211. Books on concepts of God

Further Reading

Greg Graffin and Steve Olson Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a World Without God, 2010.

Greg Graffin, former singer for the punk rock band Bad Religion, is now a life sciences professor. In this book, he critiques creationism and explores the connection between science and art. He also details how science served as his salvation in his adolescence.

212. Books on the existence of God, knowability, & attributes of God

Jennifer Michael Hecht The End of the Soul, 2005.

Jennifer Hecht explores the development and influence of anthropology in the 19th and early 20th centuries. She argues that this field of study came into being as a way to defeat the confines of Catholic doctrine.

Alister McGrath The Twilight of Atheism: The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World, 2004.

Christian priest, theologian, scientist, and former atheist, Alister McGrath believes atheism is in decline. He explains why this is so and predicts that religion will increase in influence in our current century.

Charles Taylor A Secular Age, 2007.

Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor looks at the fallout from the declining belief of faith in God in the West.

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