Most (Author)
  • Fundamentals of the Faith: Essays in Christian Apologetics by Peter Kreeft (Author)
  • Jesus, Peter & the Keys: A Scriptural Handbook on the Papacy by Scott Butler (Author), et al.
  • Keys of the Kingdom: A Tool's Witness to Truth by Stanley L. Jaki (Author)
  • Lead, Kindly Light: My Journey To Rome by Thomas Howard (Author)
  • Mary and the Fathers of the Church: The Blessed Virgin Mary in Patristic Thought by Luigi Gambero (Author), Thomas Buffer (Translator)
  • More Biblical Evidence for Catholicism: Companion to a Biblical Defense of Catholicism by Dave Armstrong (Author), Scott Hahn (Author)
  • Not by Bread Alone by Robert A. Sungenis (Author)
  • Not by Faith Alone: A Biblical Study of the Catholic Doctrine of Justification by Robert A. Sungenis (Author)
  • Not by Scripture Alone: A Catholic Critique of the Protestant Doctrine of Sola Scriptura by Robert A. Sungenis (editor) (Author)
  • Nuts & Bolts: A Practical Guide for Explaining and Defending the Catholic Faith by Tim Staples (Author)
  • On Being Catholic by Thomas Howard (Author)
  • Pope Fiction: Answers to 30 Myths and Misconceptions About the Papacy by Patrick Madrid (Author)
  • Radio Replies: Three Volume Set by Leslie Rumble (Author), et al.
  • Rapture: The End-Times Error That Leaves the Bible Behind by David B. Currie (Author)
  • Reasons to Believe: How to Understand, Explain, and Defend the Catholic Faith Doubleday Religion
  • Refuting the Attack on Mary: A Defense of Marian Doctrine...A Doctrine by Father Mateo (Author), Claudine Guergian (Illustrator)
  • Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism Scott Hahn, Kimberly Hahn (Paperback - Aug 1993)
  • Scripture Matters: Essays on Reading the Bible from the Heart of the Church by Scott Hahn (Author)
  • Surprised by Truth: 11 Converts Give the Biblical and Historical Reasons for Becoming Catholic by Patrick Madrid (editor) (Editor), Foreword by Scott Hahn (Author)
  • The Apocalypse of St. John (The Catholic Apologetics Study Bible, Volume II) by Robert A. Sungenis (Author)
  • The Biblical Basis For The Catholic Faith by John Salza (Author)
  • The Catholic Church and the Bible by Peter M. J. Stravinskas (Author)
  • The Catholic Verses: 95 Bible Passages That Confound Protestants by Dave Armstrong (Author)
  • The Fathers of the Church, Expanded Edition by Mike Aquilina (Author)
  • The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth by Scott Hahn (Author)
  • The Mass of the Early Christians by Mike Aquilina (Author)
  • The Pope, the Council, and the Mass, Revised Edition by James Likoudis and Kenneth D. Whitehead (Author)
  • The Rapture Trap: A Catholic Response to "End Times" Fever by Paul Thigpen (Author)
  • The Salvation Controversy by James Akin (Author), Regis Martin (Foreword)
  • This Is My Body: An Evangelical Discovers The Real Presence by Mark P. Shea (Author)
  • Upon This Rock: St. Peter and the Primacy of Rome in Scripture and the Early Church (Modern Apologetics Library) Stephen K. Ray (Paperback - Mar 1999)
  • What Catholics Really Believe-Setting the Record Straight: 52 Answers to Common Misconceptions About the Catholic Faith by Karl Keating (Author)
  • Where Is That In the Bible? by Patrick Madrid (Author)
  • Why Catholic Bibles Are Bigger: The Untold Story of the Lost Books of the Protestant Bible Gary G. Michuta (Paperback)
  • Why Is That in Tradition? (T10) by Patrick Madrid (Author)
  • Will Catholics Be Left Behind: A Critique of the Rapture and Today's Prophecy Preachers (Modern Apologetics Library) by Carl E. Olson (Author)
  • Where we Got the Bible by Rev. Henry Graham 
  • Catholics and the New age by Father Mitch Pacwa
  • Christ in His Fullness by Bruce Sullivan
  • Heretics by G.K. Chesterton
  • No Price too High by Alex Jones
  • One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic by Whitehead
  • Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
  • Socrates Meets Jesus by Peter Kreeft
  • The Catholic Controversies by St Francis de Sales
  • The Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton
  • The Great Heresies by Hilaire Belloc 

 

C.S. Lewis

  • A Grief Observed, C. S. Lewis
  • Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis
  • Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life by C.S. Lewis (Author)
  • The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis (Author)
  • The Four Loves (The C.) by C. S. Lewis (Author)
  • The Great Divorce, C. S. Lewis
  • Miracles by C. S. Lewis (Author)
  • The Problem of Pain, C. S. Lewis
  • The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis

 

Catechesis & Theology 

  • A Catholic commentary on Holy Scripture by Bernard Orchard (Author)
  • A Father Who Keeps His Promises: God's Covenant Love in Scripture by Scott Hahn (Author)
  • An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine Cardinal John Henry Newman (Paperback - Jun 1, 2007)
  • Aquinas's Shorter Summa: Saint Thomas's Own Concise Version of His Summa Theologica by St. Thomas Aquinas (Author)
  • Canon And Biblical Interpretation (Scripture and Hermeneutics Series, V. 7) by Scott Hahn (Editor), et al.
  • Companion to the Catechism of the Catholic Church: A Compendium of Texts Referred to in the Catechism of the Catholic Church by Ignatius (Author)
  • Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma by Ludwig Ott (Author)
  • God Is Near Us: The Eucharist, the Heart of Life by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Author), et al.
  • God's Word: Scripture - Tradition - Office by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Author)
  • Guide to the Bible by Antonio Fuentes (Author)
  • Hail, Holy Queen by Scott Hahn (Author)
  • Letter and Spirit: From Written Text to Living Word in the Liturgy by Scott Hahn (Author)
  • Life of Christ by Fulton J. Sheen (Author)
  • Mary the Second Eve by John Henry Cardinal Newman (Author)
  • Summa Contra Gentiles: Book Four: Salvation by St. Thomas Aquinas (Author), Charles J. O'Neil (Translator)
  • Swear to God: The Promise and Power of the Sacraments by Scott Hahn (Author)
  • The Hidden Manna: A Theology of the Eucharist by Father James T. O'Connor (Author)
  • The Lord by Romano Guardini (Author)
  • The Mystical Rose: Thoughts on the Blessed Virgin from the Writings of John Henry Cardinal Newman by John Henry Cardinal Newman (Author), Joseph Regina (Editor)
  • The Sacraments and Their Celebration by Nicholas Halligan (Author)
  • The Seven Last Words by Fulton J. Sheen (Author)
  • The Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas (Five Volumes) by Thomas Aquinas (Author), Fathers of the English Dominican Provinc (Translator)
  • Theology and Sanity by F. J. Sheed (Author)
  • Theology for Beginners by Francis Joseph Sheed (Author)
  • Understanding The Scriptures: A Complete Course On Bible Study (The Didache Series) by Scott Hahn (Author)
  • The Teachings of the Church Fathers by Willis
  • In the Beginning by Joseph Ratzinger
  • The City of God by St. Augustine of Hippo
  • Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict XI
  • Many Religions-One Covenant by Joseph Ratzinger

 

History

  • Ancient Israel: Its Life and Institutions (Biblical Resource Series) by Roland De Vaux (Author), John McHugh (Translator)
  • Building Of Christendom: History Of Christendom Vol 2 (A History of Christendom, Vol. 2) by Warren H. Carroll (Author)
  • Characters of the Reformation: Historical Portraits of the 23 Men and Women and Their Place in the Great Religious Revolution of the 16th Century by Hilaire Belloc (Author)
  • Cleaving Of Christendom: History Of Christendom Vol 4 by Warren H. Carroll (Author)
  • Founding Of Christendom: History Of Christendom Vol 1 by Warren H. Carroll (Author)
  • Glory Of Christendom: History Of Christendom Vol 3 (History of Christendom Series ; Vol. III) by Warren H. Carroll (Author)
  • OSV's Encyclopedia of Catholic History by Matthew Bunson (Author)
  • The Historical Reliability of the Gospels by Craig L. Blomberg (Author)
  • The Revolution Against Christendom: A History of Christendom, Vol. 5 Warren H. Carroll (Paperback - Mar 7, 2006)
  • The Rhine flows into the Tiber: A history of Vatican II by Ralph M Wiltgen (Author)
  • The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision by Professor Henry Kamen (Author)
  • The Church History by Eusebius
  • Inquisition by Peters

 

Misc

  • Excommunication and the Catholic Church Edward N. Peters (Paperback - Sep 1, 2006)
  •  Apologia Pro Vita Sua (A Defense of One's Life) (Dover Giant Thrift Editions) by John Henry Newman (Author)
  • Butler's Lives of the Saints (4 Volume Matched Set)
  • The New Ecumenism: How the Catholic Church After Vatican II Took Over the Leadership of the World Ecumenical Movement Kenneth D. Whitehead (Paperback - Feb 6, 2009)
  • Code of Canon Law a Text and Commentary, Study Edition by James A. Coriden (Author)
  • Mass Confusion: The Do's & Don'ts of Catholic Worship, Second Edition, Expanded by James Akin (Author)
  • Pocket Catholic Dictionary by John Hardon (Author)
  • Spirit of Catholicism by Karl Adam (Author)
  • The Book of Destiny by Herman Bernard Kramer (Author)
  • The Courage To Be Catholic: Crisis, Reform And The Future Of The Church by George Weigel (Author)

 

Other Religions

  • Answering Jehovah's Witnesses by Jason Evert (Author)
  • Handbook of Denominations in the United States, 12th Edition by Frank S. Mead (Author), et al.
  • Inside Islam: A Guide for Catholics by Daniel Ali (Author), Robert Spencer (Author)
  • Inside Mormonism by Isaiah Bennett (Author)
  • Islam Unveiled: Disturbing Questions About the World's Fastest-Growing Faith by Robert Spencer (Author)
  • Masonry Unmasked: An Insider Reveals the Secrets of the Lodge by John Salza (Author)
  • Reincarnation: Illusion or Reality? by Edmond Robillard (Author)
  • The Quran & the Bible in the Light of History & Science by William F. Campbell (Author)
  • The Truth About Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion by Robert Spencer (Author)
  • When Mormons Call by Isaiah Bennett (Author)

 

Politics & Science

  • Angels, Apes, and Men by Stanley L. Jaki (Author)
  • Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America by Brigitte Gabriel (Author)
  • Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution by Michael J. Behe (Author)
  • God and the Cosmologists by Stanley L. Jaki (Author)
  • Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning by Jonah Goldberg (Author)
  • Miracles & Physics Stanley L. Jaki (Paperback - Oct 1, 2004)
  • Signature in the Cell by Stephen Meyer
  • The Myth of Islamic Tolerance: How Islamic Law Treats Non-Muslims by Robert Spencer (Editor)
  • The Savior of Science by Stanley L. Jaki (Author)
  • Faith, Reason, and the War Against Jihad by George Weigel

 

Social Issues

  • Good News about Sex and Marriage by Christopher West
  • Eugenics and Other Evils : An Argument Against the Scientifically Organized State by G. K. Chesterton (Author), Michael W. Perry (Editor)
  • Life-Giving Love : Embracing God's Beautiful Design for Marriage by Kimberly Hahn (Author), Scott Hahn (Author)
  • Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology Of The Body by John Paul II (Author), Michael Waldstein (Translator)
  • The Gospel of Life: Evangelium Vitae by Pope John Paul II (Author)
  • The Truth About Homosexuality: The Cry of the Faithful by John F. Harvey (Author)
  • The Unaborted Socrates: A Dramatic Debate on the Issues Surrounding Abortion by Peter Kreeft (Author)
  • Why Humanae Vitae Was Right: A Reader by Janet Smith (Editor)
  • Back to Virtue: Traditional Moral Wisdom for Modern Moral Confusion Peter Kreeft (Paperback - Jun 1992)
  • Women in the Priesthood: A Systematic Analysis in the Light of the Order of Creation and Redemption by Manfred Hauke (Author), David Kipp (Author)

 

Spirituality

  • To Know Christ Jesus (Stagbooks) by F. J. Sheed (Author)
  • Abandonment to Divine Providence (Dover Books on Western Philosophy) Jean-Pierre de Caussade (Paperback - May 19, 2008)
  • Catherine of Siena : The Dialogue (Classics of Western Spirituality) by Suzanne Noffke (Author), Guiliana Cavallini (Author)
  • Finding God's Will for You by St. Francis de Sales (Author)
  • Introduction to the Devout Life St. Francis de Sales (Paperback - Mar 26, 2009)
  • Living the Mysteries: A Guide for Unfinished Christians by Scott Hahn (Author), Mike Aquilina (Author)
  • Love Alone Is Credible: Hans Urs Von Balthasar As Interpreter of the Catholic Tradition Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
  • Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace: My Spiritual Journey in Opus Dei by Scott Hahn (Author)
  • Peace of Soul by Fulton J. Sheen (Author)
  • The Art of Praying: The Principles and Methods of Christian Prayer by Romano Guardini (Author)
  • The Discernment of Spirits: The Ignatian Guide for Everyday Life  by Timothy M. Gallagher (Author)
  • The Essential St. John of the Cross: Ascent of Mount Carmel, Dark Night of the Soul, A Spiritual Canticle of the soul, and Twenty Poems Saint John of the Cross (Paperback - Mar 22, 2008)
  • The Fulfillment of All Desire Ralph Martin (Paperback - Jul 1, 2006)
  • The Holy Longing: The Search for A Christian Spirituality Ronald Rolheiser (Hardcover - Jul 20, 1999)
  • The Interior Castle St. Teresa of Avila (Paperback - Nov 1, 2006)
  • The Practice of the Presence of God Brother Lawrence (Perfect Paperback - Aug 17, 2007)
  • The Shattered Lantern: Rediscovering a Felt Presence of God Ronald Rolheiser (Paperback - Feb 1, 2005)
  • The Soul of the Apostolate by Jean-Baptiste Chautard (Author)
  • The Way of Perfection (Christian Classic) by Teresa of Avila (Author), et al.
  • The Way: The Essential Classic of Opus Dei's Founder by Josemaria Escriva (Author)
  • The Confessions by St. Augustine of Hippo
  • The Imitation of Christ by Tomas a Kempis