Two views on faith

Symon Hill is enthralled by two religious heavyweights

by Symon Hill 5th November 2009

The case for God: what religion really means by Karen Armstrong. The Bodley Head. ISBN: 978 1 847 92034 8. £20. Reason, Faith and Revolution: reflections on the God debate by Terry Eagleton. Yale University Press. ISBN: 978 030 015179 4. £18.99. As sparks continue to fly between allies and opponents of Richard Dawkins, both sides have taken a hammering in two powerful and exciting new books. Karen Armstrong and Terry Eagleton suggest that both the ‘New Atheists’ and modern mainstream Christianity are neglecting deeper, more challenging and more socially relevant understandings of religion.