Yesterday I treked on over to the Omaha Library to pick up a couple of books that I wanted to read but did not want to buy. One was The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins and the other is The Dawkins Delusion by Alastair McGrath. Later on I received my copy of The Reason for God by Tim Keller. As I put these books in their customary loading dock I noticed that I was working a bit of a theme here. It is unusual for me to surprise myself on reading, typically I have a pretty detailed plan and then attack the books in order. However, this just came upon me.
It got me to ask myself why. There is a portion of this that has to do with my desire to try to interact with what some of the leading antagonists of the faith are saying as well as some of the protagonists. But the more I thought of it I was reminded of the comments of an atheist that I was able to speak with about the gospel. In our conclusion he asked me if I had read anything by Dawkins. To which I said no. He said I should. And he was right. So I went out and got his book. But now it seems like I am mounting a bit of philosophical trip, to which I am excited.
As a side note, I am still as presuppositionalist as ever, but at the same time I sometimes feel a bit out of touch with the way in which folks are thinking, specifically about authority, redemption and Jesus. I know the root issue but if I can somehow be a better listener by being more informed and sharpened then I am better for it. No doubt Dawkins will cause my heart to break over the issue of depravity and the power of grace.
I pray that the atheist also took my advice.