__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.

This short book primary focus is simple and consistent: a critical engagement with the arguments set out in The God Delusion.

"The Dawkins Delusion? Sets out to rebut Dawkin's central claims, particularly the one suggesting that knowledge of science should lead inevitably to atheism. It is a brief and concise book, dispelling with clarity and efficiency much of what McGrath calls the 'half-baked nonsense' in The God Delusion."

"For those irritated by Dawkins and his attitudes to faith, this book represents the response of intelligent Christians everywhere."

"At only 60 pages, McGrath's work is concise, coherent and, most of all, devestating. By the end of it, Dawkins' work is left looking like the hatchet job it is, the whole thing ripped to pieces by someone with far greater knowledge of the subject."

"McGrath's book is a fine, dense, yet very clear account, from his particular Christian perspective, of the full case against Dawkins."

"...The Dawkins Delusion deserves to sell many more copies than The God Delusion. I am sad that Dawkins, once my hero, has descended to unscientific nonesense. McGrath makes more sense."

"The Dawkins Delusion, for example, is excellent at challenging Dawkin's absurd demonisation of Christian history and the concomitant white-washing of secularist history as though atheists have never killed or persecuted religious believers explicitly in the name of anti-religion."

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

Alister McGrath

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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.

Richard Dawkins' "God Delusion" is the bestselling book. This suggests that its arguments are influencing popular culture, and are thus likely to be widely encountered by church leaders and members. This work condenses Dawkins' often rambling arguments into succinct form, and provides responses from a Christian perspective.

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.

Alister McGrath invariably combines enormous scholarship with an accessible and engaging style.' Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury 'Oxford University?s McGrath has distinguished himself not just as an historical theologian, but as a generous and witty writer who brings to life topics that would turn to dust in others? hands.' Publishers Weekly 'Addressing the conclusions of The God Delusion point by point with the devastating insight of a molecular biologist turned theologian, Alister McGrath dismantles the argument that science should lead to atheism, and demonstrates instead that Dawkins has abandoned his much-cherished rationality to embrace an embittered manifesto of dogmatic atheist fundamentalism.' Francis Collins, Director of the Human Genome Project

ALISTER McGRATH is Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University. JOANNA COLLICUTT McGRATH is lecturer in the psychology of religion at Heythrop College, University of London.

Introduction  
1\. Deluded About God?  
2\. Has Science Disproved God?  
3\. What Are the Origins of Religion?   
4\. Is Religion Evil?  
  
Notes  
For Further Reading  
About the Authors

A thoughtful, considered, and knowledgeable response to the famous book by Richard Dawkins, Alister McGrath brings a life of expertise to a heated topic.

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Alister McGrath is a former atheist, a biologist and a theologian which puts him in a unique position to answer the criticisms of Richard Dawkins. On a personal level this book was a huge help for me, I would recommend it to anyone who struggles with the criticism that comes from the 'new atheists'. Not only does it quickly disperse several of their main arguments it does so in a kind and gentle way which is in stark contrast to the angry rants of Dawkins. The only way in which The Dawkins Delusion suffers is that is was rushed out in response to the God Delusion and so is not as complete or well crafted as it could have been. Though it remains an excellent contribution to the debate.

One of the Better Dawkins Critics

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McGrath, himself a scientist offers a rounded response using his own expertise as a molecular biophysicist before becoming a Christian theologian. He roundly exposes Dawkins thin arguments and condemns him for the weight of scientific proof he appears to offer to his own unproven theories.  
– Dawkins did not convince me that God is a delusion! But I appreciated the help of McGrath and Wilson’s Deluded By Dawkins in my own assessment of the weakness of his argument. Dawkins comes across as one feeling part of a marginalised community and has let his feelings and even his hatred of religion overrule his scientific brain. Both McGrath and Wilson are well worth reading by Christians who want to be able to have a conversation with their non believing friends about The God Delusion yet have not had time or energy to read the book in full.

The Dawkins Delusion?

I think that everyone who has read The God Delusion should also read this book. Not because I agree with its sentiments or arguments, but because it is always important to hear both sides of a debate, and it will help atheists to understand the theists point of view.

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Dawkins Delusion?

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