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Want a thoughtful voice in approaching New Atheists?
This book looking at C.S. Lewis arguments is insightful and illuminating
You'll find reasoned arguments for faith and Christianity
Anna Hockley
Eden Christian Books Specialist
In ‘C S Lewis vs The New Atheists’, Damaris Trust’s Peter S Williams examines what the most popular Christian apologist of the twentieth century might have to say to the Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and their fellow ‘New Atheists’ of the twenty first.
From the perspective of Lewis' own journey from atheism to Christian belief, Williams illuminates the debate and undercuts the objections of the increasingly aggressive New Atheists.
Author
Peter S. Williams
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Authentic
Published
February 2013
Weight
330g
Page Count
294
Dimensions
21.6 x 35.5 x 1.8 cm
ISBN
9781842277706
ISBN-10
1842277707
Eden Code
4069574
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Commonly identified by the individuals such as Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens New Atheism is the name given to arguments supposedly based on scientific reasoning that "religion should not simply be tolerated but should be countered, criticized, and exposed by rational argument wherever its influence arises." Nowhere, they argue, is it necessary to introduce God or the supernatural to understand reality.
Many religious or supernatural claims, such as the virgin birth of Jesus are scientific claims, say the New Atheists, with insistence that "absence of evidence is evidence of absence" when evidence can be expected. Cardinal William Levada among others reply that New Atheism has misrepresented the doctrines of the church, describing its followers as "aggressive" the primary source of discrimination against Christians. The theologians Jeffrey Robbins and Christopher Rodkey concluded that, with Evangelical Christianity, New Atheism "encourages endless conflict without progress" between the two. Sociologist William Stahl observed that, "What is striking about the current debate is the frequency with which the New Atheists are portrayed as mirror images of religious fundamentalists."
When the New Atheist, Chrsitopher Hitchens, wrote in support of the philosphy, he included C S Lewis as the only spokesman for God since 1800, revealing the respect for the man’s intellectual honesty and courageous thinking, even among his opponents. In particular, the difficult arguments that Lewis forces himself face shows a serious consideration and response to the challenges of atheism. This new assessment of the debate, by Peter S Williams, takes you on an intellectual journey through Lewis' conversion and into serious conversation with today's generation of anti-theists.
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