J. Warner Wallace
American cold-case homicide detective and Christian apologist, known for applying forensic investigative methods to the claims of Christianity. Author of books such as Cold-Case Christianity, God’s Crime Scene, and Forensic Faith, and a frequent speaker and educator.
Books
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1. Cold Case Christianity
A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels
A former cold-case homicide detective applies forensic investigative methods to the claims of Christianity, assessing eyewitness testimony, corroborating details, document transmission, and potential biases to build a cumulative case. Through practical tools for evaluating evidence and weighing alternative explanations, it concludes that the New Testament accounts—particularly the resurrection—are historically reliable and that Christian belief is a rational inference from the available facts.
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2. Forensic Faith
A Homicide Detective Makes the Case for a More Reasonable, Evidential Christian Faith
A practical guide to becoming a thoughtful defender of the Christian faith, this work trains readers to think like detectives—examining evidence, forming reasonable inferences, and communicating clear, compelling cases. Through real-world investigative principles, it challenges believers to move from passive belief to an informed, actionable commitment, offering step-by-step strategies for engaging doubts, answering objections, and sharing truth with confidence.
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3. Person Of Interest
Why Jesus Still Matters in a World That Rejects the Bible
A veteran cold-case detective applies no-body homicide methods to investigate Jesus’s significance without relying on Scripture, tracing the “fuse” before his appearance and the cultural “fallout” afterward across art, literature, science, education, and morality; through real casework examples and cumulative circumstantial evidence, it argues that the unparalleled scope and coherence of his influence offer the most reasonable explanation for who he was and why he still matters.
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