Upon Further Review: The Search for Truth and Reality in the Abrahamic Faiths

Upon Further Review is a journey of discovery based on 21 years of rigorous, comprehensive research into the truths proclaimed by the Abrahamic religions of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, with an emphasis on the world’s most popular religion—Christianity. It provides, in a single source, the very best evidence available in the 21st century for answering many of the most profound questions humans have ever pondered: Is there a supernatural “higher power,” and if so, does it warrant our devotion? Is this the God of Abraham as described by Judaism or Christianity or Islam? What are the historical truths about Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad? Will Jesus be coming back? How did our universe and planet come to exist? How did human beings and other biological species come to exist? What is the source of purpose and meaning in our lives? Where does our sense of morality come from? What will be the ultimate fate of each of us?The author, now retired, was a launch vehicle designer for NASA during his aerospace career. For most of his adult life he had a goal of eventually determining, once and for all, if what he was raised to believe (Christianity), and what he long professed to believe, is actually true.Fortunately, we live in an age when honest-to-goodness factual answers to these questions are available through many branches of science, modern biblical scholarship, philosophy, logic, history and more. Unfortunately, we also live in an age that has come to be called the “age of misinformation” and the “post-truth age.” In Upon Further Review you will learn how to navigate the misinformation and untruths to arrive at conclusions you can confidently base the remainder of your life on.A theological approach to this research would take one down a narrow path that is unavoidably dependent on faith without sufficient supporting evidence. We live in a time when we need not depend on such a dubious means for sorting fact from fiction. There are better ways to enlighten ourselves about the truth of these important matters, provided that is what we yearn for. The cumulative knowledge base available today is incredibly rich with the information needed to establish the truth, if we know how to search for it.Some discussions involve complex and technical subjects which are needed to scrutinize the compatibility of science and religion. But don’t worry, it’s all explained in language that is suitable for the layperson. In the end it all fits together for an enhanced understanding that was not available in any previous period in human history. You’ll further learn why this understanding is urgently needed in the present world. Read more