Evidence that demands a verdict
historical evidences for the Christian faith
by Josh McDowell · first published 1972
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Is Christianity credible? Is there an intellectual basis for faith in Jesus Christ as the Son of God? Scholars throughout the centuries, as well as millions of students and older adults, would answer such questions with a resounding, "Yes!" That is what Evidence That Demands a Verdict, by Josh McDowell, is all about. His experience in speaking to student gatherings -- large rallies and small, plus classroom lectures and hundreds of counseling sessions, plus a magna cum laude degree from Talbot Theological Seminary and his extensive research on the historical evidences of the Christian faith --
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Oops—sorry for the delayed response here! Yeah I think "Evidence That Demands a Verdict" by Josh McDowell is a great one. He was agnostic and set out to disprove Christianity and found its evidence was impossible to refute. Others I'd highly recommend would be: - More than a Carpenter,…
on “Becoming a Contractor” ↗…disprove the evidence for Jesus. In fact, I believe all 4 men were atheists who set out to disprove Jesus, but came to the conclusion that the evidence supporting his claims to deity are monumental! - Evidence That Demands a Verdict, by Josh McDowell - More than a Carpenter, by Josh McDowell - The Case for Christ, by Lee Strobel - Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis Finally, this is addressed in probably each of these books, but…
on “Becoming a Contractor” ↗For baseline Christianity (not Mormonism), there are a number of works giving a defense of the holy texts as being historically accurate. "Evidence That Demands A Verdict" by Josh McDowell was a good one, but it is almost certainly out of date by now. "Cold Case Christianity" by J. Warner Wallace is a more recent one, but is far less comprehensive. From a philosophical…
on “Why are religious teens happier than their secular peers?” ↗…it. He wanted to know it in exacting detail to totally refute it in a hit piece. But the evidence is so strong that he became a believer. If you or anyone else is interested, here are some resources Evidence That Demands a Verdict vols 1&2, Josh McDowell Included in volume 1: - think the Bible is no different from any other book? See chapters 1 and 4 - how can you trust the Bible when it wasn't officially accepted by the…
on “First live birth using Fertilo procedure that matures eggs outside the body” ↗…I do believe, but that would have resulted in a full dissertation. As you pointed out, there are hundreds of historical texts and reasons that form the foundation for belief (see also Josh McDowell - Evidence that Demands a Verdict). We're on the same page, I was just explaining something entirely different.
on “Richard P. Feynman - The Relation of Science and Religion” ↗