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Weight	100g
Format	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons
Publication Date	23/01/2015

ISBN: 9781118964781

A fully updated new edition of a critically acclaimed examination of the theories and writings of Richard Dawkins by a world-renowned expert on the relation of science and religion * Includes in-depth analysis of Dawkins landmark treatise The God Delusion (2006), as well as coverage of his later popular works The Magic of Reality (2011) and The Greatest Show on Earth (2011),and a new chapter on Dawkins as a popularizer of science * Tackles Dawkins hostile and controversial views on religion, and examine the religious implications of his scientific ideas including a comprehensive investigation of the selfish gene * Written in an accessible and engaging style that will appeal to anyone interested in better understanding the interplay between science and religion

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A fully updated new edition of a critically acclaimed examination of the theories and writings of Richard Dawkins by a world-renowned expert on the relation of science and religion * Includes in-depth analysis of Dawkins landmark treatise The God Delusion (2006), as well as coverage of his later popular works The Magic of Reality (2011) and The Greatest Show on Earth (2011),and a new chapter on Dawkins as a popularizer of science * Tackles Dawkins hostile and controversial views on religion, and examine the religious implications of his scientific ideas including a comprehensive investigation of the selfish gene * Written in an accessible and engaging style that will appeal to anyone interested in better understanding the interplay between science and religion

Alister McGrath

ALISTER McGRATH is the Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at the University of Oxford, Director of the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion at Oxford, and (from 2015 to 2018) Gresham Professor of Divinity. His previous posts include Professor of Theology and Education at King‚'s College, London, and Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University. McGrath gained first class honours from Oxford University in Chemistry (1975) and first class honours in Theology (1978). He holds an Oxford DPhil (1978) for his research in molecular biology, a DD from Oxford University‚'s Faculty of Theology for his work in historical and systematic theology (2001), and a DLitt from Oxford University‚'s Division of Humanities for his research in science and religion (2013). He was elected FRSA in 2005, in recognition of his work as a public intellectual. A former atheist, he has established a reputation as one of the leading apologists for Christianity, as well as one of the world‚'s most respected Christian theologians. His many books include a new highly acclaimed biography of C. S. Lewis, a series of market-leading textbooks in Christian theology, and some best-selling books engaging with the 'New Atheism‚'.