The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism

Subtitled "Belief in an Age of Skepticism," this very important book is a welcome antidote to the many atheist titles which have appeared lately. It very admirably fulfils the twin tasks of apologetics: dealing with objections to, and misunderstandings of, the Christian faith, and presenting the attractiveness of it. The first seven chapters deal with the most common objections and criticisms of Christianity that Keller, a New York City pastor, has encountered, while the last seven chapters very nicely lay out the case for the Christian worldview. Ministering to secular, sceptical New Yorkers has meant Keller has had to answer thousands of questions about the faith. He is very well read, quite intelligent, and has a heart to reach out to the seeker and the sceptic. Thus this book is a great blend of dealing with matters of both head and heart. Consider how he deals with some of the objections. The problem of suffering and evil is always near the top of such a list, and Keller does a good job in providing biblical responses to this issue. And he reminds us that unbelievers also have to deal with the problem. Modern "objections to God are based on a sense of fair play and justice," says Keller. People strongly believe we ought not to suffer, die of oppression and hunger, and so on. Yet in the evolutionary worldview, death, destruction and suffering are fully natural - they are part of the mechanism of natural selection and survival of the fittest. Crap just happens, in other words, in a secular scheme of things. Indeed, where does the sense of justice and fair play even come from, in such a dog-eat-dog world, where only matter matters? The believer, on the other hand, can account for both evil (we live in a fallen world) and goodness (we are made in the image of a good God). Moreover, our God is not aloof from suffering, but has entered into the very heart of the human condition, experiencing to the full our pain and suffering. God does not abandon us in our suffering, but is in a very real sense present with us. Related to this is the objection of how a loving God could send people to hell. But hell is ultimately a destination that people choose for themselves. Says Keller, "hell is simply one's freely chosen identity apart from God on a trajectory into infinity". People who seek to be free of God, - who is the only source of love, goodness, beauty and kindness - can follow that path. And that path does lead to hell, which is the place where God is not. As C.S. Lewis said, hell is the "greatest monument to human freedom". And love and judgement are not opposites, but two sides of the same coin. If you really love someone, you get angry at whatever hurts and destroys him or her. One can rightly hate cancer for what it does to people. And sin is a spiritual cancer that destroys people. God's love for us must entail hating our sin which separates us from his love. Keller also offers some positives of the Christian faith. Probably the most basic and fundamental good is the cross of Christ. It is here that justice and mercy fully meet. The demands of justice are fully met at Calvary, but in a way in which the grace of God can be freely extended to us, undeserving as we are. Sin demands a payment. Letting criminals go scot-free is not justice. God did not let sin go unpunished, but allowed his own son to take our punishment, so that he might offer us forgiveness and hope. God himself absorbed the debt, so that we might be freely forgiven. But a huge cost was still paid. God becomes human in order to "honor moral justice and merciful love," says Keller, "so that someday he can destroy all evil without destroying us". That last phrase is a tremendously profound Christian truth. As Solzhenitsyn reminded us, good and evil runs through every human heart. So how can a just and holy God eradicate evil without eradicating us? The glorious exchange that took place at Calvary is the answer. "All real life-changing love involves some form of this kind of exchange". There can be no God of love, Keller reminds us, if we take away the cross. This is indeed the good news of the Christian worldview. Keller also deals with the issue of human relationships, and the alienation and selfishness that destroys such relationships because of sin. God is above all a relational God. The three persons of the Godhead are involved in a free, loving relationship. We were created to be part of that love relationship. The joy and love found in the Godhead has been extended to us. But that can only be received as we have relationship with God. But sin and selfishness destroy that joy and love, and trap us in alienation and despair. God wants that love relationship restored, not just in the sweet by and by, but here and now. In this, Christianity is unique among all the world religions in offering hope and wholeness in this material world. Biblical salvation lies not in escape from the world, but in its transformation. The Christian story is bigger than just having our individual sins forgiven. It is about putting "the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it". A short review like this cannot do justice to the riches found in this volume. In 250 pages a very articulate, rational and compassionate case is made for Christian truth claims. This is a book to both strengthen the faith of believers, and help answer many of the nagging questions of sceptics and seekers. I heartily recommend it.

My Rating: Must read Level: Medium length, around 250 pages; moderate read, some parts are a little philosophical or scientific. Summary The title is fairly clear. This is an apologetic work for why Keller thinks there is a reason for God's existence, specifically the God of the Bible. The book is broken into two parts - The Leap of Doubt, and The Reasons for Faith. The former deals with criticisms or issues that skeptics may have for God, while the later gives proofs. There is also a introduction and an epilogue. Each of the parts are broken into seven chapters: There Can't be Just One Religion, How Could a Good God Allow Suffering, Christianity is a Straightjacket, Science has Disproved Christianity, and You Can't Take the Bible Literally for part one. Part two includes: The Clues of God, The Knowledge of God, The Problem of Sin, Religion and the Gospel, The (True) Story of the Cross, The Reality of the Resurrection, and The Dance of God. My Thoughts So, my first thought is that since this book is a little old, and highly influential, not much may seem new to you. Obviously, Keller didn't invent arguments for God, he is using what is out there, but the way he so intelligently and succinctly puts everything together really stands out and has permeated the reformed/evangelical world over the past decade plus. Even with that, I think this is a must read for most Christians, as it is more or less an Apologetics 101 in a relatively short book. Again, I think some of the arguments may seem well known, especially the the response to the 'critique' that all religions are the same. In some ways this critique is so intellectually lazy, that it should be ignored, but it really can't be. For one, most Christians don't take the Bible seriously enough to care whether it is true, but more importantly, on a philosophical level, the idea that the divergent thoughts of some many religions could all 'be the same' really needs to be shut down quickly. Now, that doesn't get you to a 'god' and certainly doesn't get you to the God of the Bible, but this line of thinking is internet atheist level ignorance. Overall, I think the defense (part 1) section of the book is valuable in teaching people the critiques that are out there, even if some are weak. That isn't to diminish some of the questions, most of these are thinks Christians have wrestled with for centuries. I think this section is especially valuable for new Christians or high schoolers (or parents of high schoolers), because that is about the time when people will go off and find their first criticisms of religion, especially as the go on and live their beliefs on their own. I have mixed thoughts on the second part, not because isn't good (it is great, actually), but because of my own views on the 'self-evident' type arguments. On one hand, I believe the proof chapters are the most important, but on the other, I find some to be less compelling. I'm skeptical of arguments for clues of God or knowledge of God. Now, Romans tells us that the 'law' is written on the hearts of all people, and there is some clear acknowledgment of this. For instance, read Sapiens or many high level works on Physics, and you'll get to some 'universal constant' or 'unifying theory of all', but I wonder how compelling this is to non-believers. For the angry/internet atheist, they already believe in God, they are just angry at him. For the agnostic, they know there is something out there, their question is more on the comprehensibility (even if the couch it in 'knowability'). Keller admits, even if someone acknowledges some level of 'higher power', we still don't necessarily have the Trinitarian God of orthodox Christianity. Which is why I think the latter part of section two is so important. Modern evangelism is over run with 'the feels', an everlasting by-product of Charles Finney (and the impact of Schleiermacher and the Enlightenment), in which we describe what we 'know' about God/Christ by how it has impacted out life. We explain Christ in what he has done for us. This is a non-Biblical practice. We don't know Christ is Lord because he is 'in our hearts', we know because the resurrection is fact. The most skeptical thing you can say is that the earliest believers accepted the resurrection as fact. I think this is truly the starting point for anyone interest in apologetics or skepticism. People died for this belief, people only decades after Christ died. There has to be a reason, and it also lends credence to truth and reliability of the Bible. Far too many Christians are unaware of this, either through lack of care or critical thinking or challenge or knowledge of history. Again, this is a great, important section for new believers and high schoolers, especially those headed to college, because these are the base facts of our beliefs. Paul himself says that if the resurrection doesn't exist, we (that is Christians) are the most of all to be pitied. Yet far too many of us can't easily explain why we believe what we believe as a truth (often, if we can, it is only as a 'feels'). This book is a must read for all Christians either as your first run, teaching you the basics of reason and understanding, or the older Christian as a reminder on the basics of the truths to which we believe. More reviews at MondayMorningTheologian.com

Well before finishing the book, the reviewer already regarded Timothy Keller as a modern day C. S. Lewis, a peerless intellectual but also literary master who is able to communicate highly complex concepts in language readily available to a large audience. Other classic-level authors such as H. Richard Niebuhr are able to capture complex concepts but not in conversational language. The reviewer believes that in time Keller's quotations will be as freely used as those of Lewis because they are every bit as powerfully insightful in addition to being well written. He fairly presents and then deftly but systematically, even sympathetically, dismantles each objection, often pointing out the often painfully obvious conclusions that skeptics simply are not ready to admit or address--in spite of their own inconsistencies and contradictions. One of Keller's main points is that both skepticism and faith are growing, "the world is polarizing over religion" (x), and at the same time, "both skeptics and believers feel their existence is threatened" (xiv). This is indeed a new day with both doubt and faith on the rise, and more than ever dialogue is needed since neither side is going away. Keller says the church should self-examine but both sides need to look into doubt (xvi). In any case, it is a new orthodoxy that has emerged, which defies old labels, and is concerned both with social justice and personal morality (xx). Just this overview displays Keller's heartfelt concern for both the church and the unsaved, but he is not one to care from the sidelines; rather, he fearlessly addresses each skeptic's questions and doubts, all the while teaching the church how to do the same--with arguments the average Christian can understand and use. An example of Keller's systematic approach is to first address head on the biggest problem unbelievers have with Christians (exclusivism, intolerance), outlining the world's three solutions (outlaw, condemn, privatize), then showing the realities of each, i.e., outlawing has been tried but is impractical because "religion is here to stay" (6); those who condemn faith outright cannot claim a better perspective without making an equally religious and proselytizing claim (11); since all moral positions are implicitly religious, thus keeping religion private is as controversial as religion itself (17). Keller's treatises on such timeless and sensitive subjects such as why God allows suffering, Christianity is responsible for so much injustice, is not inclusive, and so on, approach the rationality of Lewis yet, even while juggling complex concepts, keep the argument level on a lower shelf for maximum absorption. In response to claims that Christianity is not inclusive, for example, Keller deftly points out that all communities are based on shared beliefs and have boundaries that by definition are exclusive; therefore, a group cannot be exclusive just because it has standards (39-40). The same type of summary could be reported from cover to cover. Overall, Reason for God makes complex arguments effortless; it is eloquent, organized, and organic. He quotes from unbelievers as often as from believers, and answers every question. This book will be returned to again and again as an invaluable resource, a modern day classic. It has God's fingerprints all over it (127), and the reviewer found himself in the presence of art, looking into the face of beauty (134). There is nothing negative whatsoever to report--in sum, two thumbs way, way, way up!

I believe it was in 1988 when I attended a weekend conference in New Jersey where Tim Keller was the speaker. He was then telling people about his plans to move to New York City, to Manhattan, to start a conservative Presbyterian church there. He felt called to minister to a large city population at a time when many churches were fleeing to the suburbs. Dr. Boice, the then senior pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in downtown Philadelphia, had a similar commitment to large city ministry and I have often wondered if he had influenced Keller in his decision. I don't know the answer to that question. On the other hand, many wondered at Keller's decision. Probably not because of any lack of perceived need but rather because of the magnitude of the task. He wasn't proposing to join an already established conservative, evangelical ministry (there probably wasn't one, all of the old ones had already left), but rather to start one in downtown Manhattan! I moved to Wichita in 1990 and have heard very little of Keller since then. This book, Reason for God, is the first book of Keller's that I have read. I was delighted to read it not only because of the content (more below - this is a review!) but also because it has filled in the details of his Manhattan ministry. He has apparently been wildly successful in his endeavors! I learned about this book from Lauren Green on the Fox News channel, Green being a member of Keller's congregation. This book is based on Keller's ministry and experiences with the skeptical residents of Manhattan. What are the real questions that people are asking? What answers does the Christian faith have to offer to those questions? Just how relevant is Christianity to this modern world? How best can Christianity be presented to skeptical enquirers? Is this the Apostle Paul in Athens or in Corinth? No, it is Keller in Manhattan! According to New York magazine: "With intellectual, brimstone-free sermons that mange to cite Woody Allen alongside Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Keller draws some five thousand young followers every Sunday. Church leaders see him as a model of how to evangelize urban centers across the country, and Keller has helped 'plant' fifty gospel-based Christian churches around New York plus another fifty from San Francisco to London." Keller encourages his readers to doubt, Christians as well as unbelievers. In the Introduction he writes: "People who blithely go through life too busy or indifferent to ask hard questions about why they believe as they do will find themselves defenseless against either the experience of tragedy or the probing questions of a smart skeptic." "Believers should acknowledge and wrestle with doubts - not only their own but their friends' and neighbors'." "My thesis is that if you come to recognize the beliefs on which your doubts about Christianity are based, and if you seek as much proof for those beliefs as you seek from Christians for theirs - you will discover that your doubts are not as solid as they first appeared." And with this he sets the stage for dialogue about serious questions. Throughout the book he uses this approach. Have you really understood the Christian message? If you doubt it, upon what are your doubts based? Are those doubts justified? For example, in Chapter 1 he discusses doctrine and how many think that doctrine is harmful and that what really matters are the teachings of major religions that seem similar. He responds as follows: "Ironically, the insistence that doctrines do not matter is really a doctrine itself. It holds a specific view of God, which is touted as superior and more enlightened than the beliefs of most major religions. So the proponents of this view do the very thing they forbid in others." Granted that at least some evil in the world does pose a problem, but I think Keller's take on it is a good one. He writes in Chapter 2: "Tucked away within the assertion that the world is filled with pointless evil is a hidden premise, namely, that if evil appears pointless to me, then it must be pointless. Again the reasoning is, of course, fallacious. Just because you can't see or imagine a good reason why God might allow something to happen doesn't mean there can't be one. [Remember Job.] Again we see lurking within supposedly hard-nosed skepticism an enormous faith in one's own cognitive faculties. If our minds can't plumb the depths of the universe for good answers to suffering, well, then, there can't be any! This is blind faith of a high order." Later in the same chapter he displays the fallacious logic of the atheist concerned with justice: "On what basis, then, does the atheist judge the natural world to be horribly wrong, unfair, and unjust? The nonbeliever in God doesn't have a good basis for being outraged at injustice, which, as Lewis [C.S. Lewis] points out, was the reason for objecting to God in the first place. If you are sure that this natural world is unjust and filled with evil, you are assuming the reality of some extra-natural (or supernatural) standard by which to make your judgment." Reminiscent of Phillip Johnson's lecture at Princeton University "Can Science Know the Mind of God?", Keller writes in Chapter 8: "if we can't trust our belief-forming faculties to tell us the truth about God, why should we trust them to tell us the truth about anything, including evolutionary science? If our cognitive faculties only tell us what we need to survive, not what is true, why trust them about anything at all? . . . If we believe God exists, then our view of the universe gives us a basis for believing that cognitive faculties work . . . I want to demonstrate that you already know that God does exist . . . belief that we cannot prove but can't not know." This is a good read, not only for Christians who want a better understanding themselves of basic issues of faith and to be able to give better answers to those who ask, but it is also a good read for non-Christians who are asking questions.

Tim Keller is a guy who I have been intrigued by and have enjoyed listening to. In particular I have been impressed with his ability to communicate the gospel clearly and creatively. So it is only natural that I found myself encouraged and eager in the days leading up to the publication of The Reason for God. Keller aims to call both sides of the rival religious camps (believers and skeptics) to the table for intelligent and logical conversation. Keller believes that our current culture is in an interesting station; on the one hand we are increasingly secular and in some cases being labeled `post-Christian' on the other hand, as Keller notes, Christianity is experiencing a great resurgence. Amazingly, both sides, says Keller, "feel their existence is threatened because both secular skepticism and religious faith are on the rise in significant, powerful ways." (from the introduction) In the first section of the book Keller puts on his pastoral hat and attempts to answer some of the most common `issues' folks have with biblical Christianity. The chapters are by no means exhaustive but they are helpful in stimulating further thought and reflection. I found that Keller did was fair in his interaction with the objections while also demonstrating the truth from the Scriptures. In many cases he showed the inconsistent thinking and logic that tends to pervade such discussions. I have included the chapter titles below for your reference: There Can't be Just One True Religion How Could a Good God Allow Suffering? Christianity is a Straitjacket The Church is Responsible for So Much Injustice How Can a Loving God Send People to Hell? Science Has Disproved Christianity You Can't Take the Bible Literally In the weeks since reading this book I have found myself revisiting these chapters and rereading things. I definitely have come to like the book more since. There are some prevailing issues that I still have some difficulty with. I realize that most of the reviews within the Reformed circles are very favorable, and I don't want to discount them, I agree with many of them. However, there are some things about the book that I continue to have issue with. At the risk of sounding negative I want to list them here: First, the book's audience appears to be skeptics. As a result Keller writes clearly and (thankfully) labors to communicate truth. He does this in a variety of ways, including, movies, novels, poems, personal stories and Scripture. Given that the book is intended to be apologetic, I would have anticipated a bit more Scripture in the book. This brings me to a bit of a side issue. Many have labeled the book `presuppositional'. That is it is demonstrative of a presuppositional apologetic approach. Being painted with this stripe got me pretty eager to read it. This would make sense given Keller's history at Westminster. However, in reading the book it seemed much more "Schaefferian" (Francis Schaeffer) than "Van Tillian" (Cornelius Van Til). All of this to say, if you are a `hyper' presup guy this book will probably not be your apologetics fix. Keller also does not rule out the possibility of theistic evolution. Keller says, "I think Genesis 1 has the earmarks of poetry and is therefore a `song' about the wonder and meaning of God's creation. Genesis 2 is an account of how it happened." (p.94) Further, Keller believes that this issue (evolution) is an "intramural debate". Keller also comes across a bit more chummy with the Roman Catholic Church than I am comfortable with. I am unsure where Keller would come down on this when asked. I would assume that he would believe that any who do not hold that one is justified by grace alone, through faith alone in Christ alone is not a Christian. However, Keller lumps Roman Catholics in with Christians on a few occasions. Finally, there just seemed to be a bit of a check swing on many major components of the gospel. This is not to say that Keller is not preaching the gospel, however, I am saying that in what appears to be an effort to be understood and relevant he compromises the clarity and punch that the Scripture gives. For example, Keller describes hell as, "If we were to lose his presence totally, that would be hell--the loss of our capability for giving or receiving love or joy." (p.76) I just find this to be drastically understated. I was really looking for Keller to unpack rebellion, idolatry, worship and God's right to judge. I don't think Keller swung and missed, I just think it was a check swing. In the second half of the book Keller unpacks the gospel. I found myself really enjoying this section (in spite of my concerns listed above). His chapters Religion and the Gospel and The Reality of the Resurrection were excellent and in my view worth the price of the book. Finally in The Dance of God we see a lot of the influence of Jonathan Edwards coming out in Keller. This chapter is also a gem. Overall I like the book. I have personally sent a copy to an unbelieving friend with whom I have had the opportunity to talk at length with about the gospel. My hopes are that it will spark additional conversations and interaction around the gospel. Despite the few bones that I picked out, I have little doubt that if you are a believer you will find yourself encouraged and further equipped to communicate truth in reading The Reason for God.

Seeing a Christian apologetic on the New York Times Best Seller list arrested my attention. Having heard the quality of Timothy Keller's spoken messages, I assumed the book would be a well-done apologetic. Yet, for a book defending the Christian faith to join the list of national best sellers, I anticipated it would need to connect with a broad audience in a compelling way. I was not disappointed. It is an excellent work of apologetics that is clearly and uniquely directed at arguments of the modern skeptic. Keller's style is respectful and winsome, yet clear and persuasive. He builds his broad argument for Christianity on the premise that a leap of faith is required as much for the skeptic as for the believer. He explains, "All doubts, however skeptical and cynical they may seem, are really a set of alternate beliefs. You cannot doubt Belief A except from a position of faith in Belief B." He explains that if the skeptic and the believer will wrestle with the evidence behind their view, as well as the evidence for the view of the other, it will lead to holding our particular position "with greater clarity and greater humility." More than any apologetic book I've ever read, the author uniquely and cogently deals with issues relevant to our current culture. Keller's ability to speak to today's well-educated, sophisticated and hip skeptic has likely developed through his metropolitan pastoral ministry in New York City. In the first half of the book, the author deals with seven of the most universal arguments against the Christian faith. In the second half he provides reasons to believe in the claims of Christianity. Keller draws from many great Christian thinkers such as C.S. Lewis, Jonathan Edwards, G.K. Chesterton, J.R.R. Tolkien, Soren Kirkegaard, Augustine, N.T. Wright, Peter Kreeft, Alvin Plantinga and Alasdair MacIntyre. He also relies on historians, C. John Sommerville and Rodney Stark. In addition, he quotes and then counters the arguments of well-known atheist authors such as Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins. Not only would the book challenge skeptics to think deeper about Christianity but it would also give believers a greater sense of the rationality and reasonability of their faith. The respectful tone, genuine empathy and even-handed consideration he gives to the skeptic, relativist and atheist is refreshing and appealing. The book is not equipped with moving stories or loaded with masterful and memorable quotes. Yet, it is persuasive, intelligent and accessible to the average reader. The respectful approach the book takes toward doubters would make it popular with skeptics investigating Christianity as well as with those wanting to provide an apologetic to an unbeliever. A clear distinction is made between pharisaical, self-righteous and judgmental brands of Christianity that are all too common; and grace based faith in Jesus Christ. Though Keller is a Presbyterian minister, his Reform theology is not prominent nor is it promoted. He ends the book with a strong but cautionary encouragement to become part of a local church. Some Christians may be bothered by a few of Keller's conclusions. For instance, I personally feel he gives up too much in espousing theistic evolution. Yet, it should not deter more conservative believers from reading the book or recommending it to their unbelieving friends.

Doing a bible study about peoples opi ions or lies told vs the truth the Bible says. This book is a good start to compare it to the Bible and see lies or truth.

Why hello modern day C.S. Lewis. I mean, for real Timothy Keller. For real. This is by far one of the best Christian apologetic books I've read in a while. It's an easy read, yet so many great points to think about and ponder. Whether a skeptic or believer, you should read this book! I believe a decision about faith is too important a matter to not think about it. Here's the list of chapters so you have a better idea of what he covers. The first part he address is common arguments against Christianity and the second is reasons for belief in Christianity. Timothy Keller, the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, addresses the frequent doubts that skeptics and non-believers bring to religion. Using literature, philosophy, anthropology, pop culture, and intellectual reasoning, Keller explains how the belief in a Christian God is, in fact, a sound and rational one. To true believers he offers a solid platform on which to stand against the backlash toward religion spawned by the Age of Skepticism. And to skeptics, atheists, and agnostics he provides a challenging argument for pursuing the reason for God. Part 1: The Leap of Doubt There Can't Be Just One True Religion How Could a Good God Allow Suffering? Christianity is a Straitjacket The Church is Responsible for So Much Injustice How Can a Loving God Send People to Hell? Science Has Disproved Christianity You Can't Take the Bible Literally Part 2: The Reasons for Faith The Clues of God The Knowledge of God The Problem of Sin Religion and the Gospel The (True) Story of the Cross The Reality of the Resurrection The Dance of God There's lots of quotes to share, so let's dive right in! "Everyone has faith in something....What is religion then? It is a set of beliefs that explain what life is all about, who we are, and the most important things that human beings should spend their time doing." "At the very heart of [Christians'] view of reality was a man who died for his enemies, praying for their forgiveness." "Love is the most liberating freedom-loss of all. Human beings are most free and alive in relationships of love [whether for a friend or romantic love]." Regrading injustice: "When people have done injustice in the name of Christ they are not being true to the spirit of the one who himself died as a victim of injustice and who called for the forgiveness of his enemies. When people give their lives to liberate others as Jesus did, they are realizing the true Christianity that Martin Luther King, Jr., Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and other Christian voices have called for." "If there is no God, then there is no way to say any one action is "moral" and another "immoral" but only "I like this." If that is the case, who gets the right to put their subjective, arbitrary moral feelings into law?" On the resurrection: "The resurrection also puts a burden of proof on it's nonbelievers. It is not enough to simply believe Jesus did not rise from the dead. You must then come up with a historically feasible alternative explanation for the birth of the church. You have to provide some other plausible account for how things began...If the resurrection of Jesus happened, however, that means there's infinite hope and reason to pour ourselves out for the needs of the world." So now that I just did a quote slam, what do you think? Have you read any of Keller's writings? Any of the quotes resonate? I would love to hear your thoughts! booksandbeverages.wordpress.com

Thoughtful reading. All the points and explanations , once you read , will help and make you believe why there are so many reasons to believe in God. The book is helpful for both the non believers to believe in and for the believers to increase there faith and trust in God. A definite must read and worth/ value for your money and time. The message given by the author is so straight forward and direct to the point , that will force the reader to think on it. Loved the author and the points made in the book.

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I’m hoping this book helps connect some family to Jesus by answering some questions about Christian faith.

Uno de los mejores libros apologéticos que he leído en recientes tiempos. En partes, al menos para mí --y échole la culpa a mi inglés no tan bueno-- es ligeramente complejo de exprimir y digerir, pero sólo hay que releer y listo. Hasta para regalar uno que otro.

Great read, very insightful. I recommend it for Christians and non-Christians alike for the unique, experience and statistics-led perspective.