South Africa Trip

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July 2026

Richard and Rebekah Howe

Apologetics SA: Dr. Richard G. Howe “Introduction to Apologetics” Slide Decks of the PowerPoint  Presentations Introduction Introduction to Apologetics 01: Prolegomena (pdf) Philosophical Foundations Introduction to Apologetics 02: Philosophical Foundations (pdf) Existence of God Introduction to Apologetics 03: The Existence of God (pdf) The Truth of Christianity: The Historicity of the Bible Introduction to Apologetics 04: Miracles: A Philosophy, Theology, and Apologetic (pdf) Introduction to Apologetics 05: The Historicity of the Bible (pdf) The Truth of Christianity: The Bible on Jesus Introduction to Apologetics 06: The Bible on Jesus (pdf) The Truth of Christianity: Jesus on the Bible Introduction to Apologetics 07: Jesus on the Bible (pdf) Introduction to Apologetics 08: The Concept of Truth in the Inerrancy Debate, Revisited, Pt. 1 (pdf) Introduction to Apologetics 09: The Concept of Truth in the Inerrancy Debate, Revisited, Pt. 2 (pdf) Apologetic Issues: The Problem of Evil The Problem of Evil (pdf)

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Jehovah’s Witnesses: Origin and Organization (pdf) Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Marks of a Cult (pdf) The Biblical Doctrine of Hell (pdf)

“The Metaphysics of God’s Goodness and the Euthyphro Dilemma” (forthcoming)

Materials for Download Beale, G. K. “Can the Bible Be Completely Inspired by God and Yet Still Contain Errors? A Response to Some Recent ‘Evangelical’ Proposals” Westminster Theological Journal 73 (2011): 1-22. (pdf) Howe, Richard G. “Critical Thinking: So Often Ignored, It’s a Sin: A Few Thoughts on Kurt Eichenwald’s “The Bible: So Misunderstood, It’s a Sin” (pdf) ________. “Defending the Handmaid.” (pdf) ________. "Saving Natural Theology from Jeffrey Johnson." Christian Apologetics Journal 17 (Spring 2023): 55- 91. (pdf) Suggested Readings on Apologetics (full bibliography here) Philosophical Foundations Feser, Edward. The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism. South Bend: St. Augustine's Press, 2008. Moreland, J. P. Love Your God with All Your Mind: The Role of Reason in the Life of the Soul. Colorado Springs: Nav Press, 1997. Existence of God Dolezal, James E. All that Is in God: Evangelical Theology and the Challenge of Classical Christian Theism. Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage, 2017. Feser, Edward. Five Proofs of the Existence of God: Aristotle, Plotinus, Augustine, Aquinas, Leibniz. San Francisco: St. Ignatius, 2017. ________. The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism. South Bend: St. Augustine's Press, 2008. Kerr, Gaven. Aquinas's Way to God: The Proof in De Ente et Essentia. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. Turek, Frank. Stealing from God: Why Atheists Need God to Make Their Case. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2014. Wallace, J. Warner. God’s Crime Scene: A Cold-Case Detective Examines the Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe. Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 2015. Truth of Christianity Beale, G. K. The Erosion of Inerrancy in Evangelicalism: Responding to the New Challenges to Biblical Authority. Wheaton: Crossway, 2008. Geisler, Norman L. The Battle for the Resurrection. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1989. Habermas, Gary R. The Historical Jesus: Ancient Evidence for the Life of Christ. Joplin: College Press Publishing, 1996. Limbaugh, David. Jesus on Trial: A Lawyer Affirms the Truth of the Gospels. Washington: Regnery, 2014. ________. The True Jesus: Uncovering the Divinity of Christ in the Gospels. Washington, DC: Regnery, 2017. Woodbridge, John D. Biblical Authority: A Critique of the Rogers/McKim Proposal. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1982. Meade, John D. and Peter J. Gurry. Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible. Wheaton: Crossway, 2022. Apologetic Issues Geivett, R. Douglas and Gary R. Habermas, eds. In Defense of Miracles: A Comprehensive Case for God's Action in History. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1997. Nash, Ronald H. The Gospel and the Greeks. Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Probe, 1992. Reprint of Christianity and the Hellenistic World. Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Probe, 1984.

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