“Imagine sitting at a table in your local bar or coffee shop and overhearing two smart, energetic, and creative thinkers go at it over the existence of the Jewish/Christian/Islamic god. Thanks to Rauser and Schieber, we don’t have to imagine: this book is that debate. Anyone who enjoys a hard-hitting but classy philosophical dustup will […]
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Dan Fincke endorses An Atheist and a Christian Walk Into a Bar
Justin Schieber just tweeted an extended endorsement for An Atheist and a Christian Walk Into a Bar courtesy of Dan Fincke. Ever mindful of my readers, I have reposted it below with Dan’s introduction. And who is Dan Fincke? He’s an academic philosopher (PhD, Fordham University), an award winning teacher, a blogger (at Camels with Hammers), and an entrepreneur who has […]
The First Blurb for An Atheist and a Christian Walk into a Bar
Yes folks, the first blurb for An Atheist and a Christian Walk into a Bar has come in courtesy of one of the best younger apologists in the business, Trent Horn. Trent is the author of Answering Atheism: How to Make the Case for God with Logic and Charity, Persuasive Pro Life: How to Talk about Our Culture’s Toughest […]
God or Godless gets blurbed (four from living scholars and four from dead ones)
John Loftus posted the four blurbs for God or Godless today so I figured I’d follow suit. Unfortunately these blurbs stand in an uneasy juxtaposition with my philosophical reflection on blurbs from a few days ago. But I have faith that these four stellar scholars (two atheists and two Christians) are all telling the truth! […]
The Ethics of Book Blurbs
Last week I was perusing the book tables at the ETS conference when I came across a book that featured a blurb from a friend of mine. The blurb made the book sound like a great purchase so when I saw my friend later in the day I asked him to elaborate on the book. […]
On the ethics of a Christian positively blurbing a book on atheism
John W. Loftus’ new book, The End of Christianity (Prometheus, 2011), a collection of essays by atheists, was just released a few weeks ago. It serves as a companion volume to last year’s The Christian Delusion. And it wears its raison-d’etre on its sleeve. I intend to provide a review of the book in the […]
