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There are four ways to die, and only one of them requires an intruder. Suicides, accidental, and natural deaths can occur without any evidence from outside the room. But murders typically involve suspects external to the crime scene. If there’s evidence of an outside intruder, homicide detectives have to prepare for a chase. Intruders turn death scenes into crime scenes.
Join J. Warner Wallace, former atheist, seasoned cold-case detective, and popular national speaker as he tackles his most important case ... with you on the jury!
With the expertise of a cold-case detective, J. Warner examines eight critical pieces of evidence in the “crime scene” of the universe to determine if they point to a Divine Intruder. If you have ever wondered if something (or someone) outside the natural realm created the universe and everything in it, this is the case for you.
J. Warner Wallace is a cold-case homicide detective, popular national speaker, and author of Cold-Case Christianity. He’s been featured repeatedly on Dateline, FOX News, and Court TV. He’s part of a three generation law enforcement family. J. Warner and his wife have four children and live in southern California.
- Sales Rank: #37577 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-08-01
- Released on: 2015-08-01
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review
"What if a brilliant prosecutor tried to prove the existence of God using real evidence and crystal clear arguments? Well, that's precisely what J. Warner does in this magnificent book -- and you get to be the jury. Don't blink. Thrilling and amazing."
Eric Metaxas
New York Times Best-selling author of Miracles and Bonhoeffer
"Around Dateline, we had a phrase to describe J Warner Wallace: 'The Evidence Whisperer.' He would come up with some unlikely bit of long neglected flotsam, realize it was key evidence, and work it until he'd wrung out every possible lead. Jim helped bring cases to court, and our stories to life. And when I discovered he enjoys debating religious questions with an inquisitive guy like me? Well that was true joy. Mind you, we agree about almost nothing. But in this book he makes his case as always with verve and charm ...just like my friend Jim."
Keith Morrison
News Correspondent, Dateline (NBC)
"With the tenacity of a homicide detective and the careful reasoning of a scholar, Jim Wallace uses the forensic method of scientific investigation to establish - beyond reasonable doubt - that God exists!"
Dr. Stephen C. Meyer
Author of the New York Times bestseller Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design
"If I am ever in court, I want Jim Wallace on my side. As he did in Cold Case Christianity, Jim demonstrates that years of experience as a detective is excellent training for clear thinking on any subject matter. He patiently unfolds the evidence just as he must have done in countless courtrooms, educating the jury on the facts of the case and on proper reasoning from the facts. Drawing analogies from actual crime scenes in his files, he lends human drama to logical arguments. A delightful book."
Nancy Pearcey
Author of Total Truth and Finding Truth
From the Author
It's my hope that God's Crime Scene will help readers examine the nature of the universe as they sift through eight important characteristics of the cosmos, biological organisms and human experience, considering each as though it were a piece of evidence at a crime scene. Readers will be introduced to the "'inside the room' or 'outside the room'" methodology used by detectives to "determine the most reasonable inference from evidence". You'll be challenged to examine eight important pieces of evidence common to our human observations and experience. Which explanation (pure unguided naturalism or supernatural intervention) best accounts for the evidence at the "crime scene"?
God's Crime Scene is a unique apologetics overview, introducing a variety of arguments and lines of evidence for God's existence from the perspective of a Cold Case Homicide Detective. It's my goal to provide a satisfying examination of eight pieces of evidence in our universe, without wandering too deeply into esoteric scientific or philosophical detail. I wrote God's Crime Scene as an accessible survey of the evidence, directed toward both the layperson as well as those who are already familiar with the data. God's Crime Scene seeks to demonstrate the truth of Theism evidentially, just as my prior work, Cold Case Christianity, sought to demonstrate the reliability of the Christian Gospels.
From the Inside Flap
"Imagine a crime scene as big as . . . the entire universe! That's what cold-case homicide detective J. Warner Wallace does in this compelling and creative book as he shows how the evidence points powerfully toward a Creator."
Lee Strobel
New York Times best-selling author and professor at Houston Baptist University
"NBC's Dateline keeps calling J. Warner Wallace because he brilliantly solves murder cases that are decades old. Now Jim uses his proven detective skills to solve the greatest case of all: who or what best explains all of reality? Detective Wallace whisks you along from investigating real-world homicides with one penetrating question into eight of the most marvelous aspects of reality that every thinking person must explain. The result is a relentless pursuit of evidence that ends at the feet of a Divine intruder. It's hard to find a more compelling and concise treatment of these issues anywhere!"
Dr. Frank Turek
President of CrossExamined.org and author of Stealing from God: Why Atheists Need God to make their Case
"Sherlock Holmes has nothing on J. Warner Wallace. In God's Crime Scene, Wallace uses the tools of a world-class homicide detective to discern whether or not clues point in the direction of a Divine Intruder. The reader can almost hear the words, 'Elementary...my dear Watson,' as Wallace evaluates the evidence for cosmic design. A highly readable resource by which seekers and skeptics can follow truth toward its origins."
Hank Hanegraaff
Bestselling Author and President of the Christian Research Institute
"I have had the distinct pleasure of working a number of difficult and multifaceted homicide cases with Jim Wallace.� In a complex homicide, using analytical logic serves to make the story of the crime and crime scene understandable to the jury. Jim utilizes the same methodology to apply his carefully constructed and well thought out arguments explaining the existence of God through the creation of the universe. His simple yet superb analysis and analogies to crime scene investigations is a must-read for those of faith and more importantly for those with questions and doubts."
Mark Safarik
FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit Criminal Profiler (Ret.), Forensic Behavioral Services International, Director
"J. Warner Wallace continues building a fascinating, well-rounded, even-handed case for the Christian faith. For those interested in the available evidence for God, his book points the way."��
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Paul Copan
Professor and Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics, Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, Florida; and coauthor of Did God Really Command Genocide? and An Introduction to Biblical Ethics
"One of the great pleasures in life is watching a skilled detective unravel a mystery. The existence of the universe, and the life within it, is arguably the greatest mystery of all. Wallace unravels it carefully and meticulously using an impressive synthesis of current scientific evidence, rock-solid reasoning, and his own experience as a cold-case detective. All of this is presented in a whodunnit narrative that is both engaging and convincing. If I hadn't already been a believer before reading God's Crime Scene, I almost certainly would be now."
Sarah Salviander, Ph.D.
Astrophysicist, Research Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, and Christian apologist at SixDay Science
"J. Warner Wallace has done something rare in God's Crime Scene. He has managed to wrestle complex issues in science and philosophy into a coherent, accessible, and wickedly fun defense of the theistic view of the world that readers will thoroughly enjoy. Others have tried and, in my view, have fallen far short. Wallace succeeds and with tremendous flair. I encourage every church and small group on the planet to gather together and study this book. Christendom will be much better off for doing so."
Craig J. Hazen, Ph.D.
Founder and Director of the Graduate Program in Christian Apologetics at Biola University and author of Five Sacred Crossings.
"Serving as a pastor in a local church with youth and college-aged Christians for over 20 years, one of the main questions I get is about our origins and creation. I've always had a dilemma in sending someone to a resource to answer these questions. Not that there aren't great books out there, but I find they are either (1) far too technical or philosophical, (2) too simplistic in their answers, or (3) unintentionally demeaning to non-believers who are still searching. In God's Crime Scene, J. Warner Wallace addresses the frequently asked questions about origins and does so in a way that communicates to thinking college-students, Christians, and non-Christians alike.� I am very thankful for this book as it is unlike most others. I am thrilled to think of the impact it will have on all those reading it."
Dan Kimball
Pastor of Vintage Faith Church, and author of Adventures in Churchland: Finding Jesus in the Mess of Organized Religion
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"In God's Crime Scene, retired homicide investigator and Christian speaker, apologist and author Jim Wallace examines the question: Did God create the universe (and intelligent life) or did everything evolve without divine intervention. Employing the same logic that enabled him to solve difficult cold-cases during his career, Wallace methodically refutes the arguments of evolution oriented philosophers and scientists. Citing compelling and cumulative cosmological, biological, mental and moral evidence, as well as interesting details from some of his homicide cases, Wallace builds a solid case that our universe was purposefully created and fine-tuned by a benevolent loving Creator God who is interested and intimately involved in our daily lives. This indispensable volume will enlighten skeptics and believers. I highly recommend it."
Sharon S. Smith, Ph.D.
FBI Agent (Retired), Forensic Psychologist and President of Forensic Psycholinguistics, LLC.
"J. Warner Wallace presents the intelligent design argument for the machinery of the cell in crystal-clear, straightforward prose. Why do sophisticated, information-rich systems in life point insistently to the conscious intentions of a designer? Let a former homicide detective who spent a career sifting clues for signs of intention explain it to you."
Michael Behe, Ph.D.
Biochemist, Professor at Lehigh University, and Author of Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution
"Can we stay within the universe to explain our existence or does the evidence point to something "outside the room"? J. Werner Wallace applies his well-known detective skills to survey fields ranging from cosmology to biology to consciousness to ethics and faithfully follows where the evidence leads. While one could object to parts of his analysis, the breadth of material Wallace brings to the table argues convincingly that a supernatural being (God), provides the best explanation of all the data."
Dr. Jeffrey Zweerink
Astrophysicist with Reasons to Believe and Author of Who's Afraid of the Multiverse?
"With all the expertise and finesse of a life devoted to methodical investigation, Wallace leads the cautious examiner through the evidence in our world, concluding that the universe is not a closed system: Someone has been in the room. God's Crime Scene is an excellent overview of the arguments and evidence for God's existence from a fresh perspective. I highly recommend it for all who seek a better grasp or are grappling with the truth about God."
Nabeel Qureshi, M.D.
Speaker at Ravi Zacharias International Ministries and Author of Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus
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A beautiful young nurse by the name of Lynne Knight is ...
By Frank Turek
It’s about 2 a.m. on an August morning in 1979. A beautiful young nurse by the name of Lynne Knight is living in a bungalow behind a larger house in Torrance, California. As two police officers approach her door, they notice a chair overturned in the entryway and bloody footsteps leading back to the rear bedroom. Each officer has his gun drawn, not sure what to expect.
When they switch on the light, they witness the worst murder scene of their careers. Ms. Knight is lying on her bed, undressed. Her throat is deeply severed, and her lifeless body, which had been stabbed repeatedly, is covered in blood.
Under her body is 18 inches of twisted wire strung between two small pieces of wood that had been sawed off from an old broomstick. Although they’ve never seen one in person before, the officers immediately know it’s a garrote—a homemade weapon used to strangle someone in order to commit a murder quietly. The killer tried to murder Lynne with the garrote, but couldn’t complete the evil act because she fought back. So the killer stabbed her to death and left the garrote behind in a panic.
Could the garrote lead the cops to this monster? Not soon enough. For nearly three decades the case went cold until cold case homicide detectives J. Warner Wallace and Rick Glass got involved in 2007. They dusted off the evidence left in a box at the Torrance PD, and Wallace made it his personal mission to analyze every aspect of the garrote. It turned out to be the key to the murder trial that took place last summer in the same LA courtroom where O.J. Simpson was tried. And there was familiar face in this trial. The defendant, Doug Bradford, hired O.J. lawyer Robert Shapiro to be his defense attorney.
While Bradford was a former lover of Knight, there was no eyewitness or DNA evidence to link Bradford to the murder. And there were several other suspects in the case, some of whom had since died. Wallace, Glass, and LA District Attorney John Lewin had an uphill battle to convince a jury of twelve that Bradford had indeed committed the crime. There would be no conviction unless all twelve agreed.
But Wallace, Glass and Lewin had been down this road before. They earned convictions on every cold case they had brought to trial so far. Three of those cases were so intriguing that NBC’s Dateline featured them. This case was no different: Keith Morrison and his Dateline crew were filming the case in an episode they called “The Wire.”
Although Dateline didn’t know it going in, their confidence was rewarded: on August 14, 2014, this LA jury returned a guilty verdict. Robert Shapiro, perhaps aware he had been out argued, didn’t even show up for the verdict. Doug Bradford is now serving a life sentence after being free for 35 years.
How did they get the conviction? They began by asking the question all detectives ask at a death scene: can this death be explained by staying inside the room, or does it require us to look outside the room? Obviously, this death was a murder and required a suspect outside the room. Had this been a suicide, natural death or accidental death, the event could be explained by staying inside the room.
Then Detective Wallace used some very ingenious methods to link the garrote back to Bradford. (You can watch the entire Dateline explanation by searching for "The Wire.") He linked the effect (the garrote) back to the cause (Bradford).
Now Wallace is employing the same investigative principles he uses to solve cold case murders to eight of the greatest questions we ponder as human beings. In this insightful new book, Wallace seeks to discover if we can stay inside the room (the natural world) or must go outside the room (the supernatural world) for the causes of the following effects:
• The origin of the universe
• The fine-tuning of the universe
• The origin of life
• The origin of new life forms and biological machines
• Consciousness
• Free will
• Objective Moral Values
• Evil
Each of the eight chapters starts with the details of a real criminal case and then applies the principles to the question at hand (the Lynne Knight case is in Chapter 4).
Wallace was a committed atheist until age 35. Now he is a highly skilled author and speaker who presents a unique case for the Christian worldview across the country. Columnist Mike Adams and I have recently teamed with J. to equip Christian youth and their parents with the case for Christianity through a dynamic new College Prep program. I can tell you that audiences are captivated by the way he applies forensic principles to build the case for Christianity.
But don’t think Wallace just toes the party line. Since he is a cold case homicide detective, Wallace presents you with the evidence pro and con, and then leaves you to draw your own conclusions. He does a masterful job of laying out the evidence and even illustrates that evidence with over one hundred of his own drawings, which clarify and summarize some potentially difficult subject matter. (Who said a serious book can’t have pictures?)
God’s Crime Scene is an engaging and very readable work that investigates some of life’s most important questions. I highly recommend you get it regardless of your religious viewpoint. I can’t guarantee you’ll be convicted, but your thinking will be challenged.
28 of 30 people found the following review helpful.
An Introductory Apologetics Book that Stands Out from the Crowd
By J.W. Wartick
J. Warner Wallace is the a homicide detective and the author of Cold Case Christianity, one of my favorite introductory apologetics books (see my review). He recently came out with his second apologetics book, God’s Crime Scene. The former work focuses on the evidence for the resurrection and the reliability of the New Testament. In God’s Crime Scene, Wallace makes a convincing case presenting evidence for the existence of God.
The first question I think readers will ask is: “What separates this introductory apologetics book from the pack?”
That’s a valid question. There really are a rather large number of intro-to-apologetics books on the market now (thank goodness!). God’s Crime Scene is different from the rest in that it makes real-world examples central to the case that is made therein. That is, Wallace uses examples of crime scenes that he has experienced throughout the book (sans much of the gory details) to set the stage for each exploration of a different argument for the existence of God.
The way this works is simple: each chapter begins with a story that reads much like a mystery novel. Then, Wallace asks a question like “How might we figure out the evidence inside the room with the victim?” After he presents an answer to that question, he shows how similar evidence inside our own “room” (the universe) points to a being outside the room (aka a transcendent being) as the explanation. This makes the book eminently readable while also being almost immediately applicable.
The arguments that Wallace surveys are the cosmological argument, the fine-tuning argument. an argument from the origin of life, a biological design argument, the argument from consciousness, the argument from free will, and the moral argument. Then, he examines the problem of evil before summing up the case. Each chapter presents a look at the evidence, non-theistic explanations (with critiques), and an argument for why a theistic explanation is superior. The chapters then end with what this evidence tells us about God.
Wallace does a great job summing up many of the arguments involved in some of the standard theistic proofs. Each is analyzed briefly, but with a sometimes astonishing amount of information packed into a tight space. Thus, careful reading is required, and the benefit from a careful read is immense.
There are many illustrations and sidebars found throughout the book. These illustrations are always helpful rather than distracting, and highlight key parts of the arguments that Wallace makes. The sidebars are often discussions of how to weigh evidence according to the U.S. Criminal Justice system or Expert Witnesses that are either for or against the presented argument (this latter point is worth highlighting: Wallace does not only appeal to those with whom he agrees–he fairly presents the opposition’s viewpoint and even references their works directly).
There are a few criticisms I would offer. The first is that it seems like some conclusions are reached rather hurriedly, which is addressed in part through the excellent appendices that add more detail to the cases. Even there, however, one gets a sense that the sheer volume of material to cover is at times a stretch, with some objections only given two or so sentences as rebuttals. The other, admittedly nitpicky issue is that it does seem a little bit weird to have the analogue of the criminal being God. That is, the analogy being used is that just like we can detect a criminal through investigation of a murder scene, so to could we detect God through investigation of the universe. It just seems a little weird. It works; but it’s worth mentioning.
God’s Crime Scene is a valuable resource for those interested in apologetics. The way it is written makes it exciting rather than a chore, and the huge amount of information and argumentation contained therein is well worth the price of entry. I highly recommend it.
The Good
+Great use of criminal investigations to highlight points
+Clear exposition of arguments
+Good illustrations that add to what is written
+Real-world situations increase possibility of retaining information
+Includes experts who are not only theists but also anti-theists
The Bad
-Conclusions at times feel rushed
-A bit weird to have analogue of criminal as God
Disclaimer: I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. They did not require any specific kind of feedback whatsoever.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful.
Utterly well done
By Michael A. Johnson
J. Warner Wallace is right on target. Handling the actual evidence for the existence of God with logic and reasoning. In ways you do not need a PHD in 50 sciences to understand. And shows how each and every one of the speculative speculations (the worst sort) of the unbelievers (or worse yet, wrong believers) are contrary to proven fact and illogical, when not flat out imaginary. That the ones screaming that God doesn't exist are the ones based on faith in the non-existent.
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