The Fernandes Guide to Apologetic Methodologies: Large Print Edition

he Bible commands all believers to defend the faith. But, how are we to do apologetics? The author discusses seventeen different ways Christians can defend their faith. He discusses the methods of some of the greatest apologists, past and present, to educate readers, thus helping them to “contend earnestly for the faith once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3).

This book should be required reading in seminary and Christian-college courses on apologetics, as well as the first place to go for any apologist interested in learning about the issues. There is nothing like this high-quality book. I enthusiastically recommend it!
—JP Moreland, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University and author of A Simple Guide to Miracles

Dr. Phil Fernandes does a wonderful job of showing you how the greatest minds in the history of the church have made their case for the truth of Christianity. And I love how he gets to the point quickly and clearly.
—Frank Turek is an American apologist, author, public speaker, and radio host.
I heartily recommend this volume for use in courses on this and related subjects, as well as for those students who just wish to study the apologetic lay of the land in recent decades.
—Gary R. Habermas, Distinguished Research Professor, Liberty University PhD in Divinity program


Dr. Fernandes has made it easy to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the numerous approaches to defending the Faith. This makes this resource a must read for pastors, students, apologists, or anyone wishing to understand the field of apologetics and become more efficient in sharing their faith.
—Joseph M. Holden, PhD, President, Veritas International University

Dr. Phil Fernandes is a veteran Christian scholar and apologist who has debated a number of leading contemporary critics of Christianity.
—Kenneth Samples is a senior research scholar at Reasons to Believe. He has made guest appearances on programs such as FOX News and Stand to Reason.

Phil Fernandes’s new book makes two important contributions to the study of Apologetics. He has a more thorough analysis of the methodological options than we have seen before and a more complete coverage of apologists both current and historical than is available anywhere else.

The Fernandes Guide to Apologetic Methodologies provides a panoramic view of seventeen apologetic methodologies—seventeen ways ancient and contemporary apologists have confronted the seemingly irresolvable, catastrophic problems of their cultures with the resolve offered by the timeless, transcendent truth of the Christian faith!
—Dr. Kerry D. McRoberts, Professor of Religion and Culture, Veritas International University, and author of numerous books to include: New Age or Old Lie? and A Letter from Christ, Apologetics in Cultural Transition.

Dr. Phil Fernandes has done a tremendous service for the body of Christ in several ways. He has helped us see the bigger picture of how the church has defended the faith from the early church to today...
—Dr. David Geisler is President of Norm Geisler International Ministries Inc. and Executive Producer and Co-Writer of Norm Geisler: Not Qualified.

Now, Phil Fernandes has stepped into the needed space, and his book is giving us a guide to the diverse traditions and the writers who represent them.
—Winfried Corduan, author of
In the Beginning God: A Fresh Look at Original Monotheism