New Atheism – Dr John Lennox
Over the last few years, the New Atheism has argued that faith is inherently irrational, and that religion should not be tolerated, but rather “countered, criticized and exposed by rational argument wherever its influence arises.” Authors Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris, among others, have in particular been evangelists of this “New Atheism.”
In this 81-minute video discussion, Forum speaker Professor John Lennox discusses Christian theism, his journey to faith, and the New Atheism. The discussion is available for live streaming here. It can also been downloaded as an mp3 or as a video file for Quicktime or iPod.
John Lennox is Professor of Mathematics in the University of Oxford, Fellow in Mathematics and the Philosophy of Science, and Pastoral Advisor at Green Templeton College, Oxford. He is also an adjunct Lecturer at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University, and at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics, and is a Senior Fellow of the Trinity Forum. In addition, he teaches for the Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme at the Executive Education Centre, Said Business School, Oxford University. He studied at the Royal School Armagh, Northern Ireland and was Exhibitioner and Senior Scholar at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, from which he received his MA and PhD. His most recent book, on the interface between science, philosophy and theology, is God’s Undertaker – Has Science Buried God? (Oxford, Lion-Hudson 2009). He debated Richard Dawkins on “The God Delusion” in the University of Alabama (2007) and on “Has Science buried God?” in the Oxford Museum of Natural History (2008). He has also debated Christopher Hitchens on the New Atheism (Edinburgh Festival 2008) and in Samford University, Alabama, on the question: “Is God Great?”