Searching for Truth: Discovering the Meaning and Purpose of Life

by Joseph Boot, J. John (Foreword by)

Looking for reasonable answers? Many people ignore or reject Christianity, not because they have looked at its claims and found them lacking, but because nobody has ever given reasonable answers for their questions. Others have simply never heard a clear explanation of the truth of Christianity, or maybe they know little or nothing about the Bible. Joe Boot’s experiences as an evangelist in London led him to write this book to give answers to the questions those people are asking—people who have vague but deep longings to know God. Beginning with a basic understanding of the world, Boot explains the biblical worldview, giving special attention to the life and claims of Jesus Christ. He wrestles with common questions about suffering, truth, morality, and guilt. If you are searching for truth, you will find a patient explanation of the truth of the Bible in this book.

Genres: Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2003

About the author

Rev. Dr. Joseph Boot (M.A., Ph.D.) is a cultural theologian, leading Christian apologist, founding pastor of Westminster Chapel in Toronto and founder of the Ezra Institute for Contemporary Christianity (EICC). Originally from Great Britain, he served with Ravi Zacharias International Ministries for seven years as an apologist based in Oxford England and Toronto Canada. Joe has spoken all over the world in 25 countries at numerous universities, seminaries, churches, colleges, and conferences from Eton College and Oxford University, to Forman University in Lahore, Pakistan. He regularly addresses pastors and Christian leaders as well as medical, legal, and business professionals in North America, Britain, and the Middle East and has publicly debated leading atheistic thinkers and philosophers in Canada and the United States.

Joe did his undergraduate studies in Theology (Birmingham Christian College, U.K), earned his Master’s degree in Mission Theology (University of Manchester U.K), and holds a Ph.D. in Christian Intellectual Thought (WTS, Florida USA). A contributing author to Thomas Nelson’s major Christian apologetics volume, Beyond Opinion, Joe’s other apologetic works include Searching for Truth (Crossway), Why I Still Believe (Baker), and How Then Shall We Answer (New Wine) which have been published in Europe and North America. His most recent book, The Mission of God, is a systematic work of cultural theology exploring the biblical worldview as it relates to the Christian’s mission in the world. Joe serves as Senior Fellow for the cultural and apologetics think-tank truthXchange in Southern California; is Senior Fellow of cultural philosophy for the California based Centre for Cultural Leadership and serves as faculty for both the Wilberforce Academy in Cambridge U.K and The Alliance Defending Freedom’s Blackstone Legal Academy in Phoenix Arizona. In 2011 Joe was recognized by Toronto’s Centre for Mentorship and Theological Reflection as ‘Best Preacher Apologist’ for his contribution to apologetic and expository preaching. Joe is general editor of the Ezra Institute’s Journal, Jubilee, serves as chancellor for Westminster Classical Christian Academy, and has regularly been heard on Toronto radio, and seen on Sun News Network. Joe lives in Toronto, Canada with his wife, Jenny, and their three children: Naomi, Hannah, and Isaac.

Reviews

[Walter Valkema · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a must read for honest people with honest questions about the purpose and meaning of life, hence the title. I personally think it eclipses other great apologetic work done by C.S. Lewis, Josh McDowell, and Ravi Zacharias who wrote the intro. Joe Boot has done an incredible job at presenting the reality of truth, the inescapable nature of reason and the claims of Christ to an increasingly skeptical world. Christians and Non-Christians alike would do themselves well to read this.

[Amber Ilk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jesus Saves

Excellent book everybody should read.

God deserves all the glory.

honoring ourselves
soon comes to an end

James 4:14 NLT
…Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone.

[Felipe Sabino · Rating 4 out of 5]

Um bom livro de apologética, escrito de maneira cativante. Embora o autor seja pressuposicionalista, alguns argumentos parecem muito “evidencialistas” para um velho clarkiano como eu, mas nada que impeça a recomendação dessa obra.