How Reason Can Lead to God
A Philosopher's Bridge to Faith

Far from a ”I’m gonna prove my worldview right” kind of book, Rasmussen invites us to search for truth primarily and to think carefully about the nature of reality, guided by reason and our other senses. In an almost Cartesian fashion the author constructs a bridge of reason, step by step, securing e......more

I really enjoyed this. Josh has written his book to cut through academic philosophy jargon and be accessible, whilst in places he employs his understanding of philosophy to provide rigorous, logically airtight argumentation too. I really appreciate the personal tone of the book, the intellectual hum......more

Clear, incredibly well-written and deeply compelling... I cannot recommend this enough! The arguments are not only powerful, but also profoundly beautiful in their simplicity. It is not an overstatement to say this book represents the future (or what I hope will be the future) of Christian apologeti......more

Summary: Argues for a "bridge of reason" that leads us to God, based on the foundation of reality. I've never believed that one can prove the existence of God. At the same time, I believe it can be shown that faith in God is reasonable, rather than contrary to reason. I also would acknowledge that so......more

How reason can lead to God can be summarized into the following argument that is presented in Chapter 11. Premise 1. Reality in total is self-sufficient (with no outside cause or explanation). Premise 2. Nothing can be self-sufficient without a perfect foundation. Conclusion. Therefore, reality has......more