Hi Mark,

First, I think u would be making a mistake to go just with books. There are also many good DVDs available (in this DVD saturated culture). The ID DVDs would be a good start. One list can be found here:

http://christian-apologetics.org/mcas/content/view/84/78/

Secondly, while I have a large contemporary book collection, I use MP3s far more often than books because I can plough thru them while driving, walking, cutting firewood or whatever.

See for example: www.apollos.ws; www.biblicaltraining.com; www.bethinking.org; www.reasonablefaith.org;

Thirdly, the internet with blogs and numerous scholarly articles are more up-to-date and relevant than many books. You can get onto mailing lists and freely receive top quality cutting-edge material via email.

Many blogs are listed on www.christiannews.co.nz and www.christian-apologetics.org/mcas/ for example.

I am not trying to minimize books; but really, I think they have in some sense ‘had their day’. I think multimedia and audio listening also suits some people’s learning abilities better than books.

So what books would I recommend?

Basic :
Lee Strobel : The Case for a Creator (book) (Audiobook) + many others
Ravi Zacharias : Jesus Among Other Gods (Book) (AudioBook) + many others

Intermediate :
John Piper, John MacArthur, Ravi Zacharias, Ken Samples…….

Advanced :
William Lane Craig : Reasonable Faith
JP Moreland : Scaling the Secular City Book; Love Your God With All Your Mind
Greg Bahnsen : Always Ready Book
Francis Schaeffer : A Trilogy of Books

Schaeffer has had a huge impact on many people and although a bit old may be even more relevant today than 20 years ago. Craig and Moreland are the top of their field and outstanding scholars. Bahnsen is a little new to me but his thinking has had a big effect on my thinking.

Hope that helps.

Regards,

Robo