Dawkin's God : Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life

Resumen del libro

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.This book 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? This book tackles Dawkins' hostile and controversial views on religion, and examines the religious implications of his scientific ideas, making for a fascinating and provoking debate. It is 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.

This is 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).

Biografía del autor

Alister McGrath nació en Belfast (Irlanda del Norte) en 1953. Estudió en las Universidades de Oxford donde obtuvo tres doctorados en Biofísica molecular, Teología y Letras y Cambridge. Ha sido catedrático de Teología en el Gresham College de Londres, cargo creado en 1597, y de Teología histórica en la Universidad de Oxford. Actualmente es profesor emérito de Ciencia y religión en esta universidad. Ha pronunciado las conferencias Bampton en la Universidad de Oxford, las conferencias Hulsean en la de Cambridge y las conferencias Gifford en la de Aberdeen. Es sacerdote anglicano. Entre sus numerosas obras destacan su trilogía A Scientific Theology, compuesta por Nature, Reality y Theory, 2007; Darwinism and the Divine, 2011; Historical Theology, 2012; Science and Religion, 2013; y Dawkins' God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life, 2013.