Instruct: Classify the given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Honest Inquiry

I had previously read Lee Strobel's book, The Case for Christ, and I found parts of this book to be reminiscent: no doubt Strobel was influenced by McDowell's work. That said, this book fulfills its purpose quite nicely. It offers a reasonable, concise explanation of why Christ might actually have been the person Christians say he was. Of course the book leaves room to question his conclusions, but I don't think McDowell intended this book to be one-stop shopping-- it's size alone is enough to tell a reader that. I didn't read the book expecting that all my questions would be answered and my childhood faith restored. If anything, reading this book helped me to articulate some of the questions that I have and even suggested some new ones. Such is the nature of inquiry.