{"product_id":"dawkins-god-isbn-9781118964781","title":"Dawkins' God","description":"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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes in-depth analysis of Dawkins’ landmark treatise \u003ci\u003eThe God Delusion\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), as well as coverage of his later popular works \u003ci\u003eThe Magic of Reality\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Show on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e (2011),and a new chapter on Dawkins as a popularizer of science\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTackles Dawkins’ hostile and controversial views on religion, and examine the religious implications of his scientific ideas including a comprehensive investigation of the ‘selfish gene’\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in an accessible and engaging style that will appeal to anyone interested in better understanding the interplay between science and religion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Darwinism: The Rise of a Scientific Theory 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural Selection: Charles Darwin 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mechanics of Inheritance: Gregor Mendel 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Discovery of the Gene: Thomas Hunt Morgan 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of DNA in Genetics 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s in a Name? “Darwinism” or “Evolutionary Theory”? 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Selfish Gene: A Darwinian View of the World 32\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing Dawkins 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDawkins’ Approach: The Selfish Gene 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Place of Humanity in a Darwinian Universe 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre Genes Really Selfish? 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Remains of the “Selfish Gene” Approach? 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Blind Faith?: Evidence, Proof, and Rationality in Science and Religion 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFaith as Blind Trust? 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Atheism Itself a Faith? 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Christian Faith Irrational? 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problem of Radical Theory Change in Science 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Limits of Science 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMystery, Insanity, and Nonsense 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Blind Watchmaker: Evolution and the Elimination of God? 86\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Contours of a Darwinian Worldview 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Darwinism a Complete Explanation? 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod as an Explanatory Hypothesis? 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Elimination of Purpose: Dawkins on Teleology in Nature 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Divine Watchmaker: Paley’s Grand (but Correctable) Mistake 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDynamic Conceptions of Creation: Augustine of Hippo 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural Selection and Religious Beliefs: Darwin’s Views 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Christian Reaction to Darwin 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Cultural Darwinism?: The Invention of the Meme 120\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUniversal Darwinism: The Evolution of Culture 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing the Meme 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing the “God-Meme” 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Cultural Development Darwinian? 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo Memes Actually Exist? 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Flawed Analogy between Gene and Meme 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Redundancy of the Meme 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod as a Virus of the Mind? 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving On … 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The God Delusion: Dawkins on Atheism, Science, and Religion 144\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cultural Location of The God Delusion 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “Warfare” of Science and Religion 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural Science Leads to Neither Atheism Nor Christianity 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScience, Faith, and Evidence 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Darwinian Explanation of Belief in God? 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAwe, Wonder, and Religion 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 184\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALISTER E. MCGRATH\u003c\/b\u003e is Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at the University of Oxford. One of the world's leading theologians, he has written numerous critically acclaimed books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Intellectual World of C. S. Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley, 2013), \u003ci\u003eWhy God Won't Go Away: Engaging the New Atheism\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), and \u003ci\u003eDarwinism and the Divine: Evolutionary Thought and Natural Theology\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley, 2011). He is also the author of some of the most widely used theology textbooks, including the bestselling \u003ci\u003eChristian Theology: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e, now in its fifth edition (Wiley, 2010).   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"a brilliant book . . .it is difficult to think that the exposition of Dawkins' writings and their religious implications, will ever be better stated, explored, and criticized.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \t \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the previous edition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wielding evolutionary arguments and carefully chosen metaphors like sharp swords, Richard Dawkins has emerged over three decades as this generation's most aggressive promoter of atheism. In his view, science, and science alone, provides the only rock worth standing on. In this remarkable book, Alister McGrath challenges Dawkins on the very ground he holds most sacred – rational argument – and McGrath disarms the master. It becomes readily apparent that Dawkins has aimed his attack at a naive version of faith that most serious believers would not recognize. After reading this carefully constructed and eloquently written book, Dawkins' choice of atheism emerges as the most irrational of the available choices about God's existence.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrancis Collins, Director of the Human Genome Project\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this tour-de-force Alister McGrath approaches the edifice of self-confident, breezy atheism so effectively promoted by Richard Dawkins, and by deft dissection and argument reveals the shallowness, special-pleading, and inconsistencies of his world-picture. Here is a book which helps to rejoin the magnificence of science to the magnificence of God's good Creation.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSimon Conway Morris, Professor of Evolutionary Palaeobiology, Cambridge University, UK\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Here Alister McGrath announces what every Darwinian Fundamentalist needs to hear: that science is and always has been a cultural practice that is provisional, fallible, and socially shaped – an enterprise to be cultivated and fostered, but hardly worshipped or idolized. A devastating critique.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid N. Livingstone, Professor of Geography and Intellectual History, Queen's University, Belfast, UK\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs the gene actually selfish? Is there really a \"God-meme\"? Does religion only cause violence and bigotry and is it at war with science? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this fascinating and provoking study, Alister E. McGrath, a world-renowned theologian, addresses these and other questions sparked by the work of Richard Dawkins, one of the world's best-known atheists. This expanded and fully revised new edition now includes coverage of Dawkins' blockbuster \u003ci\u003eThe God Delusion\u003c\/i\u003e, plus a new chapter on Dawkins as a popularizer of science, along with extensive updates reflecting the evolution of popular and scholarly debate on Dawkins' work. McGrath masterfully tackles Dawkins' hostile and controversial views on religion, and examines in depth the religious implications of his scientific ideas. This accessible and engaging book is a must-read for anyone interested in better understanding the interplay between science and religion.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePriase for the Previous Edition\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Wielding evolutionary arguments and carefully chosen metaphors like sharp swords, Richard Dawkins has emerged over three decades as this generation′s most aggressive promoter of atheism. In his view, science, and science alone, provides the only rock worth standing on. In this remarkable book, Alister McGrath challenges Dawkins on the very ground he holds most sacred – rational argument – and McGrath disarms the master. It becomes readily apparent that Dawkins has aimed his attack at a naive version of faith that most serious believers would not recognize. After reading this carefully constructed and eloquently written book, Dawkins′ choice of atheism emerges as the most irrational of the available choices about God′s existence.\" \u003cb\u003eFrancis Collins, Director of the Human Genome Project\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“In this tour–de–force Alister McGrath approaches the edifice of self–confident, breezy atheism so effectively promoted by Richard Dawkins, and by deft dissection and argument reveals the shallowness, special–pleading and inconsistencies of his world–picture. Here is a book which helps to rejoin the magnificence of science to the magnificence of God’s good Creation.” \u003cb\u003eSimon Conway Morris, Professor of Evolutionary Palaeobiology, Cambridge University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Here Alister McGrath announces what every Darwinian Fundamentalist needs to hear: that science is and always has been a cultural practice that is provisional, fallible, and socially shaped – an enterprise to be cultivated and fostered, but hardly worshipped or idolised. A devastating critique.” \u003cb\u003eDavid N. 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