RELIGION & THEOLOGY 2011

Against Atheism
Why Dawkins, Hitchens, and Harris Are
Fundamentally Wrong
Ian S. Markham
Virginia Theological Seminary, USA
“A brilliant defence of the reasonableness of Christian
belief, against its modern detractors. Written beautifully
and clearly, this is modern Christian thought at its best.”
Keith Ward, University of Oxford
Drawing on ideas from Nietzsche, cosmology, and art, Against Atheism
is a powerful response that allows for a faith that is grounded, yet one
that recognizes the reality of uncertainty.
• A fascinating challenge to the recent spate of successful books
written by high-profile atheist authors such as Richard Dawkins,
Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris
• Tackles these authors on their own ground, arguing that they do not
understand the nature of atheism, let alone theology and ethics
• Succinct, engaging, and robustly argued, this new book by a leading
academic and writer contains a wealth of profound insights that show
religious belief in a new light
176 pages • January 2010
978-1-4051-8964-4 • HB • £45.00 / €57.90 / US$84.95 / AUD$89.95
978-1-4051-8963-7 • PB • £14.99 / €19.90 / US$24.95 / AUD$29.95
The God Debates
A 21st Century Guide for Atheists and Believers
(and Everyone in Between)
John R. Shook
Center for Inquiry in Amherst, New York, and
University at Buffalo, USA
“Shook lays out the questions, controversies, and schools
of thought with amazing clarity, gradually building his
case for a “staunchly naturalistic yet faithfully ethical
humanism”… Clear and blunt, with a light touch of irony.”
Philip Clayton, Claremont School of Theology
The God Debates presents a comprehensive, non-technical survey
of the quest for knowledge of God, allowing readers to participate
in a debate about the existence of God and gain understanding and
appreciation of religion’s conceptual foundations.
• Explains key arguments for and against God’s existence in clear ways
for readers at all levels
• Brings theological debates up to the present with current ideas
from modernism, postmodernism, fideism, evidentialism,
presuppositionalism, and mysticism
• Updates criticism of theology by dealing with the latest terms of the
God debates instead of outdated caricatures of religion
• Concludes with an overview of religious and nonreligious worldviews
and predictions about the future of faith and reason
256 pages • September 2010
978-1-4443-3641-2 • HB • £50.00 / €65.90 / US$84.95 / AUD$99.95
978-1-4443-3642-9 • PB • £16.99 / €21.90 / US$24.95 / AUD$34.95
Darwinism and
New
the Divine
Evolutionary Thought and Natural Theology
Alister E. McGrath
King’s College, London, UK
Darwinism and the Divine examines the
implications of evolutionary thought for natural
theology, from the time of publication of
Darwin’s On the Origin of Species to current
debates on creationism and intelligent design.
• Questions whether Darwin’s theory of natural selection really shook
our fundamental beliefs, or whether they served to transform and
illuminate our views on the origins and meaning of life
• Identifies the forms of natural theology that emerged in nineteenthcentury
England and how they were affected by Darwinism
• The most detailed study yet of the intellectual background to William
Paley’s famous and influential approach to natural theology, set out in 1802
• Brings together material from a variety of disciplines, including the
history of ideas, historical and systematic theology, evolutionary
biology, anthropology, sociology, and the cognitive science of religion
• Considers how Christian belief has adapted to Darwinism, and asks
whether there is a place for design both in the world of science and
the world of theology
• A thought-provoking exploration of twenty-first-century views on
evolutionary thought and natural theology, written by the worldrenowned
theologian and bestselling author
352 pages • February 2011
978-1-4443-3343-5 • HB • £55.00 / €71.90 / US$89.95 / AUD$110.00
978-1-4443-3344-2 • PB • £19.99 / €25.90 / US$34.95 / AUD$39.95
Dawkins’ God
Genes, Memes, and the
Meaning of Life
Alister E. McGrath
King’s College, London, UK
“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...”
Times Higher Education Supplement
208 pages • 2004
978-1-4051-2538-3 • PB • £14.99 / €19.90 / US$25.95 / AUD$29.95
50 Voices of Disbelief
Why We Are Atheists
Edited by Russell Blackford &
Udo Schüklenk
Monash University, Australia;
Queen’s University, Canada
“By turns witty, serious, engaging and informative, it
is always human and deeply honest, and immensely
rewarding to read.”
Times Higher Education Supplement
50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists presents a collection of
original essays drawn from an international group of prominent voices
in the fields of academia, science, literature, media and politics who
offer carefully considered statements of why they are atheists.
360 pages • 2009
978-1-4051-9045-9 • HB • £55.00 / €71.90 / US$89.95 / AUD$110.00
978-1-4051-9046-6 • PB • £16.99 / €21.90 / US$29.95 / AUD$34.95
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