{"product_id":"4261","title":"The One-Minute Apologist, by Dave Armstrong, # 4261","description":"The One-Minute Apologist, by Dave Armstrong, # 4261\u003cbr\u003epaperback 160 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFast answers to\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e anti-Catholic claims!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking for solid Catholic answers to common Protestant challenges, but don’t have lots of time, then reach for \u003cem\u003eThe One-Minute Apologist.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere renowned Catholic apologist Dave Armstrong (author of \u003cem\u003eA Biblical Defense of Catholicism\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Catholic Verses\u003c\/em\u003e) has assembled over sixty of the claims and arguments that Protestants (of all stripes) most frequently level against the Church. Drawing on a lifetime of study — in Scripture, history, and the works of Catholic and Protestant theologians — he delivers the essential Catholic replies to each claim, packaged for you in a compact and uniquely usable format.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd since he’s a convert from Evangelicalism, Armstrong presents these anti-Catholic claims with an insider’s accuracy — using the special terms, references, and follow-up arguments that you’re mostly likely to hear in real-world encounters — and responds to them in a way Protestants can understand and appreciate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe One-Minute Apologist\u003c\/em\u003e is concise, but never superficial. It cites or quotes more than a thousand Scripture verses, along with the words of scores of saints and scholars — including many respected Protestant sources. Packing centuries of learning and wisdom into just a few tightly structured pages, \u003cem\u003eThe One-Minute Apologist\u003c\/em\u003e decisively refutes common Protestant claims such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e“The Bible is the only infallible source of theological truth.”\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e“Peter is not the ‘rock’ to which Jesus referred.”\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e“Celibacy for priests is unnatural and unbiblical.”\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e“The Catholic Mass is an abomination.”\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e“True Christians cannot fall away from salvation.”\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e“Mary had other children besides Jesus.”\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e“Indulgences allow Catholics to ‘indulge’ in sin.”\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e“Venerating the saints is a form of idolatry.”\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e“The Catholic ban on contraception has no scriptural basis.”\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAnd over 50 other pervasive Protestant objections to Catholic doctrine and practice!\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore accessible than thick theological tomes, more substantial than tracts, and better organized than other “quick answer” books, \u003cem\u003eThe One-Minute Apologist \u003c\/em\u003eis the one source you’ll find yourself turning to whenever you have the need to defend the Catholic Faith quickly, credibly, and well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sophia Inst. Press (SOP)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48504956944576,"sku":"4261","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/3735\/9296\/files\/4261.jpg?v=1782608395","url":"https:\/\/rampartcatholic.com\/products\/4261","provider":"Rampart Catholic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}