- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Authentic Lifestyle (July 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1850784787
- ISBN-13: 978-1850784784
- Product Dimensions: 19.9 x 13 x 1.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,716,737 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Denis Alexander, Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge
Steer carefully dissects the arguments upon which Dawkins builds his atheism and finds them lacking in intellectual rigour.
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Dear Professor Dawkins, Your books have been extraordinarily influential even in the minds of thousands of people who've never read them. I decided to write this letter to you after reflecting on perhaps the most famous sentence you have ever written. (From Chapter 1); Challenging Richard Dawkin's claim that the mystery of our existence has been 'solved' by Darwin's theory of evolution, Roger Steer looks at 'life, the universe and everything' in this highly imaginative letter to an influential atheist. From the mystery that Darwin and Wallace set out to solve, to the theory of evolution and its implications for today, Roger Steer examines this influential theory against the blueprint of God's purpose, plans and design for us. Christian or non-Christian, this fictional letter presents a compelling case for a belief in God that will spark discussion and debate, regardless of whether Dawkins responds or not.
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book is quite well written, but fails to deal with Dawkins' points or produce any arguments for God's interaction in evolution.
Rather amusingyl, Roger Steer chastises Dawkins for not mentioning that Wallace was a theist (although there are places where Dawkins does that), while Roger himself quotes extensively from Susan Greenfield, while never telling his readers that Greenfield is a humanist and would be horrified by having her books quoted as though they supported a Christian view (which Roger does on page 90, by a strange stretch of the word 'denial' - a piece of logic which baffles me)
I am having a discussion with Roger at the moment, as his book invites readers to send in responses.
6 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Normally I would avoid a seemingly academic discourse, but the brevity of the book (139 pages) tempted me, and to my surprise, I found this a fascinating book, and one I am anxious to give to friends. Roger Steer has the abilty to tackle a very technical subject and make it informative and interesting to the layman. I felt I learned a lot as I prgressed through the book. Always, he addresses Dr Dawkins with respect and great charity, and it would be wonderful if a public meeting between the two could be arranged. This is quite unlike the subject mstter of his other books, and I look forward to seeing what or who his next subject will be. It is really good to come across a Christian book which challenges the mind as well as the spirit/
3 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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One feature of the book has been to highlight personal responsibility eg. of Richard Dawkins as perceived by Roger Steer in points 1-6 (p.4,5). It is interesting that scientists least inclined to consider the importance of personhood are often most acutely aware of the personal responsibility of someone like Roger holding views, no matter how charitable, of Richard's.As Roger says, listen to any chat show receiving views from the public and it is clear how much people view others as right or wrong or, indeed, as personally responsible.
It was, therefore, wholly appropriate that Roger Steer wrote an open letter from a person to a person.In the desire to represent and explain reality in terms only of automata, the intrusion of personhood is often unwanted. It is suppressed, denied and assumed not really to exist in an automatic world. I am not qualified to comment on the precision, beauty, simplicity or otherwise of scientific explanations of this avowedly impersonal world, but what I do know is that an image-shattering Person communicated real love through something far deeper than words to any persons able to receive that message verbally and that the personal faithfulness of Jesus Christ has proved true for over 30 years, in my life. And if that's personal, well I told you so.
It was, therefore, wholly appropriate that Roger Steer wrote an open letter from a person to a person.In the desire to represent and explain reality in terms only of automata, the intrusion of personhood is often unwanted. It is suppressed, denied and assumed not really to exist in an automatic world. I am not qualified to comment on the precision, beauty, simplicity or otherwise of scientific explanations of this avowedly impersonal world, but what I do know is that an image-shattering Person communicated real love through something far deeper than words to any persons able to receive that message verbally and that the personal faithfulness of Jesus Christ has proved true for over 30 years, in my life. And if that's personal, well I told you so.
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