Gunning for God: Why the New Atheists are missing the target

by John C Lennox

Overview

Atheism is on the march in the western world, and its enemy is God. Religion, the "New Atheists" claim, "is dangerous", it "kills" or "poisons everything". And if religion is the problem with the world, their answer is simple: get rid of it. But are things really so straightforward? Tackling the likes of Richard Dawkins, Stephen Hawking, Christopher Hitchens, and Daniel Dennett head on, John Lennox highlights the fallacies in the their approach, arguing that their irrational and unscientific methodology leaves them guilty of the same obstinate foolishness of which they accuse dogmatic religious folks. Erudite and wide-ranging, Gunning for God packs some debilitating punches. It also puts forward new ideas about the nature of God and Christianity that will give the 'New Atheists' best friends and worst enemies alike some stimulating food for thought.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780745953229
Publisher:	Lion Hudson
Publication date:	09/23/2011
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	402,904
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

John C. Lennox MA PhD DPhil DSc is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow in Mathematics and the Philosophy of Science at Green Templeton College. He has lectured on religion and science at many prestigious institutions around the world, and has publicly debated Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, among others. He is also the author of many books including Cosmic Chemistry, God and Stephen Hawking and Friend of God: The Inspiration of Abraham in an Age of Doubt.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

Chapter 1 Are God and Faith Enemies of Reason and Science? 27

Chapter 2 Is Religion Poisonous? 59

Chapter 3 Is Atheism Poisonous? 83

Chapter 4 Can We be Good Without God? 97

Chapter 5 Is the God of the Bible a Despot? 117

Chapter 6 Is the Atonement Morally Repellent? 145

Chapter 7 Are Miracles Pure Fantasy? 165

Chapter 8 Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? 187

Chapter 9 Final Reflections 227

Notes 233

Editorial Reviews

'A brilliantly argued re-evaluation of the relation of science and religion, casting welcome new light on today's major debates. A must-read for all reflecting on the greatest questions of life.'

Alister McGrath

'Recent books touting atheism have been grounded more on dyspepsia than on dispassionate reason. In this book John considers the best, most recent science from physics and biology, and demonstrates that the picture looks far different from what we've been told.'

Michael Behe

'A brilliantly argued re-evaluation of the relation of science and religion, casting welcome new light on today's major debates. A must-read for all reflecting on the greatest questions of life.'--Alister McGrath, author, Glimpsing the Face of God on God's Undertaker

'Recent books touting atheism have been grounded more on dyspepsia than on dispassionate reason. In this book John considers the best, most recent science from physics and biology, and demonstrates that the picture looks far different from what we've been told.'--Michael Behe, author, Darwin's Black Box, on God's Undertaker

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