Reddit reviews God and the New Atheism: A Critical Response to Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens
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I read the book God and the New Atheism about a year ago. It did a good job of showing how Dawkins and kin haven't done a very good job of dismantling Christianity but gave just knocked down a poorly represented version. I disagreed with some the author's stuff on science, it was lacking much understanding of the philosophy of science.
But if you want just plain theism, there are a whole host of philosophers who attempted to argue for God as an objective truth. You could start with Aquinas or Augustine.
For what it's worth, I've read most of the major arguments for and against the existence God. They all seem to fall short in different ways.
I actually just got this book today on the recommendation of this guy I talked to at an interfaith meeting. I've barely gotten through the first chapter so I can't give my full opinion, but the introduction did not impress me.
>I'm looking for books or articles that are accessible to the educated non-specialist, and I would like them to be heavily sourced/footnoted so I can identify further reading.
These two:
https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Catholicism-Religion/dp/0521608554
https://www.amazon.com/Catholicism-Short-Introduction-Gerald-OCollins/dp/019954591X
At the end they offer lot of further reading material divided in topics.
>The Nature of God - especially as it relates to refutations of atheist arguments
Second one is written by Anglican priest, third one is more advanced.
https://www.amazon.com/God-New-Atheism-Critical-Response/dp/066423304X
https://www.amazon.com/Why-There-Almost-Certainly-God/dp/0745953301
https://www.amazon.com/Faith-Reason-Existence-Denys-Turner/dp/0521602564
>Philisophical/logical arguments for the existence of God. I find the cosmological arguments (at least at the basic level) the most compelling and interesting.
https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Philosophy-Religion-Cambridge-Introductions/dp/0521619556
>Catholic moral philosophy. I understand this will be related to Natural Law
http://www.staugustine.net/our-books/books/morality-the-catholic-view/