Hour 2: Outgrowing Dawkins

In his book Outgrowing God, Richard Dawkins tries to show that all religious belief is intellectually nonsensical and thus highly damaging in practice. But does he even understand what he rejects? Our guest will expose the main flaws in Dawkins's arguments - his weakness for crude caricatures, selective way with evidence, ignorance of philosophy and history as well as theology, and even his questionable interpretations of science. He will also demonstrate the coherence of a mature, self-critical faith and its contribution to human progress. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.