02939cam a2200337 i 4500 543925627 TxAuBib 20220114120000.0 210720s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021943439 9781684511730 HRD 27.99 1684511739 HRD 27.99 TxAuBib rda Metaxas, Eric. Is atheism dead? [BOOK] / Eric Metaxas. Washington, D.C. : Salem Books, an imprint of Regnery Publishing, 2021. xvi, 412 pages, [8] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-412). Introduction: the grand counter-narrative -- In the beginning was the big bang -- Where science cannot go: the big bang and other singularities -- The fine-tuned planet -- The fine-tuned universe -- More planetary fine-tuning: water and sunlight -- How did life originate? or "You can't get here from there" -- Life is far more complex than we thought -- More on origins of life: now what? -- The evidence of archaeology -- The black obelisk that became a golden spike -- More Biblical archaeology: three misbehaving boys who changed history -- More archaeology: the New Testament manuscripts -- More New Testament archaeology -- Jerusalem in Jesus' day -- Two amazing New Testament discoveries -- The Nazareth home of Jesus -- Ur of the Chaldees discovered: the surprising resilience of the ancient past -- The discovery of Biblical Sodom -- The four horsemen -- Is atheism evil? -- Atheists who found God: Sartre, Flew, and Camus -- Problems with atheism: faith and science are BFFs -- The boundaries of science: morethan meets the eye -- The impossible bleakness of materialism -- The founding myth of atheism: Galileo, Copernicus, and the church -- Christianity begat science -- Further problems with atheism -- Atheism unhinged -- Great scientists who were devout Christians -- Conclusions: The meaning of meaning. Is Atheism Dead? is an answer to that famous 1966 TIME cover that itself provocatively asked “Is God Dead?” Metaxas echoes C.S. Lewis and G.K. Chesterton in making his case, along the way presenting new evidence and arguments against the idea of a Creatorless universe. Taken all together, he shows that much we have assumed about the biggest questions of human existence is in fact dramatically outdated — and is therefore in need of the most urgent reevaluation. Provided by publisher. 20220114. Apologetics. Christianity and atheism. Apologetic writings.