The Twilight of Atheism

The Twilight of Atheism: The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World
Author Alister McGrath
Country US
Language English
Subject Atheism History
Publisher Doubleday
Publication date
2004
Media type Print
Pages 306
ISBN 0-385-50061-0
OCLC 52705976
211/.8/09 22
LC Class BL2747.3 .M355 2004

The Twilight of Atheism: The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World is a book by Christian theologian and apologist Alister McGrath which traces the perceived decline of secular thought[1] over the last two centuries.

McGrath states that the book is an expanded form of a speech he gave at a debate in February 2002 at the Oxford Union.[2]

Reception

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 quoted in Summary of reviews - see also summaries of reviews in several other publications
  2. Twilight of Atheism Introduction, p XIII
  3. Dan J. Bye, McGrath vs Russell on Calvin vs Copernicus: a case of the pot calling the kettle black? in The Freethinker, volume 127, no. 6, June 2007, pp.8-10. Available online here.
  4. Dan J. Bye, How to be prolific: the cut-and-paste theology of Alister McGrath in The Freethinker, volume 128, no. 11, November 2008, pp.9-10. Available online here.
  5. A funny thing happened on way to disbelief
  6. Claire Berlinski Policy Review Feb & March 2005 Is God Still Dead?
  7. Julian Baggini The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Secularism in Public Policy Research Volume 12 Issue 4 Page 204 - Dec 2005 - Feb 2006
  8. Ben Rogers The Godless in Financial Times 8 November 2004. Available online here
  9. The Twilight of Atheism by Alister McGrath, Tim O'Neil 15 December 2006, PopMatters
  10. National Review v. 56 no. 17 (September 13, 2004) p. 51-2. Allen, Charlotte

See also

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