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I wasn’t sure were to post this.

I was wondering if anyone had any book suggestions for this lady? Below is her post so you can have a better idea of what to recomend.

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DH is an atheist, so we have had many discussions about this !! I would describe myself as a believer in God, although I don’t regularly attend church I do believe that there is a God. I went to a Church of England School and went to Sunday School until age 18 when I left for University. I got married in church (DH was surprisingly fine with this, he said it didn’t matter to him where we got married , and, as it meant so much to me, was prepared to do it). I also got both James and Sam baptised.

Ok, so my discussions with DH about religion have got me thinking about “why” I believe. DH claims that I believe because I was taught to when I was young. And, I can see some element of truth in this. I remember at school being taught historical facts alongside religious beliefs, e.g, that Henry V111 lived and so did Jesus. When I was teaching school, as it wasn’t a church school, things were different, e.g, Henry V111 lived and some people “believe” that Jesus lived. So, maybe I believe because from such an early age that is what I was taught??

Also, I know that part of me likes to believe that there is a God and Heaven as it’s comforting and I need to feel that there is something after and that we will all meet our loved ones again. DH’s stand on this is that I’m using religion as a safety net, he basically believes all religion was created and is maintained in order to make people behave in certain ways.

Anyway, if you’ve gotten this far, thanks
 
BTW, what do you know about Lee Strobell’s books? Several people in this thread have recommended them. I have never read them myself so I don’t know.
 
Lee Strobel is good. For a theistic Jewish perspective try Who Needs God by Harold Kushner (excellent).

I like Phillip Yancey and also Gregory Boyd (Is God to Blame).

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C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity

He sites evidence of the historical Jesus Christ…there were Jewish leaders at the time of who also wrote about Jesus…there are writings outside the Church and the Bible that prove of his existance.
 
Lillith said:
C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity

He sites evidence of the historical Jesus Christ…there were Jewish leaders at the time of who also wrote about Jesus…there are writings outside the Church and the Bible that prove of his existance.
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I second this BIG TIME. Not only for the reasons stated above, but also for Lewis’s remarkable way of using logic to foster a belief in the Christian God.
 
Another suggestion might be 'Everlasting Man" by G.K.Chesterton. A bit more of a difficult read (well for me it was :o ) but again, a convincing proof of God, using logic…and Chesteron wit.

Oh of course, and Truth.
 
Mijoy2 said:
Another suggestion might be 'Everlasting Man" by G.K.Chesterton. A bit more of a difficult read (well for me it was :o ) but again, a convincing proof of God, using logic…and Chesteron wit.
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Chesterton is always good, but start with Orthodoxy. I’d stay away from Lee Strobel. I find him to be pedantic, shallow, and too quick with what he thinks are “gotcha” moments. (But maybe that’s just me.)

Jesus’ Resurrection: Fact or Figment? is exceptional. So to is Craig Blomberg’s The Historical Reliability of the Gospels.

In addition to Lewis’s Mere Christianity, check out his The Problem of Pain and The Four Loves.

I also heartily recommend The Evidential Power of Beauty by Thomas Dubay, Saint Augustine’s Confessions, and any of a number of works by Stanley Jaki.

– Mark L. Chance.
 
THANK YOU! 🙂 You guys are great. She’ll have a lot to choose from and read now.
 
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