Please suggest a good Catholic apologetics book?

Question

I enjoy reading Scott Hahn, Kevin Orlin Johnson, and Patrick Madrid, but would love to know of more apologetics writers.

I've read Karl Keating, but he's not one of my favorites.

Answer 1

Try:
http://astore.amazon.com/jimmyakincom-20
for books by Jimmy Akin, senior Catholic Apologist at Catholic Answers in San Diego. His compelling conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy", is available online at:
http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/1995/9504conv.asp

You may also enjoy his blog at jimmyakin.org.

Answer 2

Of course Karl Keating, who founded Catholic Answers. In terms of apologetics, there really aren't that many unless you want to get into the Church Fathers and Saints. I think St. Francis de Sales' book, "Introduction to the Devout Life" is very powerful as an apologetics book even though it was written so long ago.

I would also recommend getting into some secular authors who write about Church history which, in my opinion, supports the Catholic Church's interpretation of Christianity. Elaine Pagels, Paula Frederickson, and Bart Ehrman are excellent.

Here are some books that Jimmy Akin has recommended on air:
http://www.speroforum.com/site/wiki.asp?id=JimmyAkinRecommends

And here is my reading list:
http://www.speroforum.com/site/wiki.asp?id=AstralisLuxReligiousLibrary