CADRE (Colligation of Apologetics Debate Research & Evangelism) has a very extensive listing of resources for Apologetics.  Not all of the links are orthodox, but the list is very helpful.

CADRE audio links page >>>

In February of last year Al Mohler delivered 4 lectures on the New Atheism movement.  Later that year those lectures became the basis for a book called Atheism Remix.

This past month I immersed myself in the spit and vinegar arguments of the chiefs of the New Atheists, the four horsemen: Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Dan Dennett, and the Devil’s Chaplain himself, Richard Dawkins (all self-referential titles).  I watched them online (YouTube, Vimeo) in interviews, lectures, debates (with Craig, Lennox, Wilson, and McGrath), I’ve been reading their books…all this to say that, in spite of the apparent weaknesses of their arguments, these guys have a huge following and are growing in influence and shaping the way the average person thinks about religion and life.

I just finished reading Mohler’s book (based on these lectures) and I have to say this is probably the best book available to give anyone fresh to this phenomenon a clear picture of what is happening on both sides of the spectrum.

In The End Game of Secularism Mohler looks at this growing phenomenon and explains why we cannot overlook what is happening in western culture.  9/11 changed our worldview, and one of the fallouts is the New Atheism.  Mohler also looks at how the intelligentsia has changed from theism, to deism, and now to atheism.  We live in a world where it is unthinkable to be an intellectual and believe in God at the same time, particularly the God of Scripture.

In The Assault on Theism Mohler gives us pictures of the prime militant movers of the New Atheism, the four horsemen listed above, and he provides for us a summary of their main arguments and contributions to this battle.

In The Defense of Theism Mohler looks at the main defenders of theism who have directly engaged the New Atheists: Alister McGrath and Alvin Plantinga.  I would have liked to have seen Mohler include some other defenders such as John Lennox and David Robertson, but they may have only begun the battle when Al was preparing his messages.  I would like to see an updated version of Atheism Remix soon.

Mohler points out a troubling feature to many of the defenders of theism, and that is their embrace of evolutionary theory.  Both McGrath and Plantinga have made this mistake, which even Richard Dawkins  and Chris Hitchens have recognized as being problematic and inconsistent with Scripture.

In The Future of Christianity Mohler looks at other voices in the debate such as Tina Beattie and John F. Haught who believe the debate has been too focused on an attack of Christianity as perceived through a conservative theological lens, which, in their view, is outmoded.  While many of the arguments of the liberals against the New Atheists are insightful, they hold a position of confusion for the New Atheists.  Just as Carl Sagan was confused by Paul Tillich’s theology, the New Atheists see the liberal position as a contradictory non-issue that only makes it harder for them to get to the heart of what they don’t like about Christianity.

Don’t be caught off guard.  You should at least be familiar with what is happening in the New Atheism because if you are engaged in evangelism you will see these issues raised.  The question is, will you be prepared for a defense.  Welcome to the world, post 9/11. You are on the chopping block.

Listen to the lectures. Get the book.

The New Atheism Lectures >>>

Tim Keller has written a new book called ‘The Reason for God’.  On the book’s website is a series of sermons Keller gave at his church Redeemer that form the basis for the book.  I have not read the book yet, but I have listened to these messages and must say there is some really good stuff here.  Keller is great at engaging secular presuppositions and skeptical assumptions.  This is a great series of sermons and I look forward to reading his book.

The messages are:

Exclusivity: How can there only be one true religion?
Suffering: If God is good, why is there so much evil in the world?
Absolutism: Don’t we all have to find truth for ourselves?
Injustice: Hasn’t Christianity been an instrument for oppression?
Hell: Isn’t the God of the Christianity an angry judge?
Doubt: What should I do with my doubts?
Liberalism: Isn’t theBible historically unreliable and regressive?

The Trouble with Christianity >>>

William Lane Craig is an articulate apologist of the Christian faith and his website A Reasonable Faith contains a multitude of audio and podcasts.  A great resource for apologetics.

A Reasonable Faith website >>>

Sproul, MacArthur, Mohler, Piper and Zacharias put on a great conference which looked at the problem of postmodernism and the attacks being made against orthodox Christianity today.  The 14 sessions in MP3 are available for download for $45.

Contending for the Truth mp3 collection page >>>

Mark Dever interviews R. C. Sproul about his life, ministry and the developement of his theology.

Life & Apologetics with R. C. Sproul>>>

Is God a Delusion? Atheism and the Meaning of Life