Why God Won't Go Away: Engaging with the New Atheism
Format: kindle
ISBN:
9780281065769
Publish date: February 15th 2011
Publisher: SPCK
Pages no: 130
Edition language: English
This is one of the few books in my life I couldn't muster enough energy or interest in to finish- probably because if the author had actually addressed the issues at hand I might have.McGrath tries to put together a cohesive, compelling argument against what's termed New Atheism, but neglects severa...
Being a person questioning religion, but being of a religious bent, I dislike findamentalist athiests, much the same as I dislike fundamentalst anything. This book discusses how by being so agressive many athiests are actually sending people back to religion. I found it interesting in light of sev...
Being a person questioning religion, but being of a religious bent, I dislike findamentalist athiests, much the same as I dislike fundamentalst anything. This book discusses how by being so agressive many athiests are actually sending people back to religion. I found it interesting in light of sever...
Even if Alister McGrath's arguments were successful and convincing (which they aren't), Why God Won't Go Away is too short to have any real impact. Like the majority of religion/atheism books on the market today, this book preaches to the choir. Granted, McGrath ain't bad at it, but he's still got h...
How can a book of this nature be a "page-turner"? I'm not really sure how McGrath pulled it off, but I could not stop reading this book. As someone who is relatively new to understanding the "New Atheist" movement and philosophical debates, I found McGrath to be a capable and entertaining guide. Fir...