Mark Brumley discusses apologetics and "Handbook of Catholic Apologetics"

Ignatius Press CEO (and associate publisher of IgnatiusInsight.com) Mark Brumley talks about The Handbook of Catholic Apologetics, written by Peter Kreeft and Fr. Ronald Tacelli, S.J., on "Catholic Radio 2.0." The segment begins at the 30-minute mark and runs for thirty minutes:

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Here is more information about the book: Handbook Of Catholic Apologetics: Reasoned Answers to Questions of Faith

by Peter Kreeft and Ronald K. Tacelli

Unbelievers, doubters and skeptics continue to attack the truths of Christianity. Handbook of Catholic Apologetics is the only book that categorizes and summarizes all the major arguments in support of the main Christian beliefs, including key distinctively Catholic doctrines. Also included is a Protestant-friendly treatment of Catholic-Protestant issues. The Catholic answers to Protestant questions show how Catholicism is the fullness of the Christian faith.

An expanded, Catholic edition of the popular book Handbook of Christian Apologetics, Handbook of Catholic Apologetics is full of the wisdom and wit, clarity and insight of philosophers Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli. This is an informative and valuable guidebook for anyone looking for answers to questions of faith and reason. Whether you are asking the questions yourself or want to respond to others who are, here is the resource you have been waiting for. 

• faith and reason
• the existence of God
• God's nature
• creation and evolution
• providence and free will
• miracles
• problem of evil
• Bible's historical reliability
• divinity of Christ
• Christ's resurrection
• life after death
• heaven, hell, purgatory
• salvation
• Christianity and other religions
• objective truth
• Sacramentalism
• The Eucharist and the Real Presence of Jesus
• Mary's role in the Christian order
• he authority of the Church
• Communion of saints
• Faith and works
• Catholicism as Complete Christianity

Comments

[Denis Chang]

I find this a very enlightening book. There is, however, an important and to my mind difficult subject which I do not believe the book has directly dealt with, namely the problem of physical pain and apparent "cruelty" in the non-human world (e.g. animals), particularly in the state of nature BEFORE the Fall of our first parents. I seem to recall that C S Lewis attempted to grapple with the problem. Could the authors of the book indicate what they think is the right approach to the issues commonly raised in relation to this subject ? Many thanks. D.C., Hong Kong.