Gunning for God: Why the New Atheists are Missing the Target
by John C. Lennox
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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 show more 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. show lessTags
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I found this book satisfying and well-written. Lennox, an Oxford Mathematician, methodically exposes the self-contradictory posturing, the shoddy reasoning, straw-man arguments, and the sweeping generalizations that are all too typical of the "new atheism" (Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, et al).
At the same time, he makes a strong case why the Bible and the claims of Christianity should be seriously considered.
He writes with good humor and a charitable spirit.
I would recommend this book to Christians looking for rebuttals to the writings of the new atheists, but also for anyone who finds their writings unsatisfying.
Other books in the same vein are McGrath's The Dawkins Delusion, and Robertson's The Dawkins Letters.
At the same time, he makes a strong case why the Bible and the claims of Christianity should be seriously considered.
He writes with good humor and a charitable spirit.
I would recommend this book to Christians looking for rebuttals to the writings of the new atheists, but also for anyone who finds their writings unsatisfying.
Other books in the same vein are McGrath's The Dawkins Delusion, and Robertson's The Dawkins Letters.
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Peter exhorts us to 'always be ready to make your defence to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you' (1 Peter 3:15, NRSV). Lennox does this very well.
The book ends with a brief 'Final Reflection. It is written at a fairly popular level and many will find it a valuable apologetic tool.
The book ends with a brief 'Final Reflection. It is written at a fairly popular level and many will find it a valuable apologetic tool.
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