Why God Won't Go Away : Is the New Atheism Running on Empty?

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• ISBN13: 9780849946455
• ISBN10: 084994645X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-17
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc

Summary

An accessible discourse written by a trusted expert and scholar critiquing the new atheism on its own merits and claims.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 dogmatismThis 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.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xi
What Is the New Atheism?
The New Atheism: How It All Started	p. 3
What's ôNewö About the New Atheism?	p. 33
Engaging the New Atheism: Three Core Themes
Violence: When Religion Goes Wrong	p. 61
Reason: The Rationality of Beliefs	p. 81
Science: A Question of Proof	p. 107
Where Does the New Atheism Go from Here?
Where Is the New Atheism Now?	p. 135
God Won't Go Away: Beyond the New Atheism	p. 143
Further Reading	p. 149
Notes	p. 153
Index	p. 179
About The Author	p. 191
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