Neil Shenvi: Why Believe?

Why Believe?

Crossway, 2022

By Neil Shenvi

WHO: Neil Shenvi, a theoretical chemist and apologist.

HE SAYS: “Every day of our lives, we turn again to God as our greatest good and trust again in his promise to bless us for Christ’s sake.”

THE BIG IDEA: This book makes an evidence-based case for the Christian faith.

THE PROGRESSION: This book addresses the difficult questions surrounding four arguments for the Christianity: Jesus’ identity, the Resurrection, God’s existence and the gospel.

“Amid our discussion of reason and evidence and arguments, let’s remember that this is not a bare intellectual exercise. Jesus is a real Savior for people desperately in need of rescue.”

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