Publisher's Synopsis
Twenty years ago the New Atheists told us we should dump religion and base our worldview on reason and rationality. Fast forward to the present and cultural Christianity is in vogue, new forms of spirituality are everywhere, and secular moral movements that mimic the forms of the old faiths hold centre-stage in our public discourse.
What happened?
In this vital book, writer and querulous agnostic Ben Sixsmith asks the big question that the New Atheists dodged and the contemporary moment misses: should it matter to us whether or not there is a divine being at work in the universe? Does God Matter explores how a definite answer to that question would change our relationship to morality, society, and each other.
