My mate Jack Lim informs me that\u00a0Alister McGrath is publishing a series of posts on the New Atheism on the ABC website – one every two weeks. Here is a quote from the first in the series:<\/p>\n
If the “New Atheism” wanted to get a debate under way, it certainly succeeded. Suddenly, everyone wanted to talk about God. In Britain, the influential Economist<\/a><\/em> magazine, which had been “so confident of the Almighty’s demise that we published His obituary in our millennium issue,” rather inconveniently found itself obliged to issue a correction<\/a><\/strong> in 2007.<\/p>\n
Religion was so obviously back in public life and public debate. Two journalists from this same Economist went on to publish a bestseller in 2009. Its title? God Is Back: How the Global Revival of Faith Is Changing the World<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n
I and many others have welcomed this debate. The New Atheism has raised questions of fundamental importance – such as the rationality of faith, the relation of religion and science, the possible links between faith and violence, and the place of religion in western society. They’ve begun a fascinating conversation. And it’s a conversation that still has a long way to go.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Full article,\u00a0Thank God for the New Atheism<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Alister McGrath ABC Religion and Ethics | 31 Jan 2011\u00a0 Also, Christians answering atheists<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My mate Jack Lim informs me that\u00a0Alister McGrath is publishing a series of posts on the New Atheism on the ABC website – one every two weeks. Here is a quote from the first in the series: If the “New … Continue reading