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The Divinity Code
This is not just another 'God' book. This is the definitive slap-down, slam-dunk, no-holds-barred prize title fight between the Divine and Richard Dawkins.
Take a ringside seat as investigative journalist Ian Wishart presents the explosive scientific and historical evidence of a divinity code - an "inconvenient truth" that Dawkins and others have no credible explanation for, evidence that is turning both science and religion on their heads.
Is there a rational explanation for the existence of the Universe, given the latest data? How did life arise? What about the evolution/intelligent design controversy? Aren't all religions equal? Did Jesus Christ even exist?
Written in Wishart's acclaimed page-turner style, The Divinity Code is punchy, informative and easy to read... Watch as one of the country's hardest-hitting journalists turns his guns on a Zoologist (Dawkins), a Bishop (John Spong), a fellow journalist (Christopher Hitchens) and a former nun (Karen Armstrong), this is the ultimate shoot-out of the 'God' books...
From Amazon reviewer M S ""The Divinity Code" wins in every way that really matters, and is likely to be both a helpful first read for some people on the most important questions of life, and a work that "raises the bar" for the opposition writers to try to match.
"As the book's name may imply, this is a response to several popular modern books that either aim to debunk Christianity or cash-in on concepts of secret codes and so on. Ian Wishart debunks the debunkers, with style and humour - and the obvious confidence of a researcher who has done a lot more homework than those he discredits. The main authors in his sights are Richard Dawkins, John Spong, Christopher Hitchens, and Karen Armstrong. He packs the 300-odd pages with many facts, mostly much better referenced and more logically assembled than I have come to expect from many of the authors he argues against."
From Keeping "Wishart s research is thorough, and his opinions are supported by facts. Wishart draws together a wealth of evidence supporting the life, death and resurrection of Jesus and in the process, makes a compelling case. And despite his disagreements with Dawkins, with Christopher Hitchens and with Lloyd Geering, Wishart reserves his strongest condemnation for Bishop John Shelby Spong. In chapter 14, Resurrection Fact or Fiction, Wishart hoists Spong by his own petard, pointing out the absurdity of the Bishop's claims about the central nugget of Christianity"
From NZ Catholic "I m having a cracking good read of another cracking good read - The Divinity Code by Ian Wishart, his follow-up book to Eve's Bite which was also a cracking good read. I don t know Wishart's following, other than that he is a Christian and came to Faith from atheism a number of years ago. The Divinity Code is one of the best *Christian* apologetic books I have read. There are a few small details that I think shows that he is not Catholic, but it is an excellent book nevertheless. Don't miss reading it if you can."
From The Bible "a very compelling response to books such as "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins. In the book Wishart explores a variety of protests to the existence of God and the authenticity of the Bible, and pulls apart the latest round of atheistic posturing and in the process demonstrates that Christianity stands up to scientific and historical evidence extremely well when it is looked at through an unbiased lense.
"The concepts that Wishart points to in the first few chapters, which deal with the origin of the world have mostly been overlooked by the atheist community. The second half of the book deals much more specifically with the Biblical claims (the existence of Christ, His resurrection, miracles and prophecy are all included). Wishart explores the attacks on scripture from recent books and rantings and then proceeds to demonstrate the shortfalls of the opposing arguments"
Take a ringside seat as investigative journalist Ian Wishart presents the explosive scientific and historical evidence of a divinity code - an "inconvenient truth" that Dawkins and others have no credible explanation for, evidence that is turning both science and religion on their heads.
Is there a rational explanation for the existence of the Universe, given the latest data? How did life arise? What about the evolution/intelligent design controversy? Aren't all religions equal? Did Jesus Christ even exist?
Written in Wishart's acclaimed page-turner style, The Divinity Code is punchy, informative and easy to read... Watch as one of the country's hardest-hitting journalists turns his guns on a Zoologist (Dawkins), a Bishop (John Spong), a fellow journalist (Christopher Hitchens) and a former nun (Karen Armstrong), this is the ultimate shoot-out of the 'God' books...
From Amazon reviewer M S ""The Divinity Code" wins in every way that really matters, and is likely to be both a helpful first read for some people on the most important questions of life, and a work that "raises the bar" for the opposition writers to try to match.
"As the book's name may imply, this is a response to several popular modern books that either aim to debunk Christianity or cash-in on concepts of secret codes and so on. Ian Wishart debunks the debunkers, with style and humour - and the obvious confidence of a researcher who has done a lot more homework than those he discredits. The main authors in his sights are Richard Dawkins, John Spong, Christopher Hitchens, and Karen Armstrong. He packs the 300-odd pages with many facts, mostly much better referenced and more logically assembled than I have come to expect from many of the authors he argues against."
From Keeping "Wishart s research is thorough, and his opinions are supported by facts. Wishart draws together a wealth of evidence supporting the life, death and resurrection of Jesus and in the process, makes a compelling case. And despite his disagreements with Dawkins, with Christopher Hitchens and with Lloyd Geering, Wishart reserves his strongest condemnation for Bishop John Shelby Spong. In chapter 14, Resurrection Fact or Fiction, Wishart hoists Spong by his own petard, pointing out the absurdity of the Bishop's claims about the central nugget of Christianity"
From NZ Catholic "I m having a cracking good read of another cracking good read - The Divinity Code by Ian Wishart, his follow-up book to Eve's Bite which was also a cracking good read. I don t know Wishart's following, other than that he is a Christian and came to Faith from atheism a number of years ago. The Divinity Code is one of the best *Christian* apologetic books I have read. There are a few small details that I think shows that he is not Catholic, but it is an excellent book nevertheless. Don't miss reading it if you can."
From The Bible "a very compelling response to books such as "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins. In the book Wishart explores a variety of protests to the existence of God and the authenticity of the Bible, and pulls apart the latest round of atheistic posturing and in the process demonstrates that Christianity stands up to scientific and historical evidence extremely well when it is looked at through an unbiased lense.
"The concepts that Wishart points to in the first few chapters, which deal with the origin of the world have mostly been overlooked by the atheist community. The second half of the book deals much more specifically with the Biblical claims (the existence of Christ, His resurrection, miracles and prophecy are all included). Wishart explores the attacks on scripture from recent books and rantings and then proceeds to demonstrate the shortfalls of the opposing arguments"
304 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 1, 2007
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About the author
Ian Wishart
36 books18 followersIan Wishart is a multi-award winning investigative journalist and bestselling author of more than 20 books, who's now in his fourth decade in the news business. His writing style has often been compared to John Grisham by reviewers.
He's been a radio News Director, a Chief of Staff for TV3 News and a magazine editor. His work has featured in the Times of London, Daily Mail, New Zealand Herald and America's massive Coast to Coast radio programme - to name a few. His books Totalitaria, Air Con and Vitamin D became Amazon bestsellers worldwide.
While writing his first book, The Paradise Conspiracy, Wishart's TVNZ office was discovered to have been bugged, his home was broken into, the manuscript for the book stolen, and an attempt was made on his life. Needless to say, he survived to write the story.
The first four chapters of The Paradise Conspiracy inspired movie director Geoff Murphy ("Young Guns II", "Under Siege 2") to produce the movie "Spooked" starring Cliff Curtis ("Runaway Jury", "Live Free or Die Hard") in a loose portrayal of Wishart's role as an investigative journalist.
He's been shot at, tear-gassed and stalked, but Wishart says his motivation remains telling the stories that "need to be told", whether its new leads on cold case murders, or government espionage.
As well as writing books, Wishart also divides his time between operating the http://www.investigatedaily.com and http://www.ianwishartpublishing.com websites - the latter catering to his writing and publishing clients.
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February 27, 2017
Just laughable. It's telling that the first citation in the book is for Wikipedia. Gave up not very far through, after he referred to Atlantis as a real place.
February 4, 2016
Fantastic insight into how a fundamentalist christian thinks.
Great book to play "spot the assumption" on!
Great book to play "spot the assumption" on!
September 25, 2023
a Skeptic's worst nightmare. didn't expect to find richard dawkins fighting for his life. the author is so petty its not even funny. really engaging, well-paced, extremely informative, *honest*, fully cited. check online citations that might have been updated later or expired.
Although I am a Christian I still lean heavily on mainstream science for how do I say it 'complimentary clarity and reassurance(?). But in all I think that if someone like Stephen Hawking could wind up consenting for his ashes to be interred inside a church (the Westminster Abbey for the unaware), then anythings possible
Although I am a Christian I still lean heavily on mainstream science for how do I say it 'complimentary clarity and reassurance(?). But in all I think that if someone like Stephen Hawking could wind up consenting for his ashes to be interred inside a church (the Westminster Abbey for the unaware), then anythings possible
July 23, 2016
In Search of the Divinity Code -
*Is atheism logical?
*Has the theory of evolution kept pace with the scientific knowledge gained in the new millennium?
*Are all religious beliefs equal?
*Is there reasonable evidence that Jesus Christ existed?
*Why is there evil in this world?
These are just a few of the many controversial questions Ian Wishart challenges you with in his fascinating book entitled The Divinity Code. With a clear articulation of the facts and a refreshing wit, Mr. Wishart takes you on a quest in search of evidence for God.
While reading this book I found myself encouraged and intrigued by turns. I especially appreciated chapter 4 on The Improbability of Earth and the chapters where Mr. Wishart discussed the existence of Christ, the gospel record, and miracles. The final two chapters of the book, Darkness at the Edge of Town and The Death of Right and Wrong provided a sobering analysis of today’s world.
While there were a few areas where I found myself in disagreement with Mr. Wishart, I found this book to be stimulating and enjoyable. I learned a lot while reading the Divinity Code and would recommend it to anyone interested in some of this life’s most important questions.
*Is atheism logical?
*Has the theory of evolution kept pace with the scientific knowledge gained in the new millennium?
*Are all religious beliefs equal?
*Is there reasonable evidence that Jesus Christ existed?
*Why is there evil in this world?
These are just a few of the many controversial questions Ian Wishart challenges you with in his fascinating book entitled The Divinity Code. With a clear articulation of the facts and a refreshing wit, Mr. Wishart takes you on a quest in search of evidence for God.
While reading this book I found myself encouraged and intrigued by turns. I especially appreciated chapter 4 on The Improbability of Earth and the chapters where Mr. Wishart discussed the existence of Christ, the gospel record, and miracles. The final two chapters of the book, Darkness at the Edge of Town and The Death of Right and Wrong provided a sobering analysis of today’s world.
While there were a few areas where I found myself in disagreement with Mr. Wishart, I found this book to be stimulating and enjoyable. I learned a lot while reading the Divinity Code and would recommend it to anyone interested in some of this life’s most important questions.
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