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The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity
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Average Rating:  out of 215 Reviews
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Price: $14.99
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Sale: $3.51
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Manufacturer: Zondervan
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EAN (European Article Number): 9780310234692
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Lee Strobel
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Publisher: Zondervan
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Edition: Supersaver
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Dewey Decimal Number: 239
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Publication Date: 2000-10-01
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Reading Level: 304
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Description: Award-winning reporter and author Lee Strobel (The Case for Christ) once again uses his investigative skills to address the primary objections to Christianity. As a former atheist, Strobel understands the rational resistance to faith. He even names the eight most convincing arguments against Christian faith: 1) If there's a loving God, why does this pain-wracked world groan under so much suffering and evil?
2) If the miracles of God contradict science, then how can any rational person believe that they're true?
3) If God is morally pure, how can he sanction the slaughter of innocent children as the Old Testament says he did?
4) If God cares about the people he created, how could he consign so many of them to an eternity of torture in hell just because they didn't believe the right things about him?
5) If Jesus is the only way to heaven, then what about the millions of people who have never heard of him?
6) If God really created the universe, why does the evidence of science compel so many to conclude that the unguided process of evolution accounts for life?
7) If God is the ultimate overseer of the church, why has it been rife with hypocrisy and brutality throughout the ages?
8) If I'm still plagued by doubts, then is it still possible to be a Christian?
These are mighty tough questions, and Strobel fields them well. Rather than write a weighty dissertation about the merits of faith, he brings us along on his quest as we meet leaders in the Christian community, such as Peter Kreeft and William Lane Craig. We also encounter his everyday friends and acquaintances that serendipitously fill in the holes in each of the eight arguments against faith. The use of dialogue from personal interviews and a scene-by-scene active narrative makes this an easy and engaging read. However, easy does not mean breezy. This is a book of substance and merit, one that will help Christians defend their faith, especially during the hardest of times, when they have to defend their faith to themselves in moments of doubt. --Gail Hudson
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Customer Reviews
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Review Summary: Great answers to tough questions we all have! |
Date: 2008-10-16 |
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Details: I read this book a couple years ago and have bought several copies to give to friends and family. There are many tough questions answered here... questions we all have but maybe are afraid to ask. I think this book is great for believers and non-believers alike. One of the points that most struck me was the author's statement that having doubt is not bad. He said he doesn't really trust a Christian's faith who says she never doubts. God created us to be thinking, intelligent people, so of course we will have questions. The author's point is "What do we do with that doubt?" He tells the story of Thomas in the Bible who says, "Lord, I believe, but help me with my unbelief." Again, this book tackles some really heavy subjects in a highly intellectual way, and left me feeling reassured of my faith and comforted in knowing I'm not the only one with questions! |
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Review Summary: Lee Strobel does it Again |
Date: 2008-08-30 |
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Details: With the style and intresting character of A Case For Christ, but with a different perspective and objective. I am glad I bought this book. |
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Review Summary: A Christian's Review of the Reviews |
Date: 2008-08-07 |
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Details: I was thinking of getting this book so I did what I always do, I went straight to the 1 star reviews. In reading those, I've decided I DEFINITELY won't waste my money on this book, so thanks for that. But in reading the reviews I was reminded by something I was told by a guy who left seminary school. He was a gay bartender and worked at the restaurant next door. A group of my co-workers and I went to the bar and naturally, a lively convo kicked up and the topic came up. We asked why he left seminary school, he was 'out' when he decided he wanted to go, so it wasn't anything about him being a homosexual that made him leave. He said that he realized that there was no point in him being there because the people who are gonna get it, will and the people who aren't going to get it will NEVER get it, no matter what you say or do. I'm sharing this because I think it needs to be put out there. If you're waiting for SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE about FAITH, you've already set yourself up for failure. It's faith! Faith is something you have when there is no reason to, that's why it's faith. If you're only willing to believe in Christ because you don't have a choice, there's evidence of his resurrection that irrefutable, you're not believing in Christ, you're believing in the scientific method. I have issues with the Bible and the bloody history of my faith but I still believe in the message and live my life accordingly. I don't try to sell people on Christianity, I figure my light will attract those it's meant to attract. I hope this makes sense. |
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Review Summary: The Case for Faith |
Date: 2008-07-19 |
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Details: 3 July 2008 - This book is the link from The Case for Christ to The Case for a Creator. He hits several points on why faith is so important but he dwells to long on the evolutionist argument which draws from his beautiful point by point analysis of why there is an intelligent reason to have faith. Strobel masterfully handles evolutionist argument in The Case for a Creator which I read first and turned me on to The Case for... series. |
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Review Summary: Anything but scholarly |
Date: 2008-03-10 |
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Details: I picked up this book as it was recommended to me by a discussion partner. She gave it high marks and I was looking forward to seeing what it said. Unfortunately, I learned by the beginning of Chapter 2 that Mr. Strobel is not, in fact, a scholar worthy of the name. Rather he makes claims for which he can provide no valid citation, and in what can only be described as great arrogance, cites himself in other situations.
If Mr. Strobel wishes this book to be considered an objective, scholarly investigation than I will hold him to such standards. He fails. Miserably. |
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