Description: Challenges to Christianity come from a variety of people and belief systems, and Christians are continually searching for the appropriate responses to critics of their faith. Yet until now there has been no definitive one-volume encyclopedia designed to equip believers for Christian defense against the full range of opposing arguments.

The Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics is such a work. This comprehensive reference volume covers every key issue, person, and concept related to Christian apologetics. Written entirely by leading apologist Norman Geisler, it stands as the culmination of the author's life-long career and ministry.

The Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics offers valuable information and advice to a wide audience: pastors and Christian leaders, students on college campuses, those involved in counter-cult ministries--all Christians who encounter skeptics.

The author provides extensive coverage of:

The encyclopedia also features two indexes (subject and Scripture) that allow readers to easily locate the specific information they need.

This resource joins several other volumes in the Baker Reference Library in offering the finest of evangelical scholarship to both scholars and lay people. Each of the contributions is easy-to-understand and easy-to-use (thanks to their one-volume format). These volumes serve as an ideal home library for laity, a handy resource for pastors and church leaders, and a reliable supplemental text for courses in Christian colleges and seminaries.

Author Information: Norman L. Geisler, Southern Evangelical Seminary, is a leading Christian apologist with books to his credit. Among them are Christian Apologetics, Apologetics in the New Age, Answering Islam, When Skeptics Ask, When Critics Ask, and When Cultists Ask.

"There is no better reference book on Christian apologetics in print. Dr. Geisler has produced a monumental work that will be a resource for Christian thinkers for years to come. No serious Christian apologist should be without it."

"This is the best encyclopedia of apologetics, the one volume that a teacher, college student, parent, or other serious Christian would want, if they had to choose one volume. The book has a wealth of information and analysis defending the faith, in an age where the world uniquely attacks the truth of the Bible. Only a scholarly author of forty books could begin such a needed project. Only a person deeply committed to the truth of Scripture could finish writing this masterful encyclopedia."

"This new encyclopedia is outstanding. I ordered it sight unseen for use in my Seminar in Christian Apologetics. I have the students reviewing it thematically and analytically to assess its content from various angles. I have spot checked it and remain enthusiastic about it. In my view it is a magnus opus to round off a lifetime of fantastic accomplishments in this field."

"Baker's Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics is just what we need. Its author adopts a modern form of Thomism, defending classical apologetics. Yet this work is clear and true-a fine resource for every defender of the faith."

"The Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics is a remarkable book in both breadth and depth. I anticipate that it will often be the first reference work I turn to, and I will encourage my students to use it both for the articles and for the bibliographies."

"This is an extraordinary helpful resource. A superb job by one of evangelicalism's premier scholars."

"I have already found Dr. Geisler's massive encyclopedia to be a useful reference tool in preparation for my debates with non-theists on university campuses."

"Nowhere will anyone find more apologetic information than in this volume. Time and again I was impressed with the sheer amount of data that Norm Geisler places at the fingertips of the student. This book will serve as the chief reference work in apologetics for years to come."

"Norman has done it again! He has compiled one of the most thorough and accurate apologetic works to date. The Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics gives us the tools to share our faith to a broken and skeptical world. It should be a part of everyone's library."

"Geisler's Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics is a massive, accessible, thorough resource on apologetical themes that run the gamut from philosophical and theological apologetics to historical evidences. Its articles are brief but filled with content. It should be the first resource tool consulted when one is faced with a need to find an answer to a question about the credibility of the Christian faith. Geisler is to be thanked for providing us with this timely resource."

"Norman Geisler's Baker's Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics should be in every Christian's library. Whether you are a seasoned apologist or a Christian wanting to explain your faith persuasively to an unbeliever, this book will be an invaluable resource for surprisingly comprehensive information on subjects ranging from acognosticism through God, alleged disproofs of to world view - and the bibliography is a wealth of further resources. This is a fitting monument of Dr. Geisler's more than four decades of service in Christ's name as one of today's ablest Christian philosophers."

"Baker's Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics, edited by Norman Geisler, is not only a rich encyclopedia for reference but because of the author's remarkable penchant for making abstract and difficult truths both comprehensible and applicable to daily life, the book has value to the whole Christian community. Everyone ought to own a copy of Geisler's Baker's Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics."

"There are only a few books I keep right next to my desk - and Norm Geisler's Baker's Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics is one of them. I'm glad it's a hardcover book, because it gets used all the time. Covering a range of apologetic topics, this is undoubtedly one of the most relevant volumes to come along in decades. I heartily recommend it."

"From one of the most knowledgeable minds on the subject comes this invaluable resource. I am grateful to Norman Geisler for giving us this great reservoir of information. I will treasure it."

"Norman Geisler, well-known and highly respected evangelical scholar, has authored yet another profitable and authoritative treasury of apologetic-sensitive material. Geisler's broad range of knowledge displays itself in this volume which meets the same standard of excellence as other volumes in the Baker Reference Library series. Those acquainted with Geisler's voluminous publications might wonder if this work only contains old material packaged under a new title, but that is not the case. Those who take the time to consult this work will sense that this constitutes a truly new work. All those interested in giving an answer to every man that asks concerning the Christian hope will be thankful for this informative resource. I believe this is a work that will be praised by most and quoted by many."

"For Christians committed to a rigorous, persuasive defense of the faith, the Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics is about as good as it gets. This publication contains almost 850 pages of exceptional apologetics from Dr. Norman L. Geisler--all in one volume! No one is better equipped to provide the thoughtful Christian with information, documentation, and arguments useful for apologetics than Dr. Geisler, Dean and Professor of Theology and Apologetics at Southern Evangelical Seminary. For decades Geisler has engaged one-on-one, in print, in the classroom, and in group settings with opponents of the Christian faith. His insight, experience, knowledge and critical thinking are superb. This book is fascinating to read from the beginning to end, randomly, or according to the reader's own interests or apologetic needs."

"This is an unbelievably comprehensive resource for the thoughtful Christian who desires to give a defense of his or her faith."

"One cannot help but be impressed with the scope of subject matter and the thorough way in which each topic is discussed. . . . This volume will be a remarkably helpful tool for anyone interested in these many topics relevant to the defense and understanding of Christianity."

"What a stupendous, massive, and helpful resource this new volume is!...This would be a worthy resource for many preachers, seminary students, and Bible teachers."

"This work will be extremely helpful to college and seminary students, as well as youth workers and pastors in need of a reliable reference book covering both classical and contemporary issues in Christian apologetics. School and church libraries will also find it a very valuable asset."

"[A] magnificent new addition to the Baker Reference Library....This work should be in every church library. Of course, after thumbing through this valuable resource, pastors, parents, and teachers will likely want their own copy."

"This one volume encyclopedia is designed to equip believers for Christian defense against scores of opposing positions. A wonderful reosurce for adult teachers and preachers."

"Filled with ways Christians can defend their faith against past and current arguments against it....Pastors, youth workers, and college students would find this a valuable tool."

"Every apologist could profit from having this reference work, and it would be great if every church library had this available for its members to consult."

"In entry after entry, this book displays the intellectual power of the Judeo-Christian worldview and challenges the faith of atheists, agnostics, humanists, New-Agers, and so on."

"Anything written by Geisler in the field of apologetics is worth reading. The present volue is no exception to that."

"I can not say enough positive about this work. It is a great addition to the field of apologetics. And because it is so complete, it may be around for a long time."