In recent years a number of bestselling books have forcefully argued that belief in God can no longer be defended on rational or empirical grounds, and that the scientific worldview has rendered obsolete the traditional beliefs held by Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The authors of these booksÔÇöRichard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, and Victor J. StengerÔÇöhave come to be known as the “New Atheists.” Predictably, their works have been controversial and attracted a good deal of critical reaction.
