Andy clears away the conceptual undergrowth that has sprung up around the faith/atheism debate, clearing space for a decent discussion.
Contents
Foreword by Ravi Zacharias 11
Chapter
1 The Loch Ness Monster's Moustache
(or: The Terrible Consequences of Bad Arguments) 13
2 The Scandinavian Sceptic
(or: Why Atheism Really is a Belief System) 30
3 The Aardvark in the Artichokes
(or: Why Not All Gods are the Same) 47
4 The Santa Delusion
(or: Why Faith in God Does Not Mean You're Insane) 66
5 Aim for That Haystack!
(or: Why Psychological Arguments Against Religion Fail) 82
6 Sven and the Art of Refrigerator Maintenance
(or: Why Religion Doesn't Poison Everything) 98
7 The Lunatic in the Louvre
(or: Why Science Cannot Explain the Entirety of Reality) 118
8 Humpty Dumpty and the Vegan
(or: Why We Really Do Need God to Be Good) 140
9 The Peculiar Case of the Postmodern Penguin
(or: Why Life Without God is Meaningless) 164
10 The Panini Poisoner of Pimlico
(or: Why Everybody Has Faith) 187
11 The Reluctant Eunuch
(or: Why We Really Can Know a Lot About Jesus) 209
Acknowledgments 234
Text Credits 237
Dr. Andy Bannister is the Director of the Solas Centre for Public Christianity, speaking and teaching regularly throughout the UK, Europe, Canada, the USA, and the wider world. From universities to churches, business forums to TV and radio, he regularly addresses audiences of both Christians and those of all faiths and none on issues relating to faith, culture, politics and society.
"Andy Bannister provides a set of powerful and accessible arguments
that can be used by ordinary people in responding to the tsunami of
atheist sound bites flooding public discourse in the West. His
tongue-in-cheek humor gives a certain lightness which does not in
any way undermine the rigor and force of the book's arguments. This
is not a negative study--though atheism is certainly taken to the
cleaners--but it is also profoundly positive in presenting
compelling arguments for the central claims of Christianity."
*Dr. Peter Riddell, Professorial Research Associate, SOAS,
University of London*
"Every atheist vs. believer debate I've been to has made me want to
gouge out my eyes with a spoon. Bannister's book, however, is
exactly what this skeptical believer needed."
*Drew Marshall, radio host*
"In a brilliant work that is as humorous as it is damaging to
atheist arguments, Bannister demonstrates the consequences of
implementing new atheist arguments into real life (that is, out of
the realm of stuffy office speculations). His work is a wild ride
that takes the reader from stories to theory to end game. Writing
with eloquence and imagination, he illustrates the supposed 'safe
ground' of new atheist thought as truly no ground at all."
*Mary Jo Sharp, Houston Baptist University*
"This is a remarkable and timely book. Apologetics has to mature
and evolve into the 21st century and this intelligent, funny and
elegant work is precisely what we are looking for."
*Michael Coren, broadcaster, author and journalist*
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