Why I Believe in God

"A distinguished professor of New Testament, the late Gerhard Lohfink’s Why I Believe in God is less autobiography than what he calls an 'appropriate theology.' Against the background of growing up in Nazi Germany and the devastation of the war, he tells of discerning his vocation as priest and career as a scholar as he explores important subjects such as God, Trinity, original sin, cannon, community and Church, so often misunderstood or dismissed in our secular age. This creative apologetics is an insightful and engaging read."
Thomas P. Rausch, SJ, Emeritus T. Marie Chilton Chair of Catholic Theology, Loyola Marymount University
“Gerhard Lohfink has been a significant voice in my ongoing development as a scholar and person of faith. After reading so many of his academic works, what a joy to finally come to know him as a person in this final work. Why I Believe in God is not a systematic argument for the existence of God, but the story of a life lived in relationship with God as found in a community of Christian believers. This book is not a text but a testimony.”
Ann M. Garrido, Associate Professor of Homiletics, Aquinas Institute of Theology

"Part autobiography, part theology, Why I Believe in God is theologian Gerhard Lohfink’s final gift to the world. Whether he is unpacking the notoriously difficult concept of original sin or describing what it was like to grow up Catholic in Nazi Germany, his writing is marked by the wry wisdom, gentle love, and humble courage of a true disciple—one whose life was in every way a mirror of his deep faith. This book moved me to tears."
Paula Huston, author of The Hermits of Big Sur and One Ordinary Sunday: A Meditation on the Mystery of the Mass