Scott Hahn, a distinguished American Catholic theologian, has carved a niche for himself as an articulate writer and speaker on matters of faith, delving into the complexities of early Christianity, the history of the church, and the interplay between religion and modern society. Born in 1957 in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, Hahn’s journey into theology began at Grove City College, Pennsylvania, where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in philosophy, theology, and economics.
Married to Kimberly in 1979, Hahn’s academic pursuits didn’t stop with his undergraduate degree. He went on to achieve a Master of Divinity summa cum laude from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 1982 and later earned a Ph.D. in systematic theology from Marquette University. His dissertation was published by Yale University Press in 2009, marking a significant milestone in his scholarly career.
Hahn’s transition from Presbyterianism to Catholicism is a cornerstone of his narrative, deeply influencing his written works and lectures. His ability to articulate complex theological concepts in an accessible manner has made him a beloved figure among Catholics and Protestants alike, helping many reconnect with their faith. His book “Rome Sweet Home,” co-authored with his wife, is a testament to his personal and intellectual journey into Catholicism.
With over 800 talks delivered across the globe, Hahn is a sought-after voice in the Catholic community, known for his profound insights and engaging delivery. His regular appearances on the Eternal World Television Network and his prolific writing, including works like “Hail, Holy Queen” and “Reasons to Believe,” have solidified his status as an expert in his field.
Beyond his theological endeavors, Hahn’s personal life reflects a man deeply committed to family and faith. He and Kimberly have raised six children, instilling in them the values and beliefs that he espouses. Today, Hahn continues to write, teach, and speak, sharing his deep conviction and understanding of Catholicism with a worldwide audience, eagerly engaging with theological debates and offering guidance to those exploring their faith.
Didache Books In Order of Publication
| Faith and Revelation | (2009) |
| Understanding the Scriptures | (2010) |
| The Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church(With: Mike Aquilina) | (2013) |
Ignatius Catholic Study Bible Books with Curtis Mitch, R. Dennis Walters In Order of Publication
| The Acts of the Apostles | (1991) |
| The Gospel of John | (1995) |
| The Gospel of Matthew | (2000) |
| The Gospel of Mark | (2001) |
| The Gospel of Luke | (2001) |
| The Letter of St. Paul to the Romans | (2003) |
| The First and Second Letters of Saint Paul to the Corinthians | (2004) |
| The Letters of St. Paul to the Galatians & Ephesians | (2005) |
| The Letters of St. Paul to the Philippians, Colossians and Philemon | (2005) |
| The Letters of St. Paul to the Thessalonians, Timothy, and Titus | (2007) |
| The Letter to the Hebrews | (2007) |
| The Letters of St. James, St. Peter & St. Jude | (2008) |
| The First, Second, and Third Letters of St. John, and the Revelation to John | (2009) |
| New Testament | (2010) |
| The Book of Genesis | (2010) |
| Exodus | (2012) |
| Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon | (2013) |
| Daniel | (2013) |
| Joshua | (2014) |
| Judges and Ruth | (2014) |
| 1 & 2 Samuel | (2016) |
| 1 & 2 Kings | (2017) |
Scott Hahn Religion Books with Kimberly Hahn In Order of Publication
| Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism(With: Kimberly Hahn) | (1993) |
| Answering Common Objections | (1994) |
| The End:A Study Of The Book Of Revelation | (1994) |
| Our Father’s Plan: Salvation History from Genesis to the Catholic Church(With: Jeff Cavins) | (1995) |
| Why the Hell? | (1999) |
| The Lamb’s Supper | (1999) |
| Hail, Holy Queen | (2001) |
| Can You Trust the Bible? | (2002) |
| The Most Holy Rosary | (2002) |
| A Kingdom Divided(With: Kimberly Hahn) | (2002) |
| Understanding “Our Father”: Biblical Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer | (2002) |
| Salvation History | (2002) |
| Living the Mysteries(With: Mike Aquilina) | (2003) |
| Lord, Have Mercy | (2003) |
| Scripture Matters | (2003) |
| Stand Up for Your Faith | (2004) |
| Swear to God | (2004) |
| Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace | (2005) |
| Reading Salvation | (2005) |
| First Comes Love | (2006) |
| Reasons to Believe | (2007) |
| Genesis to Jesus: Journey Through Scripture(With: Kimberly Hahn,MichaelBarber) | (2007) |
| A Pocket Guide to St. Paul | (2008) |
| Answering the New Atheism(With: Benjamin Wiker) | (2008) |
| The Bible at a Glance | (2008) |
| St. Paul at a Glance | (2008) |
| Catholic Bible Dictionary | (2009) |
| Signs of Life | (2009) |
| Spirit & Life | (2009) |
| Kinship by Covenant(With: David Noel Freedman) | (2009) |
| Covenant and Communion | (2009) |
| Hope for Hard Times | (2010) |
| For the Sake of Our Salvation(With: David Scott) | (2011) |
| The Kingdom of God as Liturgical Empire | (2012) |
| Politicizing the Bible(With: Benjamin Wiker) | (2012) |
| Lenten Reflections From A Father Who Keeps His Promises | (2012) |
| Consuming the Word | (2013) |
| The Church, Sacrament of Salvation | (2013) |
| Joy to the World(With: Mike Aquilina) | (2014) |
| Angels and Saints | (2014) |
| Evangelizing Catholics | (2014) |
| The Creed | (2016) |
| The Fourth Cup | (2018) |
| The First Society | (2018) |
| Isaiah(With: Curtis Mitch) | (2019) |
| Hope to Die(With: Emily Stimpson Chapman) | (2020) |
| Modern Biblical Criticism as a Tool of Statecraft(With: Jeffrey Lawrence Morrow) | (2020) |
| It Is Right and Just(With: Brandon McGinley) | (2020) |
| The Decline and Fall of Sacred Scripture(With: Benjamin Wiker) | (2021) |
| The Book of Psalms(With: Curtis Mitch,Dennis Walters) | (2022) |
| Holy Is His Name | (2022) |
| Seven Clues(With: Maura Roan McKeegan) | (2022) |
Counterpoints: Bible and Theology Books In Order of Publication
| Four Views on the Book of Revelation(By: Anonymous,Robert L. Thomas,C. Marvin Pate,Kenneth L. Gentry Jr.,Sam Hamstra Jr.) | (1998) |
| How Jewish Is Christianity?: 2 Views on the Messianic Movement(By: David H. Stern) | (2003) |
| How Jewish Is Christianity?(By: Louis Goldberg) | (2003) |
| Three Views on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament(By: Darrell L. Bock,Kenneth Berding) | (2009) |
| Four Views on Moving beyond the Bible to Theology(By: Kevin J. Vanhoozer,Zondervan ,Daniel M. Doriani,Mark L. Strauss,Stanley N. Gundry,Walter C. KaiserJr.,William J. Webb,Al Wolters,Christopher J. H. Wright,Gary T. Meadors) | (2009) |
| Two Views on Women in Ministry(By: Craig L. Blomberg) | (2010) |
| Show Them No Mercy: 4 Views on God and Canaanite Genocide(By: Tremper Longman III,Eugene H. Merrill) | (2010) |
| Exploring the Worship Spectrum(By: Paul Basden) | (2010) |
| Five Views on Apologetics(By: Kelly James Clark,William Lane Craig,Steven B. Cowan,John M. Frame,Paul D. Feinberg) | (2010) |
| Three Views on the Millennium and Beyond(By: Darrell L. Bock,Craig A. Blaising) | (2010) |
| Five Views on Law and Gospel(By: Greg L. Bahnsen,DouglasJ. Moo) | (2010) |
| Four Views on Salvation in a Pluralistic World(By: R. Douglas Geivett) | (2010) |
| Three Views on Eastern Orthodoxy and Evangelicalism(By: Michael Horton,J. I. Packer) | (2010) |
| Four Views on Divine Providence(By: William Lane Craig,Dennis Jowers,Ron Highfield,Gregory A. Boyd,Paul Kjoss Helseth) | (2011) |
| Five Views on Sanctification(By: John F. Walvoord) | (2011) |
| Four Views on the Spectrum of Evangelicalism(By: R. Albert Mohler Jr.,Andrew David Naselli,Collin Hansen,Roger E. Olson,Kevin T. Bauder,John G. Stackhouse Jr.) | (2011) |
| Four Views on Eternal Security(By: Norman Geisler) | (2011) |
| Are Miraculous Gifts for Today?: 4 Views(By: Wayne A. Grudem) | (2011) |
| Four Views on Christian Spirituality(With: Bruce A. Demarest) | (2012) |
| Four Views on the Apostle Paul(By: Michael F. Bird,Thomas R. Schreiner,Luke Timothy Johnson,Mark D. Nanos) | (2012) |
| Four Views on the Role of Works at the Final Judgment(By: Thomas R. Schreiner) | (2013) |
| Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy(By: Michael F. Bird,Kevin J. Vanhoozer,R. Albert Mohler Jr.,Peter Enns,Stanley N. Gundry,John R. Franke,James R.A. Merrick,Stephen M. Garrett) | (2013) |
| Four Views on the Historical Adam(By: Matthew Barrett,C. John Collins,John H. Walton,Gregory A. Boyd,Ardel B. Caneday,Stanley N. Gundry) | (2013) |
| Two Views on the Doctrine of the Trinity(By: Stephen R. Holmes) | (2014) |
| Genesis: History, Fiction, or Neither?: Three Views on the Bible’s Earliest Chapters(By: James K. Hoffmeier,Gordon John Wenham) | (2015) |
| Five Views on the Church and Politics(By: Robert Benne,Stanley N. Gundry,J. Brian Benestad) | (2015) |
| Four Views on Hell: Second Edition(By: Denny Burk,Preston Sprinkle) | (2016) |
| Four Views on Christianity and Philosophy(By: Paul M. Gould,K. Scott Oliphint) | (2016) |
| Two Views on Homosexuality, the Bible, and the Church(By: Wesley Hill,Zondervan ,Stephen R. Holmes,Preston Sprinkle,Stanley N. Gundry,William Loader,Megan K. Defranza) | (2016) |
| Four Views on the Church’s Mission(By: Peter J. Leithart,Jonathan Leeman,John R. Franke,Christopher J. H. Wright) | (2017) |
| Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design(By: Hugh Ross,Stephen C. Meyer,Ken Ham,J.B. Stump,Deborah Haarsma,Stanley N. Gundry) | (2017) |
| Three Views on the Rapture: Pretribulation, Prewrath, or Posttribulation(By: Douglas J. Moo) | (2018) |
| Five Views on the Extent of the Atonement(By: Adam J. Johnson,Michael Horton,Fred Sanders,Tom Greggs,Matthew Levering) | (2019) |
| Do Christians, Muslims, and Jews Worship the Same God?: Four Views(By: Francis J. Beckwith) | (2019) |
| Three Views on Christianity and Science(By: Zondervan) | (2021) |
| Five Views on the Exodus: Historicity, Chronology, and Theological Implications(By: James K. Hoffmeier,Ronald Hendel,Mark D. Janzen,Scott Stripling,Gary A. Rendsburg,Peter Feinman) | (2021) |
| Four Views on Heaven(By: Michael Allen,Peter Kreeft) | (2022) |
| Five Views of Christ in the Old Testament: Genre, Authorial Intent, and the Nature of Scripture(By: Jason S. DeRouchie,Tremper Longman III,Brian J. Tabb) | (2022) |
| Five Views on the Gospel(By: Michael F. Bird,Scot McKnight,Michael Horton,Jason Maston,David A. deSilva,Julie C Ma,Shively T J Smith) | (2023) |
Surprised by Truth Books In Order of Publication
| Surprised By Truth: 11 Converts Give the Biblical and Historical Reasons for Becoming Catholic(With: Paul Thigpen,Patrick Madrid,Jimmy Akin,Al Kresta,Steve Wood,Marcus Grodi,Robert A. Sungenis,Julie Swenson,Rick Conason,T.L. Frazier,Tim Staples,Dave Armstrong) | (1994) |
| Surprised by Truth 2: 15 Men and Women Give the Biblical and Historical Reasons For Becoming Catholic(By: Patrick Madrid) | (2000) |
| Surprised by Truth 3: 10 More Converts Explain the Biblical and Historical Reasons for Becoming Catholic(By: Patrick Madrid) | (2002) |
Biblical Defense of Catholicism Books In Order of Publication
| A Biblical Defense of Catholicism(By: Dave Armstrong,John A. Hardon) | (2001) |
| More Biblical Evidence for Catholicism: Companion to a Biblical Defense of Catholicism(With: Dave Armstrong) | (2002) |
Anthologies In Order of Publication
| Catholic for a Reason | (1998) |
| Catholic for a Reason II | (1998) |
| Scripture & the Mystery of the Mother of God | (2000) |
| Catholic for a Reason III | (2004) |
| Letter and Spirit | (2005) |
| Scripture & the Mystery of the Mass | (2006) |
| Letter & Spirit Vol. II | (2006) |
| Catholic for a Reason IV | (2007) |
| Letter & Spirit, Volume 3 | (2007) |
| Letter & Spirit, Volume 4 | (2008) |
| Letter & Spirit, Volume 5 | (2009) |
| Letter & Spirit, Vol. 7 | (2012) |
| Letter & Spirit, Volume 8 | (2013) |
| Letter & Spirit, Vol. 12 | (2018) |