The rise of the new atheism, which includes the manifestos of Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, has created a public willingness in today's marketplace to talk about God and religion. Yet the debate up to this point has focused largely on rebutting the new atheist critique of Christianity. Why God Won't God Away moves into new territory by challenging the new atheism on its own grounds. Chapters include discussion on: What is the new atheism, the problem of religion, The problem of human nature, Believing only what can be proved, Dealing with imagined worlds and myths, The new humanism and the new enlightenment, Violence and dogmatism. This book is written by a theology professor and Christian apologist who not only has a best-selling book rebutting the new atheist critique of Christianity but has debated Richard Dawkins in Oxford, Christopher Hitchens in Washington, and Daniel Dennett in London.
This was a great book, with many challenging thoughts. If you are a reader who enjoys being challenged by ideas and thought than, Why God Won’t Go Away is the book. I highly recommend it, and wish you happy ready as you struggle with the ideas and critiques that Alistair McGrath presents.
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