Abstract
Question: What happens when you mix an engineer with an apologetics-oriented philosopher? Answer: thoughts expressed in a book which argues for the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin based on both detailed scientific evidence and on more philosophical arguments. Stevenson and Habermas team up again to reprise their 1981 bestseller, Verdict on the Shroud. Many people accept the results of the carbon-14 dating performed in 1988 which indicate a medieval age. So why another book about a fake,a clever forgery? Stevenson and Habermas hope to dispel a too ready confidence in the 1988 dating tests by citing the lack of proper scientific protocol. Furthermore, they consider new evidence computer imaging and evaluate other theories of the formation of the image. Their aim is also more modest,to state conclusions in terms of "probability" since "proof is not available here. The tone of the book is forceful (although some restraint has been shown) and apologetic/evangelistic.