Reasons [Mass Market Paperback]

Josh McDowell (Author), Don Stewart (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 12, 1986

In a convenient question-and-answer format, the authors address many of the commonly asked questions about the Bible and evolution.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 230 pages
• Publisher: Living Books (February 12, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0842352872
• ISBN-13: 978-0842352871
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,697,946 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Depends On Who You Are And What You Already Believe, April 14, 2000

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John Pasquet - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reasons (Mass Market Paperback)

Those who come to this book not willing to rationally entertain any evidence or idea that contradicts their preconceived notions (that God does not exist, evolution is absolutely true, and Jesus is just a man) will find little value in this work--or any work, for that matter, regardless of its scholarship or reliability.

Yet, the one who comes to this book as a seeker of truth and not one who believes he has absolutely already found it without question will find reasonable and rational evidence in support of the authenticity of Christianity that should be carefully considered as the search for truth continues.

It also contains some great resources on various translations of the Bible that will allow the reader to discuss the legitimacy of each based on knowledge rather than conjecture.

In summary...

Hardened skeptics will disdain its content. Devoted Christians will embrace its content. Seekers of truth will appreciate its content as a good supply of food for thought.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable resource for the layman., August 7, 1998

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M. Wilson "silverdale" (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reasons (Mass Market Paperback)

"Reasons" provides easily understandable refutation of Darwinism. McDowell and Stewart demonstrate the irrationality of evolution and how it flies in the face of scientific fact. Other books on the subject are more comprehensive; this book is intended as a resource for quick information. Chapters are brief and concise. Footnotes are provided for those wishing to pursue more indepth research. This book is in my top ten for easy apologetics.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/james_still/, August 20, 1997

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James Still (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reasons (Mass Market Paperback)

Josh McDowell, organizer and minister to the Campus Crusade for Christ, co-wrote with Don Stewart, the infamous book _Reasons Skeptics Should Consider Christianity_. The introduction states that Reasons was "written to give various reasons why we believe in the inspiration of the Bible as God's message to man." Almost in anticipation of, or perhaps in guilt of their deception, the authors go on to explain that it is "not meant to be a scholarly treatise, rather is has been written to increase the understanding of the average person." This disclaimer should forewarn any serious reader right away, not because all arguments must be presented in some kind of highbrow "scholarly" manner, but because the risk for fallacy is much higher when the material is "played down" right in the introduction. _Reasons_ scarcely addresses the real concerns of skeptics at all, and the book can hardly be called apologetic in this regard.