Is Atheism Dead?, Eric Metaxas
Is Atheism Dead?, Eric Metaxas
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Is Atheism Dead?

Author: Eric Metaxas

Narrator: Eric Metaxas

Unabridged: 16 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/19/2021


Synopsis

Is Atheism Dead? is an entertaining, impressively wide-ranging, and decidedly provocative answer to that famous 1966 Time cover that itself provocatively asked “Is God Dead?” In a voice that is by turns witty, muscular, and poetic, Metaxas intentionally echoes C. S. Lewis and G. K. Chesterton in cheerfully and logically making his astonishing case, along the way presenting breathtaking—and often withering—new evidence and arguments against the idea of a Creatorless universe. Taken all together, he shows atheism not merely to be implausible and intellectually sloppy, but now demonstrably ridiculous. Perhaps the only unanswered question on the subject is why we couldn’t see this sooner, and how embarrassed we should be about it.

About Eric Metaxas

Eric Metaxas is a #1 bestselling author whose books have been translated into twenty-five languages. The host of a nationally syndicated radio show and the acclaimed conversation series Socrates in the City, he is a prominent cultural commentator whose work has appeared in the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Atlantic, and the Wall Street Journal. He lives with his family in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chad on November 09, 2021

Choosing a star rating for this book was difficult because at times I did genuinely enjoy it, but I had to wrestle with removing stars rapidly for how quickly and how explicitly this book defies its own strong assertions. In the earliest chapters, Eric Metaxas carefully and diligently loads the larg......more

Goodreads review by Mark on December 31, 2021

After reading Christopher Hitchens’ God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, I felt compelled to read something expressing an opposing view, so when I saw this book in the library under “New Nonfiction,” I checked it out. At first, I enjoyed this book as its first of three sections focuses......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on October 11, 2021

Eric Metaxas has done it again. This book should be read by everyone: By believers to reinforce their faith in God, and by non-believers to look honestly at some of the recent scientific and archeological evidence leading to the idea of Intelligent Design. The author makes the point that recent evid......more

Goodreads review by Terry on October 11, 2021

If you are an open-minded person who doesn’t believe everything you hear, watch, or read, but likes to consider (and check) the facts before deciding, I highly recommend this book! In his newest work, “Is Atheism Dead?” Eric Metaxas masterfully builds the case for the existence of God with copious a......more

Goodreads review by Aaron on October 04, 2021

This book is actually 3 books in one. The first part is about how unlikely it is that the universe would contain a planet like ours and that life would be present on it. The more we learn about our universe and discover about cellular biology, the more preposterous it becomes to believe we are here......more


Quotes

“With great oratorical skill and irrepressible humor, Metaxas engages lay readers with the story of how recent discoveries have made atheism scientifically, historically, and philosophically untenable.” Hugh Ross, PhD, astrophysicist and founder and president of Reasons to Believe

“Is Atheism Dead? displays the wonders of the universe, the chemistry of life, the vast archaeological evidence, and the thoughts and writings of great thinkers…Another all-engaging Metaxas book.” James M. Tour, PhD, professor, Rice University

“A beautifully written, highly readable compendium of scientific, archaeological, and historical evidence…Highly recommended for anyone wrestling with the big questions.” Stephen C. Meyer, PhD, director of the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute

“I have read all his books—because I learn an immense amount from them and because they are difficult to put down. This latest book features Metaxas versus atheism. It’s not a fair fight. Read Is Atheism Dead? and you’ll understand why.” Dennis Prager, radio talk show host, founder of Prager University, and New York Times bestselling author