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, fuelled much passionate debate and caused not a little confusion.
Alister Mc Grath is ideally placed to evaluate Dawkins’ 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. Mc Grath subjects Dawkins’ critique of faith to rigorous scrutiny. His exhilarating, meticulously argued response deals with questions such as:
Is 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.
Table of Content
Introduction vii
1 Deluded about God? 1
2 Has science disproved God? 13
3 What are the origins of religion? 28
4 Is religion evil? 46
Notes 66
For further reading 76
About the author
ALISTER Mc GRATH is Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University. JOANNA COLLICUTT Mc GRATH is lecturer in the psychology of religion at Heythrop College, University of London.
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