Peter and Alister discuss his book, Coming to Faith Through Dawkins: 12 Essays on the Pathway from New Atheism to Christianity, which Alister jointly compiled and edited with Denis Alexander.

Alister says, ‘One of the major themes that keeps coming up is ‘we came to Christianity because of this remarkable figure at its centre.’’

Alister McGrath is the Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at Oxford University, a prolific author and debater. A trained scientist and former atheist, he wrote the international best-seller The Dawkins Delusion specifically to explore issues raised by the new atheists.

Interviewer: Peter Crumpler

The Rev Peter Crumpler is a Church of England minister in St Albans, Herts and a former communications director with the CofE. He writes and broadcasts widely.