Beginning Apologetics 1: How to Explain and Defend the Catholic Faith

1 Peter 3:15 always be willing to give account of your faith.This an excellent introduction to defending the faith with an emphasis on first giving its reader a concise and greater knowledge and understanding of the Catholic faith and then some useful tips for evangelism, Christian ministry, and potential teaching.There are 9 in this series and I’m looking forward to attaining all 9.There is also bundle which I am considering.

I bought many copies of this workbook to use in a high school discipleship group that I co-lead. It is a great tool to spark the minds of teens and adults without being to heady and difficult to read. Its an easy read with lots of additional info in appendix and footnotes. Highly recommend.

The book is rather short, but although it is concise, the author presents many arguments that non-Catholics use to attack Catholicism. I appreciated that I did not need to read lengthly paragraphs of explanation, as is typically found in some books. It just said what needed to be said in a factual way that can be grasped easily.

After reveiwing 10+ apologetics studies that were available, I settled in on this series. I lead our Adult Formation classes and they had opted to cover Apologetics in the next study. This study appears to support our God as true Creator and not just one who had been merely "involved". This is an important foundation.... one that will not crumble under scrutiny. This apologetics study appears to cover all basic areas that generally come into question as part of our Catholic faith. No apologies, just the basis for why we believe what we believe. I appreciate the "Look Inside" feature tremendously as that is critical to being able to make a better-informed decision when it comes to choosing whether or not to purchase. I must admit that I pass up most all that does not allow this since I will not waste money.

I bought this without really knowing how the information would be presented, and I'm beyond happy to find how useful this is. I've been Catholic for about three years now, and as I continue the education of my faith I rely on this book to help simplify many of the difficult teachings. It translates much of the Bible into plain, modern english and has helped enormously.