True Reason – Confronting the Irrationality of the New Atheism

In sixteen, carefully constructed essays, Christian thinkers demonstrate that: "reason is the New Atheists' weakness, not their strength." "Christianity is on the whole much more reasonable than atheism," "Christian faith as a whole supports sound reason, and Christians have applied it well." With coherence and competence these writers address the fallacies of "the party of Reason," and argue their case accessibly for both the casual enquirer and the serious student.

"Another important work in the growing list of books rebutting the New Atheism, True Reason is a refreshing, crisply argued critique of this movement's frequently ill-informed and ungrounded assertions about science, faith, and reason."--Paul Copan, Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics, Palm Beach Atlantic University (1/1/2014 12:00:00 AM)
"The New Atheists claim the high road of reason, yet for all their bluster about rationality, careful, balanced, logically valid thinking has not been their strong suit. True Reason, by contrast, genuinely lives up to its title, and so much more. It takes on the stoutest challenges from the most notable voices on the other side and systematically dismantles them, yet with a grace, respect, and even-handedness rarely seen from their intellectual opposition."--Greg Koukl, President, Stand to Reason (str.org) (1/1/2014 12:00:00 AM)
"A compendium of fresh scholarship from contributors who are on the front line of apologetics today."--Alex McFarland, Director, The Center for Apologetics and Christian Worldview (11/1/2013 12:00:00 AM)
"For my whole Christian life I've been saying, 'My heart cannot rejoice in what my mind rejects.' Today's New Atheists seem to be saying something like that: that we should only believe what's within the bounds of evidence and sound reason. For them, that means we should choose atheism, but in reality nothing could be further from the truth. True Reason explains clearly and deeply how New Atheists have both missed and misunderstood the evidence that exists, and why Christianity is by far the better choice for the thinking mind and worshiping heart."--Josh McDowell, Author & Speaker (1/1/2014 12:00:00 AM)
"The essays in this volume show why the atheists' ideas are not at all reasonable, whereas Christian beliefs do indeed deserve this description. If the press clippings of the New Atheists bother you, you may acquire some ammunition in the pages of this text."--Gary R. Habermas, Distinguished Research Professor, Liberty University & Theological Seminary (11/1/2014 12:00:00 AM)
"This book explains the clear difference between the weak thinking represented by the atheists at the Reason Rally, and the strong reasoning accessible through biblically informed thinking."--Rick Schenker, President, Ration Christi--Student Apologetics Alliance (11/1/2013 12:00:00 AM)
"With a clear message and respectful tone, this book challenges and convincingly refutes the claim of the New Atheists to own reason."--Michael Licona, PhD, Associate Professor in Theology, Houston Baptist University and author (11/1/2013 12:00:00 AM)

Tom Gilson is a ministry strategist and author on staff with Campus Crusade for Chirst's global Leader-Led Movements, working also in a joint assignment with King's Domain (kingsdomain.org) in Lebanon, Ohio. Tom is the monthly Worldview and You columnist at breakpoint.org. His articles have appeared in Discipleship Journal, Touchstone magazine, and Salvo.

With clarity of thought and precise logic, more than a dozen contemporary Christian apologists have come together to unmask the self-aggrandizing claims of the New Atheists, including Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens.In sixteen, carefully constructed essays, these Christian thinkers demonstrate that "reason is the New Atheists' weakness, not their strength." They show that "Christianity is on the whole much more reasonable than atheism," and that "Christian faith as a whole supports sound reason, and Christians have applied it well." With coherence and competence these writers address the fallacies of "the party of Reason," and offer an introduction to the true reason of Christianity by making their case equally accessible to both the casual enquirer and the serious student.

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