RESOURCES
For those who want to go further into the search for the real Jesus, there’s already a wealth of compelling and provocative resources.
Resources from an Atheist/Agnostic Perspective
Books
- Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth by Bart Ehrman
- Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why by Bart Ehrman
- The Resurrection Of Christ: A Historical Inquiry by Gerd Ludemann
- Why I’m not a Christian by Bertrand Russell
- Atheist Universe by Stephen Mills
- Religion for Atheistsby Alain De Botton
Websites
- The Atheist Republic: Largest online community of nonbelievers
- Bart Ehrman’s Blog:Blog about history, New Testament criticism, and other various issues from the perspective of famed New Testament scholar, Bart Ehrman
- Real Atheology: Philosophy of religion from the atheistic perspective: Youtube, Facebook, Twitter
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Extraordinary, free resource on anything/everything pertaining to philosophy
Resources from a Christian Perspective
Books
- Reaching for the Invisible God by Philip Yancey: Most meaningful book during ’14-15 season of doubt
- Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis: The classic on faith and morality
- The Reason for God by Timothy Keller: Responses to seven classic objections and a compelling positive case for Christianity
- Unapologetic: Why, Despite Everything, Christianity Can Still Make Surprising Emotional Sense by Francis Spufford: Great for those who live in a context where Christian faith is almost unthinkable
- Making Sense of God by Timothy Keller: The case for how Christianity is more relevant than ever
- The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus by Gary Habermas and Michael Licona: A clear, compelling, and digestible case for the resurrection
- The Historical Reliability of the Gospels by Craig Blomberg: A tremendous resource for those who want to go into some depth on the historicity of Jesus
- The Rise of Christianity by Rodney Stark: Fascinating description of the history of early Christianity
- The Language of God by Francis Collins: Scientific evidence for belief, from the Director of the National Institutes of Health
Articles
Audio
- Who Is This Jesus? By Timothy Keller
Cory & Drew both highly recommend the podcast Unbelievable, which brings together believers and nonbelievers to engage on fundamental questions on Christianity.