Product Description

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 McGrath 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. McGrath 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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1917 in Books
• Published on: 2007-02-16
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

Review
. . . a fine, dense, yet very clear account, from [McGrath's] particular Christian perspective, of the full case against Dawkins. --New Scientist (Bryan Appleyard)

Publishing News
"God" answers back...SPCK to rush out Dawkins rebuke...a clever piece of
opportunistic publishing...

Publishers Weekly
'The McGraths expeditiously plow into the flank of Dawkins's
fundamentalist atheism . . . and run him from the battlefield.'

Customer Reviews

Oh Dear, more mumbo-jumbo
When I read this book I really tried to stay objective, but the sky-fairies kept whispering in my ear and telling me to do things. Utterly delusional as one might expect.

Well presented, and missing the point
Alister certainly dosnt make the mistake of diving into the scriptures to support his case.
The book centers on two main props.
1) The usual, Oooh, what a nasty man Richard Dawkins is.
2) Dawkins explains everything by science, specifically trying to find how and why we "evolved" religion.

Yeah,sure. Religion is a group psychology effect, and Richards attempts to label everything with a darwinian cause dosnt quite work. Alister however simply cant compete on any other level than these two...well actually one..point.
Props to him for effectively pointing out The God Delusions flaw, but if he was attempting to make a case for God, he rolled a critical fumble and lost his dice.

A timely response and a most apt title.
Much as already been written in reviews so it's pointless just repeating points of view for or against this book. All I can say is that McGrath's book is well worth studying, shows considerable balance and expertise, and shows clearly why most scientists (including many atheists) think Dawkins becomes completely unhinged and ignores all normal scientific precision and balance whenever he writes about religion.