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The Dawkins Delusion?:

Atheist Fundamentalism and the Denial of the Divine
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InterVarsity Press, May 18, 2011 - Religion
2008 Christian Bookseller's Covention Book of the Year Award winner!World-renowned scientist Richard Dawkins writes in The God Delusion: "If this book works as I intend, religious readers who open it will be atheists when they put it down." The volume has received wide coverage, fueled much passionate debate and caused not a little confusion.Alister McGrath, along with his wife, Joanna, are ideal to evaluate Dawkins's ideas. Once an atheist himself, he gained a doctorate in molecular biophysics before going on to become a leading Christian theologian. He wonders how two people, who have reflected at length on substantially the same world, could possibly have come to such different conclusions about God. McGrath subjects Dawkins's critique of faith to rigorous scrutiny. His exhilarating, meticulously argued response deals with questions such asIs faith intellectual nonsense?Are science and religion locked in a battle to the death?Can the roots of Christianity be explained away scientifically?Is Christianity simply a force for evil?This book will be warmly received by those looking for a reliable assessment of The God Delusion and the many questions it raises--including, above all, the relevance of faith and the quest for meaning.

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Review: The Dawkins Delusion? Atheist Fundamentalism And The Denial Of The Divine

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At the outset of this book, the McGraths state that they do not seek to go through 'The God Delusion' page-by-page, countering each of Prof. Dawkins's falsehoods or mistakes as they appear. Instead ...

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I had recently read 'The God Delusion' so I was interested in getting the opinion of Alister McGrath, who I trust to be a reliable scholar. He did confirm all of my initial reactions that I had ...

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About the author (2011)

Alister McGrath (D.Phil. D.D., Oxford University) holds the chair of theology, ministry and education and is head of the Centre for Theology, Religion & Culture at Kingís College, London. He was previously professor of historical theology at Oxford University. He is in constant demand as a speaker at conferences throughout the world and is the author of many books including Christianity's Dangerous Idea and The Dawkins Delusion?

Joanna Collicutt McGrath studied experimental psychology at Oxford, then went on to specialize for some years in clinical neuropsychology, and subsequently studied Christian theology, particularly biblical studies. Currently she is lecturer in the psychology of religion at Heythrop College, University of London. She is also coauthor with Jeremy Duff of Meeting Jesus: Human Responses to a Yearning God.

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