The past few posts on atheism have generated some good discussion. I deeply appreciate all who have participated in this discussion and I encourage any bystander to jump on in. I have to say that I am especially happy about the diversity of opinions posted and the respect with which people have engaged in dialogue.We have noted that much of the popular atheist literature does not take the time to engage theology. But why should atheists engage theology? I think in order to answer this we have to have some understanding of what theology is all about. What is the task of the theologian? Why does her work matter so much that we insist atheists listen?I’m going to point you to a wonderful little reflection on the task of theology by my friend, Halden at Inhabitatio Dei. I’d love to hear your responses and so would he.
What is the task of Christian Theology?
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Terry Eagleton on the God Delusion
Since my last post on O’Reilly vs. Dawkins has generated such a good discussion, I thought I’d continue to post on the subject of atheism. I thought I’d direct you to Terry Eagleton’s review of Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion in the London Review of Books. It is a somewhat lengthy review but well worth reading. I look forward to hearing people’s thoughts.But, first a little snippet from his introduction to whet your appetite, “Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is the Book of British Birds, and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology.”
