Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #59777 in Books
• Published on: 2004-07-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Synopsis
A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God "My road to atheism was paved by science ...But, ironically, so was my later journey to God."--Lee Strobel During his academic years, Lee Strobel became convinced that God was outmoded, a belief that colored his ensuing career as an award-winning journalist at the Chicago Tribune. Science had made the idea of a Creator irrelevant--or so Strobel thought. But today science is pointing in a different direction. In recent years, a diverse and impressive body of research has increasingly supported the conclusion that the universe was intelligently designed. At the same time, Darwinism has faltered in the face of concrete facts and hard reason. Has science discovered God? At the very least, it's giving faith an immense boost as new findings emerge about the incredible complexity of our universe. Join Strobel as he reexamines the theories that once led him away from God. Through his compelling and highly readable account, you'll encounter the mind-stretching discoveries from cosmology, cellular biology, DNA research, astronomy, physics, and human consciousness that present astonishing evidence in The Case for a Creator.

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Customer Reviews

Lone voice of dissent, from what I can tell
Am I the only one bothered by the fact that the 'fair and balanced' approach Strobel insists he will take in this investigation is anything but? It doesn't seem terribly objective to me to devote a chapter each to experts who go about basically all making the same 'argument from ignorance', then not give the same opportunity to those on the other side of the debate. Experts, it should be noted, that generally hold advanced degrees in theology or philosophy.

Strobel does an admirable job of cherry-picking his Darwinist references, however I'm inclined to think there are ommissions from those sources large enough to sail an ark through.

What's more, it seems a bit ridiculous for him to say that he's approaching the issue fairly when most of his experts are associated with an institute that is, by its own admission, there to 'replace materialistic explanations with the theistic understanding that nature and human beings are created by God', ie, push a religious agenda. It is inevitable he reaches the conclusions that reinforce the thesis of his book when he only interviews those individuals he knows will give him the answers he is looking for.

Despite my strong personal beliefs, I think it's important to understand more than one take on a given issue, in this case evolution. It's disappointing to see that this is among the best the ID movement can muster, particularly if you read it immediately before or after reading something on the opposite end of the spectrum (Gould, Dawkins et al).

Thought-provoking and Thoroughly Enlightening
Ever since Darwin published "Origin of the Species" in 1859 creation apologists have been placing the 'burden of proof' on evolutionists while themselves taking a 'step of faith' in believing the creation story. In other words, creationists have assented to intelligent design by mere faith. Meanwhile they've challenged the Darwinists to scientifically demonstrate that we macro-evolved from slime and/or share a common ancestor with apes (which, of course, nobody has been able to do in the intervening century-and-a-half).

This book's approach is refreshingly original. Curiously, its author turns the debate on its head by placing the entire burden of proof upon the creationists! In other words, it's not enough merely to dismiss Darwin's theory because it's never been proven and then arbitrarily accept a creation account from the Book of Genesis. Instead you must interview numerous expert scientists from various disciplines (eg. microbiology, cosmology, astrophysics, etc.) and challenge them to make a credible and evidence-based argument for intelligent design in light of recent scientific discovery. Because the author worked for a newspaper and was still an atheist when much of his initial research was conducted, the style is that of a sceptical reporter and includes some staggeringly insightful interviews (the only flaw is that non-American listeners may find Strobel’s broad vowel sounds a tad irritating).

But if you're even vaguely interested in the origins of life & the universe, then completely rule-out engaging in any more debate on the subject before listening to this book.

A long overdue book...
For too long, the media in the UK pedal out of date 1970s science soundbites, like "faith versus science" without ever having a decent debate on this fundamental topic. Finally, this book has arrived, showing that this is "science versus science" and that recent scientific evidence from physics, biochemistry, cosmology etc, etc, has caused many scientists to abandon darwinism as a credible theory for the origin of species.

Strobel uses his award winning investigative journalism skills to good effect in interviewing both Christian and Agnostic academics, bringing their scientific objections to Darwinistic philosophy to the reader in an instantly accesible way. You don't have to be a science geek to read this book; and if you do have a scientific background, there's plenty here for you too.

Read this book with an open mind - it's far better than anything you'll get from the BBC...