THE CASE FOR A CREATOR
By Lee Strobel
Zondervan. 341 pages. £9.99
ISBN 0 310 25913 4
Like many young men coming through school, Lee Strobel was led to believe that science had dispensed with the deity, that Darwinism left no room for a Creator. Then his wife got saved and as a professional journalist he thought he ought to investigate the claims of Christianity for himself.
This is the third book to come out of that investigation, and it makes fascinating reading. It is based on interviews with contemporary scientists, and the resounding message is that science has moved on profoundly, and rather than sidelining God, modern discoveries point emphatically to the universe being the product of intelligent design.
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