Basic overview and a little bit about me and my sources

Since I don't have a lot of credentials to speak of, I thought I might at least give you a list of some sources I use. A little background about me first, is my name is Casey Powell. I am currently an Accountant with a 4 year degree from Christopher Newport University. I have recently been discovering the field of Apologetics and have been in active study for roughly nearly a year. I have been studying nearly nonstop and am very interested in becoming a minister for the force of the Apologetics Ministry in Christ. Now that you have my background, a few of the sources I recommend use of.

First of all, I won't mention the top 25 list. Those are I would recommend use of.
I'll give you the basics first. The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict by Josh McDowell is a must read. His first book is not going to give you much more than a bit of an overview. This has his first two books and an additional part in Philosophy and Epistemology that is a must read.

Lee Stroebel's The Case for Christ is going to give you a good bit of an overview of some of the top writers and scholars within the Christian Apologetics field. Included are a fair many today. I'd also recommend use of it not as the cure-all answers for questions, but again, a bit of an overview of topics that are discussed within Apologetics. Also a Case for a Creator for the modern movement of the Intelligent Design Theorem.

C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity is fairly good too. He gives a bit of an overview of Philosophical issues pertaining to Christianity. He goes over a definitively accurate way of how to follow Christ. Again, this is not a very indepth souce. Another overview of some issues within the churches and our society of today, nothing more than an overview though.

Gregory Koukl "Feet Firmly Planted in MidAir" gives an excellent overview of why Postmodernism is definitely not the way to go. It provides an excellent rebuttal to Moral Relativism that plagues society today. A must read.

Josh McDowell and Don Stewart's "Handbooks of Today's Religions." Great overview of many different Philosophical positions and Religious Groups within today's society.

Anything by William Lane Craig and Ravi Zechariah. Great authors there. Also Norman Geisler is a great author. These are three of the top Apologetic writers within the world today.

J.P. Moreland "The Lost Virtue of Happiness." Excellent book for Philosophy lovers. Shows why Moral Objectivism is the only true view within the world today.

Steve Angel.....All I can say about him is he has an equivalent of a PHD in Religious Studies as well as another Masters degree in Religious studies. He is a graduate from Cincinnati Bible College. Great source, though he is a personal one. He has a Psychology Masters degree and has since become a Psychologist as well as a gentleman who teaches at a local church. Well studied scholar and a personal friend.

Simon Greenleaf's A Treatise of Evidence. A Terrific book about the evidence of Jesus Christ.

Frank Morison's Who Moved the Stone. Another great book about who Jesus is.

St. Augustine "City of God." GREATEST book, possibly written of all time. He covers everything!

St. Thomas Aquinas "Summa Theologica." Another great Philosophy book. Must read.

Michael Behe's "Darwin's Black Box." Great book from one of the iniators of the Intelligent Design movement. A must read
for those wanting to know the underlying messages behind the Intelligent Design Theorem.

William Dembstri's "The Design Revolution." Yet another must read for the basics underlying the ID movement.

Jobe Martin. "The Evolution of a Creationist." A D.M.D and Th.M. in Biology. Dr. Martin reviews the problems in Neo Darwinism.

"Eerdman's Handbook to the Bible." A good overview behind the history of the Bible.

I have many more, but not enough time to mention all of them. I'll mention a few at a later time. However, at this time, I am off. Take care.