Isn't it amazing that God Loves us despite ourselves - Rated 
Having read both books, I find it interesting ,that from an intellectual/logical point of veiw , I find them both believable.
However , belief in Jesus is neither intellectual or logical(to my mind),
but is based on faith and personal experience.
Having lived as an atheist for the first third of my life,a believer but not prepared to act on it for the middle third, and a commited Christian for the last leg, I can tell you that my personal experience of both sides
confirms the reality of God and his Son Jesus Christ.
I must admit that when Mr.Doherty used the testimony of a former evangelical Pastor who has now become an atheist, at the beginning of his book , it was a master stroke, but then I put that against the thousands of atheists who have become Christians and it's effectiveness diminished somewhat.
For me though, it is the last chapter in each book that I find the most interesting,ie: Mr Strobel's young daughter realising the positive,life enhancing changes in her Father after he becomes a Christian ,versus a body of believers who still believe in the values that motivated Mr.Strobel before he became a Christian.
I rest my case. Praise be to God.
A breath of fresh air - Rated 
This is a self-contained book, so you can get a lot out of it even if you've never read Stobel's original "Case For Christ". Doherty exposes the dubious tactics of Strobel and other apologists - the selective use of the evidence, the concealed assumptions - and debunks them (frequently by citing bible verses that apologists would rather forget). I found it quite a refreshing book to read - no weird "Da Vinci Code" style conspiracy theories about the "true" nature of Jesus, just a fresh, critical, and (to me) pretty convincing appraisal of the evidence, which leaves you wondering, "Why didn't I spot that?".
Excellent Book - Rated
The writer has taken flack for not allowing people to respond to the points he makes in his book. It takes the form of a courtroom questioning session.
What a stupid arguement!!!! Was he supposed to sent a draft of his book out to every Tom Dick & Harry theologin who is a "true believer", examine them and refute their answers, then re-send them back out, re-check them etc etc?
Im sorry. Its a book addressing points made by a well known Christian. That is all it can be.
"Letter to a Christian Nation" made a lot of claims that every individual has a right to question. Why is it when we question the validity of Religion people over react and the whole subject is taboo? No reasonable person reacts this way in any other subject such as politics, history, science etc but religion seems to get special status. Is that because religious people dont want the general public to ask questions? Does it make them uncomfortable? Why? Why is there fear and over reaction when one questions religion?
Personally I thought this book was well thought out and well edited. Its very readable and its nice to hear all peoples poinbts of view on these subjects.
When "Letter to a Christian Nation" was published the author put his beliefs in the public domain. Once its out there people are allowed to express agreement or disagreement with these opinions. They shouldnt be slated for having an opposing point of view, especially when they have carried out extensive research and come to what (in their opinion) is a logical opinion.
A masterpiece of debunking - Rated
I borrowed this book on a friend's recommendation. I have now bought it.
If you are a Christian fanatic you will hate this book. If you are a realist with a true interest in humanity then you find Earl Dohety's work refreshing and liberating. It all depends on your 'faith'.
To me, Earl Doherty provides simple, easy to understand refutations of Lee Strobel's Christ apologia. He exposes the deficiency of argument for a real-life godman. Through his well researched and expertly put counter-argument Earl Doherty shows up the false Jesus history and it's associated Gospels etc, for what they are, pernicious fabrication.
An excellent and enjoyable book providing the real 'truth'.
An insult to scholarship - Rated 
There are only two things which need to be said about this book. The first is that Doherty is a holder of the belief that Jesus never actually existed in history - a stance which very, very few accredited scholars in the world hold. Therefore his counter of Strobel's book isn't even coming from a moderate skeptical view, but from a minority extreme. The second is the completely farsical way in which he cross-examine's Strobel's experts. He's not actually contacted the experts and presented his questions, and given the experts a chance to try to explain themselves. He's simply taken "soundbytes" from Strobels book, and inserted his own questions around those selected quotes! As one website portrayed it, it's just like a court case where the prosecution cross-examines, not the defense witnesses, but a tape recording of the defense witnesses answering the defense council's questions! Now Strobel's book was far from watertight, and I would have loved to see a true scholar tighten up the screws with some valid questioning and critique. But this book is an absolute joke.
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