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In this pithy, entertaining guide to what really matters, Alister McGrath brings together Richard Dawkins and C.S. Lewis, two intriguing and well-known writers, in 'conversation'.
The two men could hardly have more different perspectives; these arguments provide an excellent means of sharpening our own thinking on the meaning of life.
Price: $7.49
Pages: 80
Publisher: SPCK
Imprint: SPCK Publishing
Publication Date:
16 May 2019
ISBN: 9780281080205
Format: eBook
BISACs:
RELIGION / Christianity / Christian Science, Religion & science, RELIGION / Religion & Science
Introduction 1
1 Big pictures: why meaning matters 3
Dawkins's big picture: universal Darwinism 4
Lewis's big picture: mere Christianity 7
Reflecting on Dawkins and Lewis 11
2 Reasoned belief: faith, proof and evidence 16
C. S. Lewis: fitting things in 17
Richard Dawkins: science and evidence 21
Reflecting on Dawkins and Lewis 24
3 Is there a God? 31
Dawkins: God as an unevidenced delusion 32
C. S. Lewis: God as the heart's desire 35
Reflecting on Dawkins and Lewis 39
4 Human nature: who are we? 44
Dawkins: dancing to the music of DNA 45
Lewis: longing for a true homeland 48
Reflecting on Dawkins and Lewis 51
Conclusion: searching for meaning 55
Notes 59
For further reading 68
1 Big pictures: why meaning matters 3
Dawkins's big picture: universal Darwinism 4
Lewis's big picture: mere Christianity 7
Reflecting on Dawkins and Lewis 11
2 Reasoned belief: faith, proof and evidence 16
C. S. Lewis: fitting things in 17
Richard Dawkins: science and evidence 21
Reflecting on Dawkins and Lewis 24
3 Is there a God? 31
Dawkins: God as an unevidenced delusion 32
C. S. Lewis: God as the heart's desire 35
Reflecting on Dawkins and Lewis 39
4 Human nature: who are we? 44
Dawkins: dancing to the music of DNA 45
Lewis: longing for a true homeland 48
Reflecting on Dawkins and Lewis 51
Conclusion: searching for meaning 55
Notes 59
For further reading 68