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Deluded by Dawkins? Paperback – January 1, 2007

by Andrew Wilson (Author)
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In his book The God Delusion, prominent atheist Richard Dawkins has brought together the many arguments against the likelihood of God's existence. This challenging book sold 50,000 copies in hardback within a few weeks of publication, and a paperback is set to follow.

In Deluded by Dawkins?, Andrew Wilson subjects these arguments to rigorous analysis. First he clarifies those which are unsubstantiated or irrelevant, and then he acknowledges the many points with which Christians can actually agree. From here he examines eight arguments over which Christians must differ, and explains why.

Easy to read and follow, this is for any believer who wishes to see through the rhetoric to the real issues at stake.

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    112 pages
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    English
  3. Publisher
    Kingsway Publications
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    January 1, 2007
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    4.96 x 7.56 x 0.47 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1842913557
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    978-1842913550
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kingsway Publications (January 1, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1842913557
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1842913550
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.53 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.96 x 7.56 x 0.47 inches
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Andrew is Teaching Pastor at King’s Church London, and has degrees in history and theology from Cambridge (MA) and King’s College London (PhD). He is a columnist for Christianity Today, and has written several award-winning books, most recently God of All Things (Zondervan, 2021).

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4.0 out of 5 stars 3.7 stars. Alright book
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2008
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This is alright book. It's about 100 pages with rather large font. So, it reads quite quickly. It has some good arguments, especially the ones related to the Dawkins's misrepresentation of the Bible. howeve, it is not as substantive as say " Answering the New Atheism: Dismantling Dawkins' Case Against God" by Scott Hahn and Benjamin Wiker.

Bottom line is this: if you want to read as many replies to Dawkins as there available - buy this book. It has some arguments which other authors overlooked. However if you're looking to choose the best reply to Dwkins - I recommend book by Scott Hahn and Benjamin Wiker.

I have read four replies to 'The God delusion': Dawkins' Delusion, Devil's delusion, Answering the New Atheism: Dismantling Dawkins' Case Against God, and this one. So, in my opinion this is a book worth reading, but not the best one. I say that with all respect to the author, with whom I agree.
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Bobbysorous
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 20, 2017
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Very well written and concise
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Thang Nguyen
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Midasin
4.0 out of 5 stars Not as bad as all that!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 3, 2007
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As a former atheist, I do not think that this book would convince an atheist to become a believer. For example, I did not change my position as a result of purely rational argument, but as a result of a self-authenticating miraculous intervention in my life. However, it seems to me that the author succeeds in showing that Richard Dawkins' arguments are not as solid as many atheists might think.

The author is not as good a writer as Alister McGrath (or as Dawkins himself) and there is a problem with the way he introduces and summarizes his main points. But, despite that, and even though there are some details I disagree with, I think that the author's main arguments are sound enough. And, unlike some reviewers, I do not believe that the author is merely seeking to cash in on Dawkins' sales. He seems evidently sincere, showing respect to Dawkins as a person and not ridiculing him.

It is true that Wilson has concentrated on the arguments in the early part of Dawkins' book (as one reviewer has pointed out), but it is obvious that he has read it all in some depth as he ably analyzes the entire spread of the Dawkins' reach by means of a useful table (pp.24-30).

Probably the best chapter in this book is chapter 6. This is a telling deconstruction of Dawkins' chapter 4 (Dawkins' pp.137-189), which Dawkins himself describes in these words: "This chapter has contained the central argument of my book" (Dawkins' p.187). Yet, ironically, it is precisely where Dawkins' argument is at its weakest.

Rightly or wrongly, having deconstructed the central thesis of Dawkins' work, Wilson evidently felt it unnecessary to tackle the later points which hang on this central issue. Maybe he felt that McGrath has done this adequately before him. Indeed, the excellent table (already referred to) renders this unnecessary. And there are other books around which deal with later issues, such as why people are religious at all, how people can be good as well as bad (or vice versa), morality, the problems of religion, and so forth.

To take up a point made by a couple of other reviewers, the resurrection of Jesus is indeed a major issue. It is a fact that the accounts of Jesus' death provide several strands of evidence to show that he really was clinically dead for more than 36 hours before he appeared again alive and well. This evidence has been examined minutely in many books (including Gary R. Habermas and Michael R. Licona's `The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus' (Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 2004), N.T. Wright's `The Resurrection of the Son of God' (London: SPCK Publishing, 2003), and older books such as Frank Morison's `Who Moved the Stone?' (London: Faber & Faber, revised edition 1973) and Michael Green's `Man Alive' (London: Inter-Varsity Press, 1967)).

Clearly something exceptional happened, however you choose to describe it. This was especially so as the body was no longer lying where it was buried. The presence or absence of photographs is neither here nor there. Really the issue is the credibility of the eyewitnesses and this is why so much attention is given to this throughout the New Testament (especially in 1 Corinthians 15:1-7). An important book relevant to this question is Richard Bauckham's `Jesus and Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as eyewitness testimony' (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2006), which as one has said, "shakes the foundations of a century of scholarly study of the Gospels" and another: "With its high scholarly standards and astute arguments, `Jesus and the Eyewitnesses' shows new insights and ways of investigation."

Finally, John A.T. Robinson's `Redating the New Testament' (London: SCM, 1976) shows from internal evidence that most of the New Testament books were written before AD70. And John Wenham's `Redating Matthew, Mark and Luke' (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1991), building on this, confirms the traditional order and the early datings of these three Gospels.

If skeptics want to be taken seriously, then they should at least be willing to respect these arguments and engage with them seriously.

Incidentally, Dawkins fans might be interested to know that Borders bookstores have just reported that David Robertson's 'The Dawkins Letters' is now outselling Richard Dawkins' 'The God Delusion' throughout their stores. Worth a read, I would say ..
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Elizabeth Ainley
1.0 out of 5 stars I recommend readers to fact check everything.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 26, 2022
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Do not take everything written as fact, I laughed out loud a few times at what the author considers evidence. This discussion very quickly becomes his word against Dawkins so I recommend to check the evidence yourself. A quick google search shows many quotes or facts used to be wrong or misunderstood, eg (Bombardier Beetle, Harold Morowitz etc). I cant say anything about knowledge of scripture but his understanding of evolution is really frustrating. He often uses the fact that many people believe something to mean that it is true, someone please explain to this man what the placebo effect is. Most importantly in some parts his understanding of Dawkin's points are lacking. I think many of the points he convincingly proves have little bearing on the argument for God. He puts a lot of reliance on the Bible being accurate and true to prove the existance of God, which it only is if God exists. He makes a lot of just-so statements. Lastly to his one reference of a study, please look at the methodology in the footnotes its hilarious.
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