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Atheist apologetics (view source)
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, 12:47, November 28, 2017→Atheist Michael Martin on atheistic responses to theistic arguments
In 1990, the [[atheism|atheist]] philosopher [[Michael Martin]] indicated there was a general [[Atheism and apathy|absence of an atheistic response]] to contemporary work in the [[philosophy]] of religion and in jest he indicated that it was his "cross to bear" to respond to [[theism|theistic]] arguments.<ref>''Open Questions: Diverse Thinkers Discuss God, Religion, and Faith'' by Luís F. Rodrigues, page 201</ref> Yet, in 1994, Michael Martin was criticized for his eleventh hour cancellation of his debate with [[Greg Bahnsen]] (see: [[Greg Bahnsen and debate]] and [[Press release after Michael Martin pulled out of Martin-Bahnsen debate|Bahnson-Martin debate press release]]).<ref name="Bahsen at the Stein debate"/><ref name="simpleapologetics.com"/>
In 1990, the [[atheism|atheist]] philosopher [[Michael Martin]] indicated there was a general [[Atheism and apathy|absence of an atheistic response]] to contemporary work in the [[philosophy]] of religion and in jest he indicated that it was his "cross to bear" to respond to [[theism|theistic]] arguments.<ref>''Open Questions: Diverse Thinkers Discuss God, Religion, and Faith'' by Luís F. Rodrigues, page 201</ref> Yet, in 1994, Michael Martin was criticized for his eleventh hour cancellation of his debate with [[Greg Bahnsen]] (see: [[Greg Bahnsen and debate]] and [[Press release after Michael Martin pulled out of Martin-Bahnsen debate|Bahnson-Martin debate press release]]).<ref name="Bahsen at the Stein debate"/><ref name="simpleapologetics.com"/>
== Atheist philosopher John Gray's review of Alister McGrath's book The Twilight of Atheism ==
[[John N. Gray|John Gray]] in ''[[The Independent]]'' said "The decline of secular thought is the subject of Alister McGrath's provocative and timely ''The Twilight of Atheism''. (...) His aim is not so much to analyse atheism as demolish its intellectual credentials, and in this he is largely successful."<ref name=Gray>quoted in [http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/religion/mcgratha.htm Summary of reviews] - see also summaries of reviews in several other publications</ref>
== Theistic surge in philosophy departments ==
== Theistic surge in philosophy departments ==