Does God Exist?

Does God Exist? is a booklet by Dr. R.C. Sproul that examines the question of God’s existence, presenting a reasoned case through the lens of classical apologetics.

Part of the Crucial Questions series, this booklet surveys the major approaches to defending the faith—including fideism, evidentialism, and presuppositionalism—before making the case for classical apologetics as a method that offers conclusive rather than merely probable proof for God’s existence. Sproul evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, engaging directly with thinkers such as Immanuel Kant, Cornelius Van Til, and Augustine of Hippo.

The booklet works through foundational logical questions, including the impossibility of self-creation, the concept of necessary being, and the meaning of self-existence. Sproul also examines Kant’s moral argument, the futility of life apart from God as explored in Ecclesiastes, and the psychological motivations behind atheism. Throughout, he argues that the barrier to belief is not primarily intellectual but moral—rooted in humanity’s desire to escape accountability before a holy God. The booklet draws on Romans 1 to show that God has clearly revealed Himself through creation, leaving all people without excuse.

Key Themes

• The logical impossibility of self-creation and the necessity of a self-existent being
• Classical apologetics as a method for demonstrating God’s existence
• The moral, rather than merely intellectual, nature of unbelief
• The futility of life without God and the psychology of atheism

Featured Quotes

“We are not called to convince people, but we are called to give a reason for the hope that is within us, and we are called to be faithful to that responsibility.”

“Those who deny the existence of God have an enormous vested interest in denying Him because He stands as the greatest obstacle in the universe to their own autonomy.”