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The Dawkins Delusion?: Atheist Fundamentalism and the Denial of the Divine by Alister McGrath, Joanna Collicutt McGrath
5.0
Great book! While reading it, be sure to remember that it is merely a response essay rather than a book presenting an argument. McGrath does a fantastic job explaining his purpose in the introduction, so be sure to read that and not just jump in chapter 1. There are only 4 chapters for a total of 100 pages, but it is very rich in context and does a brilliant job pointing out the flaws in Dawkins's argument in "The God Delusion". Even though McGrath disagrees with Dawkins, even showing where he thinks Dawkins is wrong, there is still a great respect throughout the book for Dawkins and his position at Oxford. The main thing is that if you are Atheist, Christian, or any other way of thinking, that you read this with an open mind. Don't come into this, or any other book for that matter, with a predisposition of "This is wrong", "This is right", "I'm sticking to what I believe no matter what this books says" or even "This book is going to change my life". We should always approach a book with the mentality of "I want to know what this book has to say so that I can find out more about who I am and what I believe."