This is an invaluable resource! I really appreciated McDowell's thoughtful approach to the topic, and will definitely revisit it time and again. I work in the software industry and a pretty secular environment, and found this very helpful in addressing concerns as well as encouraging me to share my faith in such a place and time as this.

I received an eARC of the book from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

Josh Mcdowell asks some very important questions and then he answers them biblically and solidly.
It is great for those who are wondering how to have the basis of apologetics in their lives and how to tell others in a kind but firm way.

How t Know About God By Josh McDowell and Thomas Williams focus on three questions: Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going? This book has thought me how to look at in-depth reasons to believe In God and how to offer rational defenses for the existence of God, truth, morality, meaning, and reason. This would be great for teens and young adults.

How to Know God Exists: Solid Reasons to Believe in God, Discover Truth, and Find Meaning in Your Life by Josh D McDowell and Thomas Williams is an essential book for believers with an evangelistic mindset, and those seeking God, or answers about life. This clearly written book addresses fundamental questions that we all ask: Who am I? Why am I here? and Where am I going? as well as others difficult, and often asked questions about Christianity.

How to Know God Exists is informative, on point, and backed with substantial examples, facts, and Scripture. It covers philosophical, scientific, and emotional components with ample evidence to back up the claims. As a long time believer, I found it enlightening, explanatory and insightful. I highly recommend!

How to Know God Exists

"Theists find it incredible that naturalistic scientists who are baffled by life's origins refuse to consider the possibility of an intelligent creator."

This book was so cool. It has three basic parts: a philosophical part, a scientific part, and an emotional part. My favorite was the scientific aspect. The authors had plenty of evidence to support theists.

"The God of Christianity does not demand blind faith."

Josh McDowell is one of my favorite authors in apologetics. I say that having recently been reading a lot of his works due to tensions in the family recently.
I was excited to see he something new coming out.
This is a question I have been exploring due to the aforementioned family tensions, so this was exactly what i needed.

How to Know God Exists by McDowell and Williams is a great book. It would be wonderful for groups to read and discuss together. So much information to go through. Can't wait to discuss this with the young women I'm discipling.

Yes, hot off the press, Josh McDowell has a new book coming out on Nov 22nd. You can pre-order here: amzn.to/3C0nb5c

Josh McDowell, the master of Evidentialism, teams up with Thomas Williams for a new type of book that tries to reason with the modern reader that God must exist. Unlike McDowell’s other books, this one isn’t meant to be a handbook for the Christian apologist. It seems more apt to use it in a small “seekers” group, as discussion questions are provided at the end of each chapter.

The introductory chapter is a very lengthy and needless attempt to show the history of how we arrived at our ridiculous postmodern state of godlessness, through the Reformation, Enlightenment, and the Modern era. However, its assessment of today’s conflict between Secularism and Christianity is accurate. It’s apparent that the intended audience for this book are non-Christians faced with the stark reality of the Transcendent but don’t know how to approach it logically.

Part 1 makes a strong argument that truth is not relative. The evidence is that all of humanity has an intrinsic desire for purpose and meaning. Uncharacteristic of “classic McDowell,” he draws the reader into an Absolutist worldview using Presuppositional apologetics. Observable reality shows us that we live in a world bound by various standards that were not subjectively invented by humanity. Even musical standards of harmony and dissonance were not invented by Music Theory, merely discovered and explored. Again, although the nomenclature of “2+2=4” was invented, the mathematical reality existed before man. Our existing reality is so consistent in its adherence to these absolutes, that “subjective truth” will always conflict with the experience of reality. Who or what created these standards which were uninfluenced by humans? In a similar vein, morality is not natural nor can it be a product of nature. Universal morality is proof of the supernatural God.

Part 2 is an attack on Naturalism, from the Big Bang to Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. Hundreds of books have already been written on this popular Christian Apologetics topic. However, the authors do a good job of summarizing what we know and what we don’t know, casting doubt on what people hold to be settled science. There is not enough empirical evidence in itself to declare either Naturalism or Christianity as proven fact. Both require faith and reason. Faith is blind without reason, but reason has no direction without faith. Thus, faith and reason must necessarily go hand in hand to discover and ascertain truth.

I think it is here that the authors have disconnected with the audience. They haven’t proven decisively that postmodernism is futile in its search for real meaning, but their strategy is to move on and attack the vestiges of Naturalism that some postmodernists hold onto. Their mistake is to assume that postmodernists are Naturalists. The only reason some of them hold onto Evolution Theory is because they deny the alternative – Theism. However, a majority of postmodernists are turning to Pantheism or Panentheism. This is not the 20th century.

In Part 3, the argument seems like: without God, life has no meaning. Life should have meaning. Therefore God exists. Although this is a disappointingly weak argument, Naturalism offers even less. The only thing Naturalism posits is the dreary pointlessness of anything and everything: there is no purpose; just atoms bouncing around. Beauty and love have meaning only in light of God’s existence, and science can test neither of these.

Essentially, this book is a philosophical tirade against postmodernism. The last chapter is a beautiful and logical presentation of the gospel. It proves its purpose as a conversation with the postmodern unbeliever. Unlike classic Evidentialism, it feels like a J.P. Moreland book. It's worth reading. I recommend it.

This book will explain it all! It explains the truth of God and the Gospel of Jesus Christ! And why it is true and is the truth beyond anything you’ve ever believed and been dissatisfied with. God is what’s missing from your life. If you’ve not invited Him back into your life, do it now. God is what’s missing and He loves you so much He will not force Himself on you. I truly enjoyed reading this fulfilling and inspiring book. I recommend to anyone who has questions about God and how can He be real or how can He allow things to go on in this world, if He is real. And to those who just wants to read about their God and Lord, and something inspirational. Thank you to #NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read and review with my honest thoughts and opinions.

This should be a must read for all followers of Christ or those searching and questioning. McDowell's knowledge of Christian Apologetics is top par. Not an easy read for those who aren't as philosophically minded. #howtoknowgodexists #joshmcdowell #netgalley #goodreads