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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9 /Christian Newswire/ -- Unbelievers, doubters and skeptics continue to attack the truths of Christianity. In their joint effort on "Handbook of Catholic Apologetics", authors Peter Kreeft and Fr. Ronald Tacelli present a powerful rebuttal to those attacks in the only book that categorizes and summarizes all the major arguments in support of the main Christian beliefs. 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. This is an expanded, revised edition of an earlier version of the book, "Handbook of Christian Apologetics", done by the same authors.

"Handbook of Catholic Apologetics" is full of the wisdom and wit, clarity and insight of philosophers Peter Kreeft and Fr. 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.

Topics include:

• 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

• the Eucharist

• Mary

• Communion of saints

About the Authors
Peter J. Kreeft, Ph.D., is professor of philosophy at Boston College where he has taught since 1965. A popular lecturer, he has also taught at many other colleges, seminaries and educational institutions. Kreeft has written more than fifty books, including "Fundamentals of the Faith", "You Can Understand the Bible", "Catholic Christianity", "Because God is Real", "Heaven: The Heart's Deepest Longing" and "Summa of the Summa".

Ronald Tacelli, S.J., is associate professor of philosophy at Boston College and has published articles in the "Public Affairs Quarterly" and "Dowside Review".

To request a review copy, or to interview authors Peter Kreeft or Fr. Ronald Tacelli, please contact Rose Trabbic to arrange contact with the authors.

Title: HANDBOOK OF CATHOLIC APOLOGETICS
Reasoned Answers to Questions of Faith
Authors: Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli
Release Date: June 2009
Length: 600 pages
Price: $21.95
ISBN: 978-1-58617-279-4 • 6 x 9 Sewn Softcover
Order: 1-800-651-1531 • www.ignatius.com