If you're reading these reviews you've undoubtedly seen a wide variety of reviews, spanning from "FIVE STARS THIS TOTALLY PROVES JESUS IS GOD HIGHLY RECCOMENDED!" to "One star. This book uses faulty logic and straw men to 'prove' what was already presupposed". So where's the book really fall? In my opinion, somewhere in between.
The structure of the book is well crafted. If you're going to try and prove that Jesus is God, the first thing you have to do is prove that we know about him is reliable, and that's what Strobel sets out to do from the beginning by interviewing various biblical scholars. After that's done Strobel moves on to analyzing Jesus himself,… Read more
When reading the works of C.S Lewis it is often hard not to stop reading for a second and ponder how someone can think at such a high level.
A word of warning, for probably any devout Christian, the thesis of this book,(If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?) will sound compelling and certainly invoke a desire to read this book. Just be forewarned, it's a complicated issue, and Mr. Lewis has a complicated solution. While this book is probably accessible for anybody, Be aware that this isn't light reading, it , as it says on the quote on the front, "demands the entire energy of the mind".
In my previous review of the Book of Mormon, I gave it one star and basically just said that it was a Satanic deception. While I still believe this to be true, I understand that's not really a fair book review.
In truth this book tells quite an interesting story. There's a long journey into a mysterious new land, some big tribal battles, and Jesus is in America. Sounds pretty interesting right? In fact, maybe if this book were written in modern-day English and presented as pure fiction, it might actually be pretty good! So, what's the problem?
The LDS Church holds this to be the most holy book on the planet, a perfect piece of scripture. In this day and age however, the Book of Mormon… Read more
