The New Atheists and their Critics: A Bibliography
Please comment with suggestions and additions. I will keep this page updated. Only books and scholarly articles are listed.
Ordered by publication date. Use Ctrl+F to search by name or title.
- The End of Faith by Sam Harris, 2004.
- Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris, 2006.
- The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, 2006.
- Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon by Daniel Dennett, 2006.
- God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens, 2007.
- God: The Failed Hypothesis by Victor Stenger, 2007.
- The Dawkins Delusion? by Alister McGrath, 2007.
- God and the New Atheism by John F. Faught, 2007.
- The Truth Behind the New Atheism by David Marshall, 2007.
- Letter to an Atheist by Michael Patrick Leahy, 2007.
- The Dawkins Letters by David Robertson, 2007.
- “The End of Faith? Science and Theology as Process” by Noreen Herzfeld in Dialog: A Journal of Theology 46 #3, 2007.
- “Review of Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion” by Gudmundur Markusson in Journal of Cognition and Culture 7, 2007.
- God is No Delusion by Thomas Crean, 2007.
- Letter from a Christian Citizen by Douglas Wilson, 2007.
- The Return of the Village Atheist by Joel McDurmon, 2007.
- Letter to a Christian Nation: Counter Point by RC Metcalf, 2007.
- “Memes vs. God: Dennett and Dawkins Take on Religion” by Matt Gers in Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture 2.4, 2008.
- Atheism Remix: A Christian Confronts the New Atheists by R. Albert Mohler, 2008.
- The Devil’s Delusion: Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions by David Berlinski, 2008.
- The Delusion of Disbelief by David Aikman, 2008.
- The End of Reason by Ravi Zacharias, 2008.
- “Reflections Prompted by Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion” by Klaus Klostermaier in Journal of Ecumenical Studies 43.4, 2008.
- “Dawkins’ Best Argument: The Case against God in The God Delusion” by Gregory Ganssle in Philosophia Christi 10, 2008.
- Answering the New Atheism by Scott Hahn, 2008.
- Is God a Delusion? by Eric Reitan, 2008.
- The Irrational Atheist by Vox Day, 2008.
- No One Sees God by Michael Novak, 2008.
- The Last Superstition by Edward Feser, 2008.
- The New Atheists by Tina Beattie, 2008.
- The New Atheist Crusaders and Their Unholy Grail by Becky Garrison, 2008.
- A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists by David Myers, 2008.
- The New Atheism: Taking a Stand for Science and Reason by Victor Stenger, 2009.
- Contending with Christianity’s Critics by Paul Copan & William Lane Craig, 2009.
- A Reasonable God by Gregory Ganssle, 2009.
- Sam Harris And The End Of Faith: A Muslim’s Critical Response by Bill Whitehouse, 2009.
- Why There Almost Certainly Is a God: Doubting Dawkins by Keith Ward, 2009.
- Atheist Delusions by David Bentley Hart, 2009.
- Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate by Terry Eagleton, 2009.
- “Dawkins’ Godless Delusion” by J. Angelo Corlett in International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 2009.
- “Dawkins’s Gambit, Hume’s Aroma, and God’s Simplicity” by Erik Wielenberg in Philosophia Christi, 2009.
- “Dawkins’ Religion” by Vincent Brummer, 2010.
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The End of Reason … what a title … *shakes head* Chuck
The Last Superstition by Edward Feser should be added to the list. Jeremy Killian
A mutual project!
Here is my list that I’ve been compiling for about a year now and I’ve omitted those that you’ve already cataloged above.
(Note: some of these books listed below are included because (1) they dedicate (a) chapter(s) to “refuting” the “New Atheists” (e.g. Varghese, Strobel, and Mooney/Kirshenbaum) and/or (2) whose publication was/is strongly motivated by the “New Atheism”… So, pardon their inclusion if you believe that books whose sole purpose is addressing the “New Atheists” are to be added to the list above and feel free to pick and choose which books below deserve to be added to your bibliography. Also, some are pathetic self-publications and/or e-books which probably don’t deserve inclusion. Pardon any repeats).
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“God Is Great, God Is Good” by William Lane Craig
“What’s So Great About Christianity” by Dinesh D’Souza
“Knowing Christ: A Guide for Today’s Disciples” by Dallas Willard
“Why Faith Matters: God and the New Atheism” by David J. Wolpe
“The Richard Dawkins Delusion” by Daniel Keeran
“I Don’t Believe in Atheists” by Chris Hedges
“No One Sees God: The Dark Night of Atheists and Believers” by Michael Novak
“Conversations With An Atheist: The Good News of God’s Plan of Salvation For Mankind” by Janina Balabat
“There Is a God: How the World’s Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind” by Roy Abraham Varghese and Bob Hostetler
“Atheism Is False: Richard Dawkins And The Improbability Of God Delusion” by David Reuben Stone
“The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism” by Timothy Keller
“A Catholic Replies to Professor Dawkins” by Thomas Crean
“The Case for the Real Jesus: A Journalist Investigates Current Attacks on the Identity of Christ” by Lee Strobel
“God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God?” by John Lennox
“The Ipod Tutor: The Argument Against Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion’” by “The Intelligent Community”
“Darwin’s Angel: An Angelic Riposte to “The God Delusion” by John Cornwell
“God Doesn’t Believe in Atheists: Proof that the Atheist Doesn’t Exist” by Ray Comfort
“The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism” by Edward Feser
“The Deluded Atheist: A Response to Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion” by Douglas Wilson
“God Is. How Christianity Explains Everything” by Douglas Wilson
“Contending with Christianity’s Critics: Answering New Atheists and Other Objectors” by Paul Copan and William Lane Craig
“Patience With God – Faith For People Who Don’t Like Religion (Or Atheism)” by Frank Schaffer (Author)
“Why Faith Matters” by David J. Wolpe
“Why There Almost Certainly Is a God: Doubting Dawkins” by Keith Ward
“A Case for the Existence of God” by Dean L. Overman
“Atheist Delusions: The Christian Revolution and Its Fashionable Enemies” by David Bentley Hart
“When Atheism Becomes Religion: America’s New Fundamentalists” by Chris Hedges
“Dawkins’ GOD: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life” by Alister McGrath
“Is Religion Dangerous?” by Keith Ward
“The New Atheism: Ten Arguments That Don’t Hold Water” by Michael Poole
“A Reasonable God: Engaging the New Face of Atheism” by Gregory E. Ganssle
“An Atheist Defends Religion: Why Humanity is Better Off with Religion Than Without It” by Bruce Sheiman
“Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens our Future” by Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum
“Atheist Personality Disorder: Addressing A Distorted Mindset” by Fr. John J. Pasquini
As much as I think this man is an embarrassment to atheists, I’d include David Mills’ Atheist Universe, which sold considerably well on the back of The God Delusion.
MC MC
Excellent work, MC! lukeprog
Wow – it looks like 2007 and 2008 were the years of book-length responses to the new atheism. Damn. Which ones have you read? James
How about “Atheist Manifesto: The Case Against Christianity, Judaism, and Islam” by Michel Onfray (Paperback – Jan 16, 2008)? James
James,
Yeah, I dunno whether or not to consider Onfray a member of the New Atheists club. He has a very different view of science and society than the primary New Atheists. lukeprog
Please add my book: “An Atheist Defends Religion: Why Humanity Is Better Off with Religion than without It”
Thanks.
Bruce Sheiman Bruce Sheiman
To be added:
“An Atheist Defends Religion: Why Humanity is Better Off with Religion than without It” by Bruce Sheiman
and
“It’s Really All About God: Reflections of a Muslim Atheist Jewish Christian” by Samir Selmanovic
[EDIT: I just was Bruce Sheiman's post just above mine, so pardon the redundancy.] MC
Hey Luke,
You’ll want to add
“Dawkins’ godless delusion” by J. Angelo Corlett in Int J Philos Relig (2009) 65:125–138
Cheers,
Rups900 Rups900
How about ‘Evolution as a Religion: Strange Hopes and Stranger Fears’ or the not as good ‘The Myths We Live By’ by Mary Midgley Dan Alighieri
I didn’t see Terry Eagleton’s excellent new book on your list, or on any of the comments: _Reason, Faith, and Revolution_. Published the same day as David Bentley Hart’s book, and also by Yale UP. Matt K
Great list! That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a list of great books, but I think some of them are pretty good — not to mention my own. (9th from top.)
Observing the New Atheism emerge has been a bit like watching plants and animals colonize a new miniature ecosystem, compete, chew on one another, diversify, and compete for resources. I feel like the little mammal running around among all the massive dinosaurs — an exciting romp through an interesting playground, his brain still too small to be intimidated, and with bright prospects in view.
I’ve enjoyed what I’ve read of your blog, BTW. Honesty doesn’t always seem to be one of the qualities “selected for” in this jungle, so it’s refreshing to come across so large a patch of it under these cyber-palms. David Marshall
Rups,
I finally got around to uploading “Dawkins’ Godless Delusion.” lukeprog
Sam Harris and the End of Faith: A Muslim’s Critical Response is excellent for those who are open-minded. For those who are not, it is still an excellent book — very fair. Moe
Moe,
That book is already on the list. lukeprog
A book I don’t see listed is called “The Making of an Atheist: How Immorality Leads to Unbelief,” by James S. Spiegel. I’ve read it and it’s poorly argued. I’ve even written a refutation of it (as well as other books on your list). Arizona Atheist
Arizona Atheist,
In fact, I interviewed Spiegel for my show. :) lukeprog
Yes, I listened to that one. It was a very interesting discussion. I tried to have a discussion with him on his blog but he hasn’t responded in a few months. Shame. I was really looking forward to seeing if he could back up what he argues. Arizona Atheist
Hey, here’s something that maybe belongs on your list. I wondered where the term ‘New Atheism’ originated, and when I went looking, here’s where I arrived:
Robert Morey, The New Atheism and the Erosion of Freedom (1986)
Of course, this is very much before the publishing phenomenon we know and love, and Morey has the culture of the 60s and 70s in mind.
But then, from what I have seen (excerpts on the web), it is the same old arguments reiterated by contemporary New Atheist critics. George Williamson
George,
I wrote a post on that book back here. lukeprog
Ah, bravo, erm … lukeprog. I just had a look at your other post. I have only been able to get a brief look at the Morey book, but it does look like it could have been written last year, about the new New Atheists. George Williamson
Found a new article Luke:
http://www.reference-global.com/doi/abs/10.1515/NZST.2010.011?journalCode=nzst
Vincent Brümmer, “Dawkins’ Religion”, Neue Zeitschrift für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie. Volume 52, Issue 2, Pages 177–192
(Try pronouncing that one!) Rups900
Oh yeah and don’t know if it counts but Swinburne has written a reply found here:
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~orie0087/framesetpdfs.shtml Rups900
Thanks Rups900! lukeprog