BOOK REVIEWS

Lee Strobel's "The Case for Christ" A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1998.

I read this book when I was a Christian and thought it was very good.  However, when I read it as an unbeliever many holes and inconsistencies appeared.  There are some interesting reviews and points made on these two sites.

One of the greatest failures, in my opinion, of Christian apologetics is the nature of their so called “evidence.”  Words like facts and evidence are used very loosely about matters that are highly speculative.

I have written about this in other sections on the website but Strobel uses presumption and assumption as the basis of evidence.  If he does want to satisfy the credentials of a investigative writer he has to be less selective about his authorities. 

Let me use the vaccination debate as an example.  If I were to write on the topic of vaccination and only consult those who had a case against vaccination of children, I would receive a biased and untrustworthy version of the story.

Not only does Strobel fail in this regard but on his selective acceptance of documentary evidence.  Underpinning Christian belief are multiple assumptions and leaps of faith.  I have often said that I do not have a problem with faith in God, but all the extra elements of faith in various people, processes and so called authorities.

If this doesn’t make sense, write to me and I will gladly detail my thoughts more carefully.

A review and analysis of The Case for Christ, by Lee Strobel  http://www.bidstrup.com/apologetics.htm

Review of Lee Strobel The Case for Christ:

http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/jeff_lowder/strobel.html