The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God

Lee Strobel

May 2009 · Sold by Zondervan

About this eBook

Discover the astonishing evidence for intelligent design in this New York Times bestselling book by award-winning journalist Lee Strobel.

"My road to atheism was paved by science . . . but, ironically, so was my later journey to God," Strobel says.

During his academic years, Lee Strobel became convinced that God was obsolete, a belief that colored his journalism career. Science had made the idea of a Creator irrelevant--or so Strobel thought.

But today science points in a different direction. 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 compelling evidence in The Case for a Creator.

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Ratings and reviews

Essentially a protracted God of the gaps argument whilst not providing credible and sufficient evidence in favor of the author's position, The Case for a Creator was a let down. Dishonest in its presentation of information, this book does nothing for its cause other than to cloud the minds of those that still prefer ideas and sentiments grounded in what they want to be true verses what is demonstrably or likely true.

This book can become tiresome. This tendency is not because of the scientific jargon, but because the content itself. At first glance, the evidence compiled seems to be quite conclusive. I urge all who read it to take what he is saying with a pinch of salt. HE HAS AN AGENDA! Never does he bring on an expert with a different view. The reason he only interviews those with non-conflicting opinions is that HE HAS AN AGENDA! The experts he bring on HAVE AGENDAS! THEY ARE TRYING TO PUSH A MESSAGE, NOT BRING YOU THE FACTS! For example, the first expert he interviews does have a doctorate in a relevant field. However, his doctorate was funded by Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church in order to (and I quote) "destroy Darwinism." And the third expert he interviews while searching for "the hard facts of mathematics, the cold data of cosmology, and only the most reasonable inferences that could be drawn from them" (95) does not have a degree or undergraduate degree in math or cosmology. I am not saying what the author conveys is worthless, but do not believe it is purely fact.

I read this book shortly after it came out, back when I was in high school. I was a christian at the time, although I've always had a questioning attitude. I never did find the idea of a young earth plausible, as all the evidence pointed away from it, and I always wanted to know the "why" and "how" behind everything. Biology and chemistry were two of my favorite subjects. When I read this book, looking for a scientific backing for the things I believed, the book would constantly raise more questions in my mind than it would answer. I had read books on evolution before reading Mr. Strobel's book and understood the theory rather well. As I read through the book and read through the arguements against evolution, I noticed more and more that a good deal of the "evidence" that was presented against evolution stemmed from a lack of comprehension of the theory. Often times I found oddly circular logic or logic that ran off an assumption that was unfounded, and I was taken aback. I decided to do my own research, looking into the works cited in the bibliography as well as other resources. Long story short, reading The Case for a Creator put me on the path from envangelical christianity to atheism. By objectively studying and researching the points made in this book, I'm certain most people will be sent down the same road.

About the author

Lee Strobel, former award-winning legal editor of the Chicago Tribune, is a New York Times bestselling author whose books have sold millions of copies worldwide. Lee earned a journalism degree at the University of Missouri and was awarded a Ford Foundation fellowship to study at Yale Law School, where he received a Master of Studies in Law degree. He was a journalist for fourteen years at the Chicago Tribune and other newspapers, winning Illinois’ top honors for investigative reporting (which he shared with a team he led) and public service journalism from United Press International. Lee also taught First Amendment Law at Roosevelt University. A former atheist, he served as a teaching pastor at three of America’s largest churches. Lee and his wife, Leslie, have been married for more than fifty years and live in Texas. Their daughter, Alison, and son, Kyle, are also authors. Website: www.leestrobel.com