Briar’s Reviews > Is Atheism Dead? > Status Update

What's amusing about this chapter is I don't think he answered his own question well if at all. Metaxas switches between definitions of faith. He does define it like the Bible does. However, after that does not get back around to how he thinks it reltates to science.

There is only one thing that all atheists agree on. Whether or not there is a god or gods. I do think it was poor phraming from Hitch when it came to some regimes. He issue was with authritarianism, which the church can and has acted in authoritarian ways. To lay so many of the deaths of the 20th century at the feet of atheists demonstrates a poor understanding of history, politics, and religion.

Back on topic. He addresses the 4 horsemen. Kinda. He mostly focuses on Hitch. I don't think you read his book, especially if you listed M. Teressa with Dr King. While I have my issues with the four, their critics of the more extreme forms of religion need to be addressed. If every religeous person was kind and helped people without judgement, this would be a different conversation. Maybe address their points?

I don't think that this chapter proves a proper location for Sodom. There is a fault line near modern Isreal. You're gonna need more than volcanic activity

More dubious history

one citation... more pourly sourced alleged history. How much of this book us just preaching? That just reinforces the believers and does not engage others

Onto New Testament archeology...not much evidence or explanation. This, and other chapters, feel like someone trying to explain their ideas with limited effect to someone else in person.