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Darwin's Angel: An angelic riposte to The God Delusion
Darwin's Angel An angelic riposte to The God Delusion Author:John Cornwell "This brief book, from the distinguished pen of Cornwell, is an elegant little riposte in which [John] Cornwell takes on the voice of a guardian angel to suggest to Richard Dawkins where his [Dawkins's] The God Delusion goes wrong or takes itself entirely too seriously."?Library Journal “A piece of sheer heaven. It kic... more »ks Richard Dawkins’ self-aggrandising polemic, The God Delusion, into touch with featherlight footwork and is deliciously wise, witty and intellectually sharp.”?The Times (London) “The most consummately crafted work of deadly opposition I have ever read, as well as being sincere, truthful and open to debate. A must read.”?Julia Neuberger “Cornwell has done an excellent job in providing a book that should, in an ideal world, be sold taped to every copy of The God Delusion as an essential corrective.”?The Independent Richard Dawkins’ apologia for atheism has attracted huge attention, and sales, all over the world. In a telling critique cast in the classical form of a letter to Dawkins, John Cornwell takes issue with it. The God Delusion is a clarion call to the faithless, the waverers, and even firm religious believers, to follow the author into radical atheism not merely as a private conviction but as a public profession. Wouldn’t humankind be better off without religion? he asks. Darwin’s Angel is not so much a combative repudiation of Dawkins’ arguments as a playful conversation with them, posing alternative viewpoints and exposing lapses in logic and errors of fact from the vantage point of a friendly guardian angel. John Cornwell’s books include Hitler's Pope and, most recently, Seminary Boy. He is director of the Science and Human Dimension Project at Jesus College, University of Cambridge.« less