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Summary: A Case for Christ
Review: This book is an honest and very readable treatment of the evidences and proofs that Jesus Christ IS the Son of God. He was a historical person confirmed by NON-Biblical writers of the time, who recorded important events of history. Jesus Christ was in fact crucified and rose from the dead three days later. THIS book is the Apologetics primer; all Christians must read today to defend our faith with love and facts. No other faith has a fraction of the documentation that Christians do not one of them!
Hindus, Buddhist, Moslems, and all people who seek a real relationship with God, must read this book. It will address all of your doubts, with hard researchable evidence. Not only does the author have legal training (Yale) he starts out as a Skeptic (non-Believer) and discovers that Jesus Christ was God on this earth and came to save us ALL.
Read and believe, read and remove all doubts, read and remove doubts that you have not even heard about yet. Most of all read with love, and learn to love everybody as Jesus does, sinner and Saint. Use this book to spread our faith with confidence and assurance.
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Summary: A good introduction to some more difficult questions.
Review: This book, in my own opinion, is a gem for those who need a place to start to think about issues such as hell, church atrocities, and so on and so forth. These issues are issues which are too often dodged by Christians, maybe because of the fear that these questions don't have much of an answer. While the questions are not completely answered here (who could answer these questions completely, anyway?), the book gives the sense that there are Christian answers which are solid in substance. I do agree with one reviewer when he says that the arguments presented in the book can be torn up rather quickly, but then again, these arguments are presented in such a way that common people can understand, and not just the academic elite. With these things in mind, the book does fill its niche rather well, and is definitely worth buying, no matter which side of the debate you are on. Yes, the book is biased, but so is ANY book you will buy, so get a few on the Christian side, get a few on the non-Christian side, and see how they stack up against each other (and don't forget to use your own brain too).
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Summary: Perfect for your non-christian friend
Review: this is perfect for the average college student. it's not too dense, but dense enough to get them thinking about it. it was an essential book in helping one of my friends come to Christ. strobel definitely has talent to portray complex philosophical ideas to the average reader. i keep several of them within reach to give to that one person that God has put on your heart.
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Summary: The Power of Faith
Review: This book is really great; well written and excellent layout. Someone who says Strobel puts forth weak arguements and no logic
are sadly insulting other atheists. Look in the back of the bok for yourself, he quotes quite a lot of other atheist books. I really would like everyone to read this book and see how good it really is for yourself. Faith gives people hope and makes MOST people BETTER people. Atheism has no hope within itself, atheism cheapens everything it touches. If you believe and are wrong you have lost nothing and lived a good life but if thou believest not and are wrong you have lost everything and gained nothing.
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Summary: Complete poppycock
Review: In case you suspect otherwise, yes I've actually read this book; and Strobel's companion, The Case For Christ. Though it was quite a struggle to continue reading page after page of nonsense. Strobel and his "experts" selective use of facts and logic to arrive at their pre-determined conclusions is pathetic...
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Summary: Concise, compelling, and convincing
Review: "The Case for Faith" takes on a seemingly impossible task -- respond to the top eight objections to Christianity in one book and yet keep it interesting, fast-paced, and easily understandable by the average person. In my view, this book succeeds in its mission! Obviously, one book cannot plumb the depths of each one of these weighty questions; if you want more information, the author suggests books that can help you delve deeper. However, this book does manage to provide well-reasoned answers at an introductory level -- answers which, in my opinion, are well articulated and convincing. Rather than have the author merely provide his own analysis, he has interviewed some brilliant scholars, including Peter Kreeft (whose chapter on pain and suffering is terrific; probably the best I've read in summary form); Ravi Zacharis (who does a great job of dealing with Christ's exclusivity claim); and Walter Bradley, who does an amazing job of showing that scientists have been unable to account for the creation of life. If you're a Christian, as I am, you'll find that this book not only increases your faith but will equip you to help your seeking friends. I've already given out several copies to people who have been asking me questions about Christianity. By the way, the author's previous book, "The Case for Christ," does a great job of setting forth the evidence for the historical Jesus.
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Summary: Best For Beginners
Review: To not repeat what all the other reviewers have already said I am only going to give my unique take on the book. Overall I think this book is best for beginners. It is definitely not suited for the more advanced skeptic or Christian. Although I realize that each answer could fill up an entire volume, I still think more could have been done with some of the chapters. With that said, let me start with what I liked in the book. For one, the author, being a former journalist, writes very well. His writing style is such that you can read the entire book in one sitting. He also gives great indexes at the end of each chapter. Giving the reader the ability to buy other books that specifically deal with that question in more detail. Another plus is that each chapter is independent of the other. So you can simply go to your favorite chapter, read it, and come back to the others if you so desire. The book also does try to answer the toughest questions. Which in and of itself is a difficult thing to do in one book. And last but not least, the author includes a short summary of The Case for Christ. Which is the historical defense of Jesus (a far better book). To now move on to the books negatives. First let me say that I did very much enjoy Peter Kreefts chapter, who in my opinion, was the only well-rounded answerer of them all. Nonetheless, I still have some disappointments with the rest of Strobel interviews. The worst of them all, is that of Dr. Woodbridge and his answers to the history of Christianity and its violence. What frustrated me most of the chapter was that there were no [tragic] numbers given to any of the events. One searches in vain to find out exactly how many (or even an approximation) people died during each tragic event. This is especially important information since most people are extremely ignorant of the actual numbers (by comparison to other tragedies, very small). Another disappointing chapter was that of Dr. Bradley and his talk of evolution. Although I did find his summary of evolution very informative, I still wish he would have explained exactly what part of evolution contradicts Christianity (many people are not aware), and which part does not. After all, one may walk away from this chapter thinking that the Christian is (or must) arguing for the 6-day creation account in Genesis, which is definitely not the case. Another disappointing chapter was that of Dr. Craig's. Although he does lightly address the topic of miracles, his whole chapter is basically a proof for the existence of God. Another disappointing chapter was that of Dr. Moreland's. Although he did talk a little bit about a painful hell, and made interesting points on another subject, I think his whole chapter focused too much on the "you'll feel better in hell", and "you wouldn't like heaven anyway" aspect. This type of response was common from a lot of the interviews. Where your left thinking that they really never get to the heart of the objection. That they are trying to dodge around the question, never really getting at the heart of it. Or they are trying to paint Christianity in a new light, a light that has not been preached. All in all though, the book is great for beginners, for people who want easy to understand, beginning answers to the most difficult questions against the philosophical side of Christianity. The book is not as bad as some people claim it is, but it is not as good as others claim either. A lot of it depends on your level of understanding before reading the book. So, buy it if you're a beginner, look to another book if you're a little more advanced(Greg Boyd's "Letters from a Skeptic" is a better start).
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Summary: Objective....I think not!
Review: When I first heard that there was an "objective" book on the subject of Christian faith...I was extremely interested. Most books I have read default to the structure of "Here is the answer, and here is how I (we) can prove it". Lee Strobel initially takes the approach of stating a conflict, then looking at both sides of the "argument", then having the "evidence" prove or disprove the issue. The only problem is that when the "evidence" does not prove the issue, Lee defaults to "lack of proof to the contrary MUST prove that the Christian faith is correct". Very disappointing. In the end, it is mearly another book that simply has the answer before hand, and conveniently arranges the information to fit that answer...regardless of whether or not the information does.
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Summary: Excellent overview of answers to tough questions
Review: I've read several books purporting to provide answers to tough objections to Christianity, but this book succeeds like none of the others. First, it deals with the right questions -- the ones that seekers and skeptics are asking. Second, it goes to excellent sources for answers. Rather than the author merely providing his own perspective, he interviews knowledgeable scholars. They are able to offer solid yet understandable replies. Third, it's well-written. The interview at the beginning with Charles Templeton, who once was a friend of Billy Graham's but later lost his faith, is riveting! The entire book actually is the unfolding of a story -- the author reliving his own spiritual investigation from atheism to Christianity. Fourth, the book has a fine bibliography. If any reader wants more in-depth information (after all, one book can only provide an overview), good resources are offered. Will this book help Christians strengthen their faith? Undoubtedly. Will it help spiritual seekers move closer to God? I'm sure it will. Will it convince hard-core skeptics? Probably not. That doesn't mean there aren't great answers for them, merely that one book can't go in-depth enough to satisfy everyone. That's where the bibliography comes in. All in all, I give this book five stars because it accomplishes its objective of providing thoughtful answers to the Big 8 objections to Christianity. You will not be disappointed by this book!
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Summary: biased work lacking sound debate or logic
Review: The premise of the book seems to be an exploration of Biblical Christianity through its better-known proponents by a curious and impartial skeptic. Of course, that is not the case. There's an intentional and cleverly fashioned flow in the book through a sequence of interviews by a (supposedly skeptical) journalist in a deliberate progression. These interviews are used to persuade, under the illusion of investigation, as the author posed questions in a manner that could be easily dismantled by a clever apologist. Any of Strobel's questions of the apologists' theories are short and feeble. Instead, Strobel, the interviewer and author, asks for reiteration and clarification of the point in order to bang it home. Also, each question addressed by the apologist neglects the influence of other factors, i.e. speaking of hell's creation while not talking about omniscience. In the book, he writes in an interview that "god was forced to make hell after man chose to rebel" - which makes you wonder how god was "forced to" when god (omniscient afterall) knew before man's creation that they would rebel? So if he is omnscient, then god chose to create hell and man. Also, how could someone that is omnipotent be "forced to" do anything? One of the main points, which sums up the book, is that god leaves just enough evidence for people to believe but not so much as to convince. Yet the book also writes "'Unlike reason, which bows faithfully to evidence, faith is prejudice'". So even if there is contrary evidence, faith will conjure up its own evidence or debate around it. Faith creates evidence through personal desires, experience and attribution. Though if god went through all of this trouble to create the world, sacrifice his son and so on, for a few followers [many are called, but few are chosen, after all], why not convince? And what else could an apologist say? Rather than tackling the issues as a whole and debating with non-Christians, the book is written by Christians, and for Christians. It takes a narrow look at the topic. It delivers a reason or hypothesis for each topic, which is interesting, but there is no deliberation or debate. It lacks explanation, as there are questions of the illogic behind the hypothesis.
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