The Future of Atheism: Alister McGrath & Daniel Dennett in Dialogue edited by Robert B. Stewart is a book composed mainly of content delivered at the 2007 Greer-Heard Point-Counterpoint Forum in Faith and Culture on the topic of “the Future of Atheism.” The focal point is the transcript of the dialogue between McGrath and Dennett at the forum, as well as papers presented by William Lane Craig, Evan Fales, Hugh McCann, and Keith Parsons. The contributors to the book offer the competing perspectives of Christian and atheistic positions. This purpose of this review is simply to offer a very brief synopsis so the prospective reader can decide for themselves whether or not to investigate further.

Alister McGrath and Daniel Dennett discuss God and religion. The content of this 2006 dialogue is somewhat similar to their contribution to the book The Future of Atheism: Alister McGrath & Daniel Dennett in Dialogue. Dennett presents his views (based on his book Breaking the Spell) explaining religion as a natural phenomenon, pointing to memes as a primary explanation. McGrath offers his critiques of Dennett's book and meme theory.

Full MP3 Audio here. (90 minutes)
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See also Alister McGrath's Gifford Lectures Texts on Fine-Tuning here.

Dinesh D'Souza debates Daniel Dennett on the topic: Is God a Man-Made Invention? This took place at Tufts University on November 30, 2007.

Full MP3 Audio here. (2hr 15min)

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This is not a formal or informal debate. This is a formal philosophy conference exchange in which William Lane Craig, Daniel Dennett, and Alistair McGrath were attendees. In this audio, William Lane Craig delivers the primary lecture (45 min) defending Theistic arguments against criticisms by Daniel Dennett. This is followed by responses by Daniel Dennett (15 min) and Alistair McGrath (5 min).

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Full MP3 Audio here.

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Alvin Plantinga and Daniel Dennett debate the topic: Science and Religion: Are they Compatible? at the recent Central Meeting of the American Philosophical Association.
UPDATE: Plantinga's opening statement transcribed here (pdf). The book containing the debate is Science and Religion: Are They Compatible? (Point/Counter). Full MP3 Audio here.
Note: audio quality is low, but perhaps better than what you'll find elsewhere. It has been edited from "intolerable" to "tolerable." Complaints are welcome if you can provide cleaner audio of this one.
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