NEW RELEASE · COMING 30 NOVEMBER 2026
The complete six-volume set of The Encyclopaedia of Christian Apologetics by Christian T Whitmore will be released on 30 November 2026.
SIX VOLUMES · CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS · REFERENCE WORK
The Encyclopaedia of Christian Apologetics
A six-volume reference work by Christian T Whitmore for readers who want serious engagement with Scripture, history, philosophy, evidence, objections and competing interpretations.
Each entry is organised around a question or claim, evidence and argument, major Christian responses, critical objections, an assessment, confidence classification, cross references and sources.
Built for difficult questions, not quick slogans
The series distinguishes what is established, probable, possible, disputed or presently undetermined. It includes major Christian responses while also identifying critical objections and competing readings.
Evidence first
Primary evidence and relevant specialist scholarship are considered before conclusions are assessed.
No false consensus
Disputed conclusions, alternative explanations and minority positions are identified rather than concealed.
Reference structure
Stable entry codes, cross references, indexes, chronology tables, bibliography and glossary make the set usable for repeated study.
The complete six-volume series
From foundations and the Pentateuch through Jesus, Christian doctrine, Revelation and a whole-series reference apparatus.
Volume 1
Foundations and the Pentateuch
Volume 2
Israel’s History and the Monarchy
Volume 3
Wisdom, Poetry and the Prophets
Volume 4
Jesus and the Gospels
Volume 5
The Early Church and Christian Doctrine
Volume 6
Revelation and the Apologetics Reference
What the series examines
- Faith and reason
- Arguments concerning God
- Creation, freedom and evil
- Genesis through Deuteronomy
- Israel, conquest, monarchy and archaeology
- Wisdom, suffering and prophecy
- The historical Jesus and Gospel sources
- Miracles, death and resurrection
- The early church and Christian doctrine
- Text, canon and manuscript transmission
- Science, philosophy, ethics and worldviews
- Revelation, indexes, chronology, bibliography and glossary
Featured entries
Sample entries from the encyclopaedia, each following the same evidence-and-assessment format.
- Classical Arguments for the Existence of God: the cosmological, design, ontological and moral arguments
- The Historical Reliability of the Resurrection: what historians can establish, and the alternative theories
- The Authority and Canon of Scripture: how the books of the Bible were recognised
- The Problem of Pain and Christian Hope: the logical and evidential problems of evil
- Science and Scripture: the conflict thesis and Christian views on Genesis
- Presuppositional Apologetics: Van Til, Bahnsen and the transcendental argument
- Common Secular Objections to Christianity: six objections stated at full strength
- Engaging Worldviews with Grace, Truth and Logic: reasoning well and representing others fairly
A resource for study, teaching and serious enquiry
The Encyclopaedia is intended for Christian readers, pastors, teachers, students and thoughtful sceptics who want more than a collection of slogans. It is designed to be consulted entry by entry, followed through cross references, and returned to as questions arise.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Christian T Whitmore
Christian T Whitmore is the author of The Encyclopaedia of Christian Apologetics, a six-volume project developed for readers who want serious engagement with biblical, historical, philosophical and theological questions.
His aim is to help readers distinguish evidence from interpretation, compare competing explanations and follow sources beyond a single entry. The series is written to be used as a reference work for sustained study rather than as a collection of quick answers.
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Read critically. Compare evidence. Follow the argument.
The aim is not to pretend every question has a simple answer. The series identifies uncertainty, disagreement and counterpositions where they matter, while setting out the case for Christian belief as clearly as possible.