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Twelve written back-and-forth debates between Dave Armstrong and Reformed Baptist apologist James White, the leading anti-Catholic of his generation. Plus critiques of White\u2019s published work. Armstrong\u2019s premise: White\u2019s debate reputation collapses when arguments are put on paper, footnoted, and answered at length.<\/p>\n

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Cover photographs: Raphael, The School of Athens<\/em> (1510), and detail from lower left<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n

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Dedication (p. 3):<\/p>\n

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To all who have ever read one of James White\u2019s books or articles on Catholicism, or listened to his oral debates or webcasts on the same topic: especially those who are open to following the truth wherever it leads them.<\/p>\n

Introduction (p. 5) [read online<\/a>]<\/p>\n

1. Is Catholicism Christian? [\u201cpostal\u201d debate of March-May 1995] (letters begin on pp. 16, 19, 31, 52, 76, and 117) (p. 15)<\/p>\n

2. Dialogue on the Alleged \u201cPerspicuous Apostolic Message\u201d as a Proof of the Quasi-Protestantism of the Early Church [May-June 1996] (p. 119)<\/p>\n

3. \u201cLive Chat\u201d Dialogue on Patristic Consensus (Particularly, Mariology) + Analysis of Mr. White\u2019s Applied Techniques of Sophistry [29 December 2000-January 2001 \/ 2 December 2007] (p. 135) [read online<\/a> + analysis of sophistry<\/a>]<\/p>\n

4. A Refutation of the Fallacies and Circular Reasoning of James White Regarding Authentic Tradition and Sola Scriptura<\/i> [27 December 2003] (p. 159)<\/p>\n

5. Rebuttal of James White\u2019s Critique of My Book, The Catholic Verses <\/i>[December 2004-January 2005] (p. 177)<\/p>\n

6. Refutation of James White Regarding Moses\u2019 Seat<\/i>, the Bible, and Tradition [May 2005] (p. 205)<\/p>\n

7. Critique of James White\u2019s Arguments on 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 and Purgatory [3 March 2007] (p. 267)<\/p>\n

8. Reply to James White on the Council of Nicaea and Its Relationship to Pope Sylvester, St. Athanasius\u2019 Views, and the Unique Preeminence of Catholic Authority [2 April 2007] (p. 287)<\/p>\n

9. Reply to Mr. White\u2019s Critique of My Book, The One-Minute Apologist<\/i>: Regarding Deacons as the Equivalent of Pastors and Elders in Some Denominations [16 June 2007] (p. 323) [read excerpts on Facebook<\/a>]<\/p>\n

10. Rebuttal of James White\u2019s Review of The One-Minute Apologist<\/em>: On the Communion of Saints [20 June 2007] (p. 335)<\/p>\n

11. Answers to James White\u2019s Top Ten Questions for \u201cRomanist\u201d Converts [4 September 2007] (p. 353)<\/p>\n

12. Critique of James White\u2019s Exegesis of James 2 in Chapter 20 of His Book, The God Who Justifies<\/em> [9 October 2013] (p. 369) [read online<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bishop James White on the Book of James: His Juvenile \u201cChallenge\u201d Will be Met <\/a>[10-7-13]<\/p>\n

Announcement of the Book and Discussion on Facebook<\/a> [10-26-13]<\/p>\n

Further discussion about the book and James White on my Facebook post showing the book cover <\/a>[11-2-13]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n

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