Dawkins' GOD: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life

Alister E. McGrath is one of the world s leading theologians, with a doctorate in the sciences. Richard Dawkins is one of the bestselling popular science writers, with outspoken and controversial views on religion. This fascinating and provoking work is the first book-length response to Dawkins ideas, and offers an ideal introduction to the topical issues of science and religion.

• Addresses fundamental questions about Dawkins approach to science and religion: Is the gene actually selfish? Is the blind watchmaker a suitable analogy? Are there other ways of looking at things?
  
• Tackles Dawkins hostile and controversial views on religion, and examines the religious implications of his scientific ideas, making for a fascinating and provoking debate
  
• Written in a very engaging and accessible style, ideal to those approaching scientific and religious issues for the first time
  
• Alister McGrath is uniquely qualified to write this book. He is one of the world s best known and most respected theologians, with a strong research background in molecular biophysics
  
• A superb book by one of the world s leading theologians, which will attract wide interest in the growing popular science market, similar to Susan Blackmore s The Meme Machine (1999).