Today's popular champions of atheism are often called New Atheists, because they don't just deny God's existence, they consider it their duty to scorn and ridicule religious belief. In Answering Atheism, Trent Horn responds with a fresh and useful resource, combining a thorough refutation of atheist claims with a skillfully constructed case for theism based on reason and common sense. Uniquely, he advocates a charitable approach that respects atheists' sincerity and good will--making this book suitable not just for believers but for skeptics and seekers too. Meticulously researched, and street-tested in Horn's work as a pro-God apologist, he tackles all the major issues, including: Reconciling human evil and suffering with the existence of a loving, all-powerful God- Does the empirical sciences eliminate the need for God- How atheists deny moral laws in theory but seldom in practice- Why the atheist symbol of the "Flying Spaghetti Monster" is flawed- History's best arguments for the existence of God and more! The secularistic modern world is turning increasingly more hostile to religious believers. Be ready to defend the basic reasonableness of theism.

The atheist’s poetic synopsis of the history of spirituality and religion from the Man Booker shortlisted author of English Passengers What first prompted prehistoric man, sheltering in the shadows of deep caves, to call upon the realm of the spirits? And why has belief thrived since, shaping thousands of generations of shamans, pharaohs, Aztec priests and Mayan rulers, Jews, Buddhists, Christians, Nazis, and Scientologists? As our dreams and nightmares have changed over the millennia, so have our beliefs. The gods we created have evolved and mutated with us through a narrative fraught with human sacrifice, political upheaval and bloody wars. Belief was man's most epic labor of invention. It has been our closest companion, and has followed mankind across the continents and through history.