Professor Alister E. McGrath

Curriculum Vitae | Brief Biography
Theology Textbooks | Scholarly Articles | Academic Books | Books for a wider readership
The Renewal of Natural Theology | C. S. Lewis Research | Theology and the Life of the Church | Theology and Cultural Engagement
Texts of Some Recent Lectures
Forthcoming Speaking Engagements
Theology Textbooks | Christian Theology: An Introduction | Christian Theology Reader | Theology: The Basics | Theology: Basic Readings | Introduction to Christianity| Science and Religion
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Alister E. McGrath Home Page

Welcome to the home page of Alister McGrath, Professor of Theology, Ministry and Education, and Head of the Centre for Theology, Religion and Culture at King's College, London. This web site provides the basic information needed by journalists, researchers, and students. It will be useful to those who want to know more about McGrath's wide range of publications, his approach to Christian theology and his engagement with contemporary culture, especially the "New Atheism".

Information on recent books, speaking engagements, and web posts can be found on McGrath's FaceBook page, which is updated regularly.

Alister McGrath will speak at the Regent College Summer School in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on "Truth, Beauty, and Imagination: Christian Apologetics in a Postmodern Context", from June 27–July 1, 1:15–4:15pm. Further details from Regent College.

New books

Luther's Theology of the Cross: Martin Luther's Theological Breakthrough. Second Edition. This is a radically revised and updated version of the original book, first published in 1985, which was widely praised on its first appearance. This new edition takes account of scholarly developments in the field since then, particularly in German-language scholarship. Further details and some extracts here.

Why God won't go away: Engaging the New Atheism will be published by SPCK in the United Kingdom shortly. Further details here. The North American edition will published in May by Thomas Nelson. Further details here.

Darwinism and the Divine: Evolutionary Thought and Natural Theology will be published by Wiley-Blackwell in the United Kingdom shortly. Further details here. This book is an expanded version of the 2009 Hulsean Lectures at the University of Cambridge, and is the most detailed account to date of how Darwinism relates to natural theology. It includes a detailed analysis of the famous "watchmaker" approach of William Paley.

Surprised by Meaning: Science, Faith, and how we make sense of things is published by Westminster John Knox Press, and deals with the way in which both the natural sciences and Christian faith aim to make sense of what we observe around us and within us. This accessible work is likely to be of especial interest to natural scientists, but will have a wider readership. Further details here.

 

Forthcoming Book on C. S. Lewis

McGrath's latest project is a new biography of C. S. Lewis, which will be published in 2013, marking the 50th anniversary of his death. Although the work will try to do justice to Lewis on every front, it will focus on his role as an apologist, especially in the postmodern context. This will be followed by a more academic work on Lewis, looking more closely at his intellectual development and significance as a public intellectual. The findings of this scholarly book will be incorporated into the biography.