Recommended Reading

I STRONGLY recommend the following books:

The Francis A. Schaeffer Trilogy.
Shaeffer was a Presbyterian minister who realized that the "preach and they will come" model wasn't working any more in postmodern Western society. So in the midst of the hippie revolution he moved to Switzerland, where he opened his home to anyone with deep questions still searching for answers. Through his talks with people from all walks of life, and through his studies of Scripture, philosophy, and history, he worked hard to answer those deep questions from a Biblical perspective. This book contains his findings.

His whole-picture, "whole-history" view of society is intriguing, even if it's somewhat hard-to-follow. But the most notable aspect of his writing is the deep, emotional compassion for real people that drives every word on every page. Other works on worldview are dry, analytical, academic. This book is soaked with tears and prayers for those lost in the godlessness of today's culture.

Do Fish Know They're Wet? by Tom Neven.
If Schaeffer introduced modern worldview apologetics to the Church, Neven makes it accessible. Avoiding the rambling of Schaeffer and the "Christianese" of Colson, Neven manages to communicate a difficult subject easily and in a small paperback book. For only $10, you simply must buy this gentle guide to worldview apologetics.