For 2,000 years, Christians passionate to share the truth about Jesus with other people have thoughtfully done so through books. The technical term for such persons is apologists–meaning those who give a defense–but we could call them faith thinkers. They engage in what the fifth-century apologist Augustine called faith seeking understanding.

Augustine is one of the 30 faith thinkers profiled here, in each case focusing on one of that apologist’s most famous books. From Luke’s book Acts of the Apostles in the first century to Lee Strobel’s The Case for Christ at the end of the 20th century, you will get a clear overview of the history of Christian faith thinkers. Becoming familiar with the works of these 30 thinkers will prepare you to participate meaningfully in a 2,000-year-old conversation.