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For this book, Mick Gordon, a catholic of northern Irish extraction, decided to assemble a collection of interviews in which the people he found most interesting on the subject of religion and religious belief would take part. The end result gives us a wide range of opinions from an avowed atheists like Richard Dawkins and A.C. Grayling to committed evangelical christians like Alister McGrath. The variety of contributors and ideas in the pages of this book will interest anyone who wishes to take the phenomenon of faith and religion seriously. Includes interviews with: Richard Dawkins (University of Oxford) Alister Mcgrath (University of Oxford) Karen Armstrong (Former Nun and Bestselling Author) Tariq Ramadan (St Anthony's College, University of Oxford) Sir Jonathan Sacks (Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregation of the Commonwealth) A.C. Grayling (Birkbeck College, London) Don Cupitt (Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge) Archbishop Rowan Williams (Canterbury/Lambeth) Giles Fraser (Wadham College, University of Oxford) John Gray (University of London) Lewis Wolpert (University College, London) Azzam Tamimi (Director, Institute of Islamic Political Thought, London) Ann Widdecombe (British Member of Parliament) Shelina Janmohamed (Writer and Commentator on British Islam) Julia Neuberger (Rabbi /Member of The House of Lords, UK) Abdelwahab El-Affendi (Centre For The Study of Democracy, University of Westminister) Imam Mohammed Yusuf Al-Hussaini (Interfaith Alliance) Fraser Watts (Queen's College, University of Cambridge)

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"""It is a privilege to hear these voices and I'd be surprised if some of their opinions did not surprise you."" - Parish News Review in Church of England Newspaper. ""a stimulating collection of interviews"" Bookseller Buyers Guide, 1 january 2008 ""an intriguing tapestry of variously intervowen, overlapping and uncorrelatable views"" ""The debate will rage on, but this book radically raises the level of debate"" Observer, 10 February 2008 -- Tom Templeton Title listed under 'Books received' in Fairacres Chronicle, Summer 2008 ""...a thought-provoking book...the resulting book honours religion and spirituality...a strong sense of intellectual give and take that can be very enlivening."" Franciscan Vol. 21, September 2009 Title mention in The Bookseller, 2007 ""A daring and very necessary book.""   Good Book Guide, 2008 Title mentioned by Christopher Howse, Daily Telegraph, 2008. '[A] stimulating set of interviews ... The wide spectrum of viewpoints challenged me mentally and emotionally.' Christine Simmons, The NEWSpaper, 2008 ""The question and answer sessions which constitute the book have the merit that the contributors can sound off without interruption""   Reviewed by Melanie McDonagh in Oldie, 2008"

A daring and very necessary book. Good Book Guide, 2008 Title mentioned by Christopher Howse, Daily Telegraph, 2008. It is a privilege to hear these voices and I'd be surprised if some of their opinions did not surprise you. - Parish News Title mention in The Bookseller, 2007 The question and answer sessions which constitute the book have the merit that the contributors can sound off without interruption Reviewed by Melanie McDonagh in Oldie, 2008 Review in Church of England Newspaper. a stimulating collection of interviews Bookseller Buyers Guide, 1 january 2008 Title listed under 'Books received' in Fairacres Chronicle, Summer 2008 a stimulating collection of interviews Bookseller Buyers Guide, 1 january 2008 . ..a thought-provoking book...the resulting book honours religion and spirituality...a strong sense of intellectual give and take that can be very enlivening. Franciscan Vol. 21, September 2009 '[A] stimulating set of interviews ... The wide spectrum of viewpoints challenged me mentally and emotionally.' Christine Simmons, The NEWSpaper, 2008 an intriguing tapestry of variously intervowen, overlapping and uncorrelatable views The debate will rage on, but this book radically raises the level of debate Observer, 10 February 2008--Sanford Lakoff

an intriguing tapestry of variously intervowen, overlapping and uncorrelatable views The debate will rage on, but this book radically raises the level of debate Observer, 10 February 2008--,

It is a privilege to hear these voices and I'd be surprised if some of their opinions did not surprise you. - Parish News Review in Church of England Newspaper. a stimulating collection of interviews Bookseller Buyers Guide, 1 january 2008 an intriguing tapestry of variously intervowen, overlapping and uncorrelatable views The debate will rage on, but this book radically raises the level of debate Observer, 10 February 2008 -- Tom Templeton Title listed under 'Books received' in Fairacres Chronicle, Summer 2008 ...a thought-provoking book...the resulting book honours religion and spirituality...a strong sense of intellectual give and take that can be very enlivening. Franciscan Vol. 21, September 2009 Title mention in The Bookseller, 2007 A daring and very necessary book. Good Book Guide, 2008 Title mentioned by Christopher Howse, Daily Telegraph, 2008. '[A] stimulating set of interviews ... The wide spectrum of viewpoints challenged me mentally and emotionally.' Christine Simmons, The NEWSpaper, 2008 The question and answer sessions which constitute the book have the merit that the contributors can sound off without interruption Reviewed by Melanie McDonagh in Oldie, 2008

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Mick Gordon is an international, award-winning director. He has been Associate Director at the National Theatre and Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre, and is the founding Artistic Director of On Theatre. Chris Wilkinson studied Theology at Cambridge University, UK. He is a theatre director and an award-winning arts journalist. He has written for The Scotsman, The Financial Times, Prospect Magazine and The Guardian.

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