Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-592) and indexes

Part One: What is apologetics? -- 1. Defining apologetics -- From apologia to apologetics -- Apologetics and related terms -- The functions of apologetics -- 2. A brief history of apologetics -- Apologetics in the New Testament -- The early church fathers -- The Reformation -- Apologetics faces skepticism -- The rise of modern apologetics -- 3. Issues and methods in apologetics -- Four types of apologetic systems -- issues in apologetics

Part Two: Apologetics as proof -- 4. Apologists who emphasize reason -- Historical roots of classical apologetics -- B.B. Warfield -- C.S. Lewis -- Norman L. Geisler -- Peter Kreeft -- William Lane Craig -- 5. Classical apologetics: A reasonable faith -- Rational tests for determining truth -- The foundation of theology -- The constructive use of philosophy -- Christianity consistent with science -- Revelation confirmed in history -- Proof from experience -- 6. Proving the Christian worldview -- Disproving other worldviews -- Proving God's existence -- The deductive problem of evil -- Miracles as the credentials of revelation -- Jesus: The alternatives -- 7. Apologetics and the limits of reason -- The classical apologetics model -- Classical apologetics illustrated -- The strengths of classical apologetics -- The weaknesses of classical apologetics

Part Three: Apologetics as defense -- 8. Apologists who emphasize fact -- Historical roots of evidentialism -- Joseph Butler -- James Orr -- Clark H. Pinnock -- John Warwick Montgomery -- Richard Swinburne -- 9. Evidentialist apologetics: Faith founded on fact -- Methods for discovering truth -- The defense of theology -- Critical use of philosophy -- Christianity vindicated by science -- History as the medium of revelation -- Experience founded on evidence -- 10. Presenting evidence that demands a verdict -- Scripture as source -- The uniqueness of Christianity -- The case for God -- The inductive problem of evil -- Miracles as evidence for God -- Jesus: The evidence -- 11. Apologetics and the interpretation of fact -- The evidentialist model -- Evidentialism illustrated -- The strengths of evidentialist apologetics -- The weaknesses of evidentialist apologetics

Part Four: Apologetics as offense -- 12. Apologists who emphasize revelation -- John Calvin -- Modern roots of the reformed approach -- Herman Dooyeweerd -- Cornelius Van Til -- Gordon H. Clark -- Alvin Plantinga -- 13. Reformed apologetics: Christianity in conflict -- Biblical standard for defining truth -- The vindication of reformed theology -- Toward a Christian philosophy -- Christianity against false science -- Revelation as interpreting history -- The problem with experience -- 14. Taking every thought captive -- Scripture as foundation -- Antithesis between Christian and non-Christian religion -- Belief in God as basic -- The theological problem of evil -- Miracles as revealed by God -- Jesus: The self-attesting Christ of scripture -- 15. Apologetics and the authority of revelation -- The reformed apologetics model -- Reformed apologetics illustrated -- The strengths of reformed apologetics -- The weaknesses of reformed apologetics

Part Five: Apologetics as persuasion -- 16. Apologists who emphasize faith -- Historical roots of fideism -- Martin Luther -- Blaise Pascal -- Soren Kierkegaard -- Karl Barth -- Donald G. Bloesch -- 17. Fideist apologetics: Reason of the heart -- Divine call to obey the truth -- Making theology personal -- Critiquing the God of the philosophers -- Christianity and the reality beyond science -- Revelation as transcending history -- Faith is experience -- 18. Calling people to encounter God in Jesus Christ -- Scripture as witness -- Christian faith: Not another religion -- To know God is to know God exists -- The personal problem of evil -- Miracles as God revealing himself -- Jesus: The Christ of faith -- 19. Apologetics and the subjectivity of faith -- The fideist model -- Fideism illustrated -- The strengths of fideism -- The weaknesses of fideism

Part Six: An integrative approach -- An integrative approach -- 20. Apologists who favor integration -- Precursors of integrative approaches -- Edward John Carnell -- Francis A. Schaeffer -- David K. Clark -- C. Stephen Evans -- John M. Frame -- 21. Contending for the faith: Apologetics and human knowledge -- Perspectival approaches to defending truth -- Apologetics and theology -- Apologetics and philosophy -- Christianity and science -- Revelation and history -- Apologetics and experience -- 22. Reasons for hope: Integrating diverse arguments in apologetics -- Scripture as truth -- Myth, truth, and religion -- God who makes himself known -- Solutions to the problems of evil -- Miracles as signs -- Jesus: The answer -- 23. Speaking the truth in love: Perspectives on apologetics -- One body, many gifts: How apologists differ -- One world, many individuals: How people differ -- One process, many stages: How apologetic needs differ -- One faith, many questions: How apologetic problems differ -- Metapologetics: Four approaches -- Apologetics: Four approaches

Appendix A: Categorizing apologetic methods -- Appendix B: Apologetics web sites