The New Atheism

In the past few months we've seen some books by atheists top best-seller lists. And the authors are growing bolder in their attacks. For example, here's how one described Yahweh: “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.”

Looking for a thoughtful, sensible response? Check out this four-part series (available in audio or video) from my alma mater. Last week we had an annual scholarly lectureship and this was the topic of choice.