Bestselling college textbook author Marvin L. Bittinger provides a new and original defense of the Christian faith using a framework of mathematics. In The Faith Equation, Dr. Bittinger uses mathematical concepts to examine both truth and paradox from the Bible, historical details examining prophecy, the growth in Christian evangelism, the healing power of prayer, the Trinity, and numerical applications of math in the Bible – even how string theory relates to the endtimes. Dr. Bittinger writes for the average Christian, presenting his mathematical defense in the approachable way that only he can – shown by his success in bringing basic college mathematics to over 12 million students.