<![CDATA[The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity]]>

false <![CDATA[The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172766593m/214332.jpg 214332 25 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: <blockquote> 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? </blockquote> 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 979611 1 10 2000 The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity total:928|5:301|4:335|3:192|2:57|1:43| 928 3578 1380 111 1 5 false false Thu Jun 07 09:11:49 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 03 09:43:38 -0700 2009
Here we have another spin-off for Strobel, the self-proclamied "former atheist," "skeptic," and "journalist". In brief, Strobel goes on a quest to find answers for the toughest questions that ...more...]]> 2 5 false false Sun Jun 22 19:58:47 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 19:58:51 -0700 2008
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“Some people think that faith means a lack of doubt, but that’s not true.”

“If faith never encounters doubt, if truth never struggles with error, if good never battles with evil, how can faith know it own power?”

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Good for those whose aim is to become or stay Christian, not so good for those without preconcieved notions.

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Again, I found Strobel's writing style a little tiring. He often...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 17 05:32:14 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 12:51:22 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 05:32:14 -0800 2009
The 8 objections he's addressing are: 1) Since evil & suffering exist, a loving God cannot. 2) Since miracles contradict science, they cannot be true. 3) Evo...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 16 05:15:59 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 05:20:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Dec 30 13:06:27 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 13:08:17 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Apr 25 19:52:58 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 19:54:40 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=214332