God's Crime Scene: A Cold-Case Detective Investigates the Evidence for a Universe Created by a Divine Power

Tiffany Davy: J Warner Wallace has done quite a thorough review of many of the aspects of the universe and considered carefully whether God is a right and consistent "first cause". While this is a much diminished role for God, it is an interesting exercise and engages thoughtfully with a wide range of perspectives. It does, of necessity, adopt some perspectives that are theologically difficult, in order to engage with materialistic positions, understandably. Though this requires careful discernment.

Australia on Nov 03, 2023

Amazon Customer: The illustrations, for one are excellent. As the reader progresses throughout the book, the points build upon each other and combined, they create the "case" that the author is trying to make. I thoroughly enjoyed the quick glimpses into the science of the universe and how the further we go and study it, the more we can marvel at how complex it is. The author does an outstanding job at defining what design looks like and how it ties into what a crime scene looks like. There were several new learning points I gathered from reading this book from different levels of information to how a crime scene is deconstructed and how a compelling case is made with the totality of evidence. A wonderful book that I would highly recommend to anyone interested in exploring Christianity or deepening their faith!

United States on Oct 30, 2023

Priscilla Bettis: I've never seen this information collected all in one place anywhere else. It's a Christian apologetics handbook. The microbiology science section and the philosophical brain v mind section were my favorites. I had to read slowly to understand everything, a lot of info here!

United States on Oct 12, 2023

Clay: This book takes a creative approach to understanding the evidence of God. The way the author explains the evidence through the lens of a detective is both engaging and convincing. I love the diagrams throughout the book. These illustrations really help those of us who are visual learners.

United States on Aug 24, 2023

tapoloman: “God’s Crime Scene” by JWWallace is a clever application of this cold-case detective’s methodology for seeking answers to important questions. In this book, the question of origins is the focus so that reality can be better understood using the known evidence and asking the right questions. Not surprisingly, just answering the what, where, when, why, how and who questions often keeps it simple. Possible answers for questions of origin (8) are succinctly described. Jim presents answers that are proposed by both the naturalist and the theist, and he is careful to point out strengths and weaknesses of these worldviews.
If you want to go deeper for any of the eight origins, ample supplemental information is cited and discussed in the following and ending sections: ‘Case Files-Secondary Investigation (p205-279)’ and ‘Investigative Notes (280-320)p.’ One does not have to be a trained detective or philosopher but just be open to the evidence and be able to derive the ‘most reasonable’ explanation for the origin in question. Finally, If you want to lead a study using this book, additional instruction material can be easily obtained by posting a review, hopefully...

United States on Aug 15, 2023

Daniel Borrego: El detective Wallace hace un gran trabajo al resumir, de una manera entendible para cualquier persona, los diferentes argumentos sobre la existencia de Dios, organizándolos y contándolo de manera análoga con casos que ayudo a resolver aplicando las diferentes técnicas forenses que domina. Aporta argumentos contundentes contra las principales objeciones que los escépticos presentan ante el argumento de la existencia de Dios.

Mexico on Apr 21, 2022

Aj: This book provides scientific evidences of God's existence in a range of molecular to the cosmos. I was surprised to find out there are so much of evidences available out there. I felt, after reading this book, that I have put God in a small box of my intellectual capacity instead gazing on His Omnipotent, Omniscient, atemporal characteristics. I see Him in a bigger picture and even closer at the same time as the creator of all things. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to grow in their faith as well as those who has doubts on God's existence. Thank you for your work Jim.

Canada on Oct 29, 2019

Robert Eby: I really enjoyed this book, finishing off his trio of books was a great journey where I was taught the evidence for God in such straight forward and easy manner. It felt more like a conversation, with it's easy flow. It was fascinating, and educational. I like the illustrations to assist me in learning. This one is deep, in that it goes into quite detail about just what there is to inferr given the evidence about God. My life, as an $1 apologist is much better from reading this material. His two others were just as helpful and rewarding to read. When I doubt, I go back to the evidence, and am strengthened. This book helps me do that. From fine tuning to design, from Morality to the problem of evil, it is a very insight book whose writer I now have his whole collection. I am thankful to have read this.

Canada on Nov 13, 2017

J. Rochford: This review can be found in its entirety at “Evidence Unseen.”

I must join many others in endorsing J. Warner Wallace’s recent book God’s Crime Scene (2015). Wallace covers a number of different topics regarding the evidence for theism, divvying up each topic into eight chapters: (1) the cosmological evidence, (2) fine-tuning, (3) origin of life, (4) irreducible complexity, (5) consciousness, (6) free will, (7) morality, and (8) evil.

While much has been written on the rational basis for Christian theism, three unique contributions make Wallace’s book stand out: (1) his credentials as cop, (2) his clear communication, and (3) his creative comparisons.

(1) Credentials as a cop

J. Warner Wallace (not to be confused with Jim Wallace of Sojourners) served as a cold-case homicide detective for two decades. Cold-case detectives have one of the toughest jobs on Earth. When a crime scene goes “cold,” this means that the detectives have given up the case due to insufficient leads. This is when “cold-case detectives” enter the scene—sometimes decades after the crime occurred.

As a cold-case detective, Wallace had a perfect conviction...

United States on Sep 30, 2015

Chris Abels: J. Warner Wallace’s book, God’s Crime Scene, is a refreshingly new approach in apologetics. Drawing on his years of experience as a cold case investigator Wallace brings a detective’s perspective to evidence evaluation and case construction.
In cold cases the witnesses may have died and the investigators who originally recorded the crime may also have died. Yet, even in such cases, the cold case investigator can reconstruct the case such that in a court of law enough evidence can be produced so that the accused can be found guilty beyond all reasonable doubt.
According to Wallace there are four reasons for any death. These are natural causes, accidental death, suicide and homicide. When the investigator approaches a death scene, he assesses the evidence. In the case of natural death, accidental death and suicide, he can account for the event by evidence inside the room. In the case of homicide, the evidence points to someone outside the room. A homicide turns a death scene into a crime scene.
Wallace depicts the universe as a crime scene and using the methodology of a cold case investigator and the dichotomy of inside the room and outside the room, he shows that by...

United Kingdom on Aug 06, 2015