Resources on Roman Catholicism

Before becoming an influential voice in the evangelical world, Norm Geisler was raised in a Roman Catholic community, earned his Master’s and Doctorate Degrees from Jesuit universities, came to appreciate Aquinas and Augustine as two of his favorite theologians, and gave the Catholicism-versus-Protestantism questions a great amount of consideration. 

Here is a list of books by Dr. Geisler has written that are related to Roman Catholicism:

• Is Rome the True Church? A Consideration of the Roman Catholic Claim (Crossway Books, 2008)
• Roman Catholics and Evangelicals: Agreements and Differences (Baker, 1995).
• Thomas Aquinas: An Evangelical Appraisal (Bastion Books, 2013)
• What Augustine Says (Bastion Books, 2013)
• Is the Pope Infallible: A Look at the Evidence (Bastion Books, 2012)
• Systematic Theology Per its subject index on page 1,657, this book contains discussions of Roman Catholic arguments for the “treasury of merit,” arguments in support of papal infallibility, for the seven sacraments, prayers for and to the dead, purgatory, conditions of salvation, view on Scripture, the visible church, government and Popes, view of communion, and more.

Free Lectures:

• What Roman Catholics Believe (MP3)(Ask NGIM.org)
• Why I’m not a Roman Catholic (MP3) 

Free Online Articles:

• Responses to Evangelical Exodus
• Does Thomism Lead to Catholicism? 
• Irenaeus on Scripture and Tradition
• An Evaluation of John Henry Newman’s Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 
• What Think Ye of Rome? (1994) (Geisler and MacKenzie)
• Why Roman Catholics are Leaving the Church in Mass 
• Does the New Testament Support the Roman Catholic View of Communion? 
• Does Diversity in Protestantism Support the Roman Catholic Position to be the one true Church? 
• Interview with Dr. Geisler regarding Thomas Aquinas

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