Description
In light of the 5th anniversary of the publication of Richard Dawkins' book The God Delusion, Alister McGrath reflects on where the "New Atheism" is now and what responses might be made to the issues being raised. Alister's lecture addresses what he sees as the three most significant criticisms the "New Atheism" makes: Religion intrinsically leads to violence, Religious belief is intrinsically irrational, and Science destroys religious belief.
Alister E. McGrath MA, Dphil, DD (Oxford University). Professor of Theology, Ministry and Education and Head of the Centre for Theology, Religion and Culture, King's College, London. Teaching Fellow, Regent College. Some of his more recent books are A Scientific Theology, a groundbreaking work of systematic theology in three volumes: Nature, Reality and Theory, The Twilight of Atheism: The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World and Dawkins’ God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life.
