Forensic Faith

I really enjoyed reading through this book. I'd let it slip down my tbr for too long until seeing the author speak in person a few weeks ago and really enjoying his approach. I was quite impressed with his easy, approachable manner and his talent for making the arguments feel so basic.

This book addresses briefly the need for the argument (primarily young folks leaving the church because of a lack of knowledge with which to combat secularism, but also the general aspects of witnessing in daily life) and the basic approaches to use as an answer for questions about faith. Each feature is concise and readable and tells the facts in a way that is easy to understand and repeat—but he also provided pen and ink illustrations throughout to show how things look.

Interspersed in all of the text are examples from real-life cases (and Dateline fans, where he's often a guest, may be able to pinpoint the exact crime cases he used for illustration). My crime-solver self loved seeing the details about case-building and the processes of evidence.

This is the third of a set of books dealing with knowing why your faith is true and how to give a good answer for your belief. It stands just fine on its own but he does reference some content from the other two books for further reading/greater illustration.

If you know anyone with questions about their faith, buy them a copy too...but read it first yourself!

Thanks to the publisher for a free reading copy. A favorable review was not required.