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"In this book McGrath does a good job of condemning aspects of Dawkins' zealotry but in the process does much to condemn his own arguments as well." ("Journal of Religious History," 20 January 2014) "The book is important for a number of reasons ... Dawkins' God ends with a valuable and more general chapter on science and religion, emphasising the limitations of the human mind." (The Journal of SJT, 2012) "In "Dawkins' God," McGrath has written a brilliant book, and it is difficult to think that the exposition of Dawkins' writings and their religious implications, will ever be better stated, explored and criticised... at once dispassionate, robust and readable." "Richard Harries, Times Higher Education Supplement " "Alister McGrath's book "Dawkins' God: " Genes, Memes and the Meaning of Life does a fair and sophisticated job of summarising my position.""" "Richard Dawkins, Times Higher Education Supplement " "Dawkins is disposed of with panache, and with McGrath's ususal clarity and conciseness." "Theology" "Lucid and brief, without being perfunctory or dismissive, and fulfils the role of guide to the educated layperson without eliciting boredom from the academic familiar with the field ... The end result of this effort by McGrath is that, once again, I would have no hesitation in recommending the book as a basic text for A-level or first-year undergraduate students looking for their appetite to be whetted for a number of connected fields of scholarship, or indeed for the 'educated layperson' seeking a grasp of the issues without having to wade through hundreds of pages of science and theology ... A very finely judged piece of writing." "Kaleidoscope" "With clear and incisive argumentation, McGrath takes Dawkins on and exposes many of the weaknesses in his case for atheism." "Reformed Theological Journal" "Wielding evolutionary arguments and carefully chosen metaphors like sharp swords, Richard Dawkins has emerged over three decades as this generati "The book is important for a number of reasons ... Dawkins' God ends with a valuable and more general chapter on science and religion, emphasising the limitations of the human mind." (The Journal of SJT, 2012)"In "Dawkins' God", McGrath has written a brilliant book, and it is difficult to think that the exposition of Dawkins' writings and their religious implications, will ever be better stated, explored and criticised... at once dispassionate, robust and readable." "Richard Harries, Times Higher Education Supplement " "Alister McGrath's book "Dawkins' God: " Genes, Memes and the Meaning of Life does a fair and sophisticated job of summarising my position"."" "Richard Dawkins, Times Higher Education Supplement " "Dawkins is disposed of with panache, and with McGrath's ususal clarity and conciseness." "Theology" "Lucid and brief, without being perfunctory or dismissive, and fulfils the role of guide to the educated layperson without eliciting boredom from the academic familiar with the field ... The end result of this effort by McGrath is that, once again, I would have no hesitation in recommending the book as a basic text for A-level or first-year undergraduate students looking for their appetite to be whetted for a number of connected fields of scholarship, or indeed for the 'educated layperson' seeking a grasp of the issues without having to wade through hundreds of pages of science and theology ... A very finely judged piece of writing." "Kaleidoscope" "With clear and incisive argumentation, McGrath takes Dawkins on and exposes many of the weaknesses in his case for atheism." "Reformed Theological Journal" "Wielding evolutionary arguments and carefully chosen metaphors like sharp swords, Richard Dawkins has emerged over three decades as this generation's most aggressive promoter of atheism. In his view, science, and science alone, provides the only rock worth standing on. In this remarkable book, Alister McGrath challenges Dawkins on the very ground """In "Dawkins' God," McGrath has written a brilliant book, and it is difficult to think that the exposition of Dawkins' writings and their religious implications, will ever be better stated, explored and criticised... at once dispassionate, robust and readable." "Richard Harries, Times Higher Education Supplement " "Alister McGrath's book "Dawkins' God: " Genes, Memes and the Meaning of Life does a fair and sophisticated job of summarising my position.""" "Richard Dawkins, Times Higher Education Supplement " "Dawkins is disposed of with panache, and with McGrath's ususal clarity and conciseness." "Theology" "Lucid and brief, without being perfunctory or dismissive, and fulfils the role of guide to the educated layperson without eliciting boredom from the academic familiar with the field ... The end result of this effort by McGrath is that, once again, I would have no hesitation in recommending the book as a basic text for A-level or first-year undergraduate students looking for their appetite to be whetted for a number of connected fields of scholarship, or indeed for the 'educated layperson' seeking a grasp of the issues without having to wade through hundreds of pages of science and theology ... A very finely judged piece of writing." "Kaleidoscope" "With clear and incisive argumentation, McGrath takes Dawkins on and exposes many of the weaknesses in his case for atheism." "Reformed Theological Journal" "Wielding evolutionary arguments and carefully chosen metaphors like sharp swords, Richard Dawkins has emerged over three decades as this generation's most aggressive promoter of atheism. In his view, science, and science alone, provides the only rock worth standing on. In this remarkable book, Alister McGrath challenges Dawkins on the very ground he holds most sacred - rational argument - and McGrath disarms the master. It becomes readily apparent that Dawkins has aimed his attack at a naive version of faith that most serious believe """In "Dawkins' God", McGrath has written a brilliant book, and it is difficult to think that the exposition of Dawkins' writings and their religious implications, will ever be better stated, explored and criticised... at once dispassionate, robust and readable." "Richard Harries, Times Higher Education Supplement " "Alister McGrath's book "Dawkins' God: " Genes, Memes and the Meaning of Life does a fair and sophisticated job of summarising my position"."" "Richard Dawkins, Times Higher Education Supplement " "Dawkins is disposed of with panache, and with McGrath's ususal clarity and conciseness." "Theology" "Lucid and brief, without being perfunctory or dismissive, and fulfils the role of guide to the educated layperson without eliciting boredom from the academic familiar with the field ... The end result of this effort by McGrath is that, once again, I would have no hesitation in recommending the book as a basic text for A-level or first-year undergraduate students

A fully updated new edition of a critically acclaimed examination of the theories and writings of Richard Dawkins by a world-renowned expert on the relation of science and religion * Includes in-depth analysis of Dawkins landmark treatise The God Delusion (2006), as well as coverage of his later popular works The Magic of Reality (2011) and The Greatest Show on Earth (2011),and a new chapter on Dawkins as a popularizer of science * Tackles Dawkins hostile and controversial views on religion, and examine the religious implications of his scientific ideas including a comprehensive investigation of the selfish gene * Written in an accessible and engaging style that will appeal to anyone interested in better understanding the interplay between science and religion