Science Apologetics Resource List

(NOTE: All these books give evidences for the God of the Bible, but many are written by non-Christians, some by non-theists and even evolutionists.)

Interpreting Genesis 1

  • Ankerberg, John, Kent Hovind, and Hugh Ross. The John Ankerberg Debate: Young-Earth vs. Old-Earth. 2 videotapes. 160 min. Pasadena, Calif.: Reasons To Believe, 2000.
  • Hagopian, David, ed. The Genesis Debate: Three Views on the Days of Creation. Mission Viejo, Calif.: Crux Press, 2001.
  • Newman, Robert C., and Herman J. Eckelmann, Jr. Genesis One and the Origin of the Earth. Hatfield, Penn.: Interdisciplinary Biblical Research Institute, 1977.
  • Numbers, Ronald L. The Creationists: The Evolution of Scientific Creationism.  Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1993. 
  • Ross, Hugh. The Genesis Question: Scientific Advances and the Accuracy of Genesis. 2d ed. Colorado Springs, Colo.: NavPress, 2001.
  • Ross, Hugh et al. Life and Death in Eden: The Biblical and Scientific Evidence for Animal Death before the Fall. 3 audiotapes. Pasadena, Calif.: Reasons To Believe, 2001.
  • Stoner, Don. A New Look at An Old Earth: Resolving the Conflict Between the Bible and Science. Eugene, Ore.: Harvest House, 1997.
  • Wiester, John L. The Genesis Connection. Hatfield, Penn.: Interdisciplinary Biblical Research Institute, 1983.

Astronomical Design

  • Barrow, John D., and Frank J. Tipler. The Anthropic Cosmological Principle. New York: Oxford University Press, Oxford Paperbacks, 1988.
  • Barrow, John D., and Joseph Silk. The Left Hand of Creation: The Origin and Evolution of the Expanding Universe. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.
  • Corey, Michael A. God and the New Cosmology: The Anthropic Design Argument. Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield, 1993.
  • Davies, Paul. The Cosmic Blueprint: New Discoveries in Nature's Ability to Order the Universe. New York: Simon and Schuster, Touchstone, 1988.
  • Greene, Brian. The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory. New York: Random House, Vintage Books, 2000.
  • Greenstein, George. The Symbiotic Universe: Life and Mind in the Cosmos. New York: William Morrow, 1988.
  • Jastrow, Robert. God and the Astronomers.2d ed. New York: W. W. Norton, 1992.
  • Journey Toward Creation. 2d ed. Produced and directed by Michael Lienau and Robert Bontrager. Executive Producer, Hugh Ross. 75 min. Reasons To Believe in association with Global Net Productions, 2003.  Videotape.
  • Ross, Hugh. The Creator and the Cosmos: How the Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God. 3d ed. Colorado Springs, Colo.: NavPress, 2001.
  • Taylor, Stuart Ross. Destiny or Chance : Our Solar System and its Place in the Cosmos. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
  • Trefil, James S. The Moment of Creation: Big Bang Physics from Before the First Millisecond to the Present Universe. New York: MacMillan, 1984.
  • Ward, Peter, and Don Brownlee. Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe. New York: Springer-Verlag, Copernicus, 2000.

Origin of Life

  • Shapiro, Robert. Origins: A Skeptic's Guide to the Creation of Life on Earth. New York: Summit Books, 1986.
  • Thaxton, Charles B., Walter L. Bradley, and Roger L Olsen. The Mystery of Life’s Origin: Reassessing Current Theories. Dallas, Tex.: Lewis and Stanley, 1984.
  • Unlocking the Mystery of Life: The Case for Intelligent Design. Produced and directed by Lad Allen and Timothy Eaton. 60 min. La Habra, Calif.: Illustra Media, 2002. Videotape.
  • Yockey, Hubert P. Information Theory and Molecular Biology. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992.

Origin of Humanity

  • Klein, Richard G., with Blake Edgar. The Dawn of Human Culture. New York: Wiley and Sons, 2002. [This book is written from a strong evolutionary perspective, but it provides good evidence for the recent appearance of humanity.]
  • Ross, Hugh, Fazale R. Rana, and Kenneth R. Samples. Who was Adam? A Testable Christian Approach to Human Origins. 4 videotapes. 307 min. Produced by Reasons To Believe, 2002.

Evolution and the Fossil Record

  • Behe, Michael. Darwin’s Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution. New York: Simon and Schuster, Touchstone, 1996.
  • Davis, Percival, and Dean H. Kenyon. Of Pandas and People: The Central Question of Biological Origins. Ed. Charles B. Thaxton. 2d ed. Dallas, Tex.: Haughton Publishing, 1993.
  • Denton, Michael. Evolution: A Theory in Crisis. Bethesda, Md.: Adler and Adler, 1985.
  • Denton, Michael. Nature’s Destiny: How the Laws of Biology Reveal Purpose in the Universe. New York: Free Press, 1998.
  • Hayward, Alan. Creation and Evolution. Minneapolis: Minn.: Bethany House, 1995.
  • Johnson, Phillip E. Darwin on Trial. 2d ed. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1993.
  • Overman, Dean L. A Case Against Accident and Self-Organization. New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 1997.
  • Wells, Jonathan. Icons of Evolution: Science or Myth? Why Much of What We Teach About Evolution Is Wrong. Washington, D.C.: Regnery, 2000.

Human Consciousness

  • Penrose, Roger. The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics. Corrected ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990.
  • Penrose, Roger. Shadows of the Mind: A Search for the Missing Science of Consciousness. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.

UFOs and ETs

  • Ross, Hugh, Kenneth R. Samples, and Mark Clark. Lights in the Sky and Little Green Men: A Rational Christian Look at UFOs and Extraterrestrial Life. Colorado Springs, Colo: NavPress, 2002.
  • Ross, Hugh, Kenneth R. Samples, Mark Clark, and Greg Koukl. The rUFO Hypothesis. 2 videotapes. 120 min. Reasons To Believe, 2002.
  • Vallee, Jacques. Confrontations: A Scientist's Search for Alien Contact. New York: Random House, Ballantine, 1991.
  • Vallee, Jacques. Revelations: Alien Contact and Human Deception. New York: Random House, Ballantine, 1992.
  • Vallee, Jacques, and Whitley Strieber. Dimensions: A Casebook of Alien Contact. New York: Random House, Ballantine, 1989.

Origin and Reliability of the Bible

  • Archer, Gleason. Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 1982.
  • Bruce, F.F. The New Testament Documents: Are they reliable? 5th ed. Grand Rapids, Mich.: InterVarsity Press, 1960.
  • Geisler, Norman, and Thomas Howe. When Critics Ask: A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Book House, Baker Books, 1992.
  • Geisler, Norman, and William Nix. A General Introduction to the Bible. Rev. ed. Chicago: Moody Press, 1986.
  • Geisler, Norman, ed. Inerrancy. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 1980.
  • Habermas, Gary R. The Historical Jesus: Ancient Evidence for the Life of Christ. Joplin, Mo.: College Press, 1996.
  • Moreland, J.P. Scaling the Secular City: A Defense of Christianity. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Book House, 1987.
  • Wilkins, Michael J., and J. P. Moreland. Jesus Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents the Historical Jesus. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 1995.

Miscellaneous

  • Barrett, Eric C., and David Fisher, eds. Scientists Who Believe. Chicago: Moody Press, 1984.
  • Committee for Integrity in Science Education Staff. Teaching Science in a Climate of Controversy: A View from the American Scientific Affiliation. Rev. ed. Ipswich, Mass.: American Scientific Affiliation, 1989.
  • Ecker, Ronald L. Dictionary of Science and Creationism. Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1990.
  • Ross, Hugh. Beyond the Cosmos: What Recent Discoveries in Astrophysics Reveal About the Glory and Love of God. 2d ed. Colorado Springs, Colo.: NavPress, 1999.
  • Ross, Hugh. The Fingerprint of God: Recent Scientific Discoveries Reveal the Unmistakable Identity of the Creator. 2d ed. Orange, Calif.: Promise Publishing, 1991.
  • Wright, Richard T. Biology Through the Eyes of Faith. Christian College Coalition Series. Rev. ed. San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1989.