The authors of Evangelical Exodus hope our stories have been edifying to you, whether you are Catholic, Evangelical, or otherwise. Should the book prove popular, a sequel or two might be in order! At the time of this writing there are already enough converts from Evangelicalism to Catholicism from Southern Evangelical Seminary to publish at least two similar books of the same size! Although the authors of this book are all trained in apologetics, our goal was not to provide a full defense of Catholicism (the appendices are included primarily to avoid repetition). Rather, the book’s purpose was to give each of us a chance to answer personally and accurately the question we are frequently asked by our Evangelical brothers and sisters: Why did you become Catholic? (see 1 Pet 3:15).

The next question we often get is: What should I read to learn more? Listed below are several books that have been helpful to us in that regard. The questions that those who are discerning whether to enter the Catholic Church ask during their journeys are usually not the same as those simply looking for a new church to attend. Thus, this list includes conversion testimonies, theological issues, and comparative resources from non-Catholics.

Catholic Conversion

Return to Rome: Confessions of an Evangelical Catholic by Francis J. Beckwith

Journeys of Faith: Evangelicalism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Anglicanism by Francis J. Beckwith, Christopher A. Castaldo, Lyle W. Dorsett, and Wilbur Ellsworth

Born Fundamentalist: Born Again Catholic by David Currie

Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism by Scott and Kimberly Hahn

Evangelical Is Not Enough by Thomas Howard

Apologia pro Vita Sua by John Henry Newman

By What Authority?: An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition by Mark Shea

How to Go from Being a Good Evangelical to a Committed Catholic in Ninety-Five Difficult Steps by Christian Smith

Catholic Theology

The Catechism of the Catholic Church

Summa Theologiae and Summa Contra Gentiles by Saint Thomas Aquinas

The Faith of Our Fathers by James Gibbons

Fides et Ratio by Saint John Paul II

Why Do Catholics Do That? by Kevin Orlin Johnson

Rosary: Mysteries, Meditations, and the Telling of the Beads by Kevin Orlin Johnson

Catholicism and Fundamentalism by Karl Keating

Catholic Christianity by Peter Kreeft

Any Friend of God’s Is a Friend of Mine by Patrick Madrid

Understanding Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism by George M. Marsden

An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by John Henry Newman

Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper by Brant Pitre

The Spirit of the Liturgy by Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI)

The Protestant’s Dilemma by Devin Rose

The Catholic Controversy by Saint Francis de Sales

Magisterium: Teaching Authority in the Catholic Church by Francis Sullivan

Not by Faith Alone: A Biblical Study of the Catholic Doctrine of Justification edited by Robert A. Sungenis

Not by Scripture Alone: A Catholic Critique of the Protestant Doctrine of Sola Scriptura edited by Robert A. Sungenis

Evangelical / Protestant Resources

A High View of Scripture?: The Authority of the Bible and the Formation of the New Testament Canon by Craig D. Allert

The Spirit and Forms of Protestantism by Louis Bouyer

Roman Catholics and Evangelicals: Agreements and Differences by Norman L. Geisler and Ralph E. MacKenzie

Is Rome the True Church?: A Consideration of the Roman Catholic Claim by Norman L. Geisler and Joshua M. Betancourt

The Shape of Sola Scriptura by Keith A. Mathison

Reasoning from the Scriptures with Catholics by Ron Rhodes

The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scripture by Christian Smith (Note: Smith was not Catholic when he wrote this book. He later converted.)

Are We Together?: A Protestant Analyzes Roman Catholicism by R. C. Sproul

The Roman Catholic Controversy by James R. White

Evangelicals and Tradition: The Formative Influence of the Early Church by D. H. Williams

Catholic Websites

CalledtoCommunion.com

Catholic.com

CatholicDefense.blogspot.com

EWTN.com

NewAdvent.org

Vatican.va