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The God Delusion

The God Delusion

'Timely, impassioned and brilliantly argued' Rod Liddle, Sunday Times

'A spirited and exhilarating read' Joan Bakewell, Guardian

Dawkins attacks God in all his forms.

He eviscerates the major arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being. He shows how religion fuels war, foments bigotry and abuses children.

The God Delusion is a brilliantly argued, fascinating polemic that will be required reading for anyone interested in this most emotional and important subject.

Reviews

  • A very important book, especially in these times... a magnificent book, lucid and wise, truly magisterial

    Ian McEwan

  • Written with all the clarity and elegance of which Dawkins is a master. It should have a place in every school library - especially in the library of every "faith" school

    Philip Pullman

  • A resounding trumpet blast for truth... It feels like coming up for air

    Matt Ridley

  • A spirited and exhilarating read... Dawkins comes roaring forth in the full vigour of his powerful arguments, laying into fallacies and false doctrines with the energy of the polemicist at his most fiery

    Joan Bakewell, Guardian

  • This is my favourite book of all time... a heroic and life-changing work

    Derren Brown

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About the Author

Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins is author of The Selfish Gene, voted The Royal Society's Most Inspiring Science Book of All Time, and also the bestsellers The Blind Watchmaker, Climbing Mount Improbable, The Ancestor's Tale, The God Delusion, and two volumes of autobiography, An Appetite for Wonder and Brief Candle in the Dark. He is a Fellow of New College, Oxford and both the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Literature. In 2013, Dawkins was voted the world’s top thinker in Prospect magazine’s poll of 10,000 readers from over 100 countries.

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Events

Richard Dawkins in conversation with Matt Ridley, 6 May 2021
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Richard Dawkins and Reverend Richard Coles debate 'Outgrowing God'

We asked Britain's most famous vicar to review Richard Dawkins' new book on atheism. Now the author has written a response. Together they make a fascinating debate about religion and the nature of belief.
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Events

Richard Dawkins: An Argument for Atheism, 22nd - 30th September 2019

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