 Book Reviews Why I Am A Christian Edited by Norman L. Geisler and Paul K. Hoffman Reviewed by Craig M. Kibler December 2001 |
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Can anyone really prove the existence of God? Isn’t it naive to believe in miracles? Doesn’t evolution prove that the Bible’s creation story is false? If God is so powerful and good, why is there so much suffering in the world? Why I Am A Christian poses these questions – asked for generations by people struggling with their faith – and then answers them in personal stories that defend the faith as logically inevitable and intellectually necessary. Each of the chapters explores such issues as moral relativism, atheism, miracles, the reliability of the Bible, Jesus as the Messiah, belief in God and committing your life to Christ. The contributors – a philosopher, a lawyer, a former atheist, etc. – tell their own stories about their journeys on the path to faith and their eventual encounters with the creator of that faith. The essays are uneven – some sing with power, while others have been written before elsewhere and better. There also are no essays by women. In this age of different viewpoints on similar topics, one is left wondering why this omission occurred when a wider use of personal stories of faith may have strengthened the overall volume. Still, there is enough food for thought in Why I Am A Christian to satisfy those seeking reassuring touchstones for their journeys to faith in Christ. |
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