Amicus Dei

After an off-hand reference I made to Irreligion, by John Allen Paulos, in my post God Bashing, I received a comment on that post by Dr. Paulos himself, which I am posting here: 

I think you might gain a more nuanced perspective on my book,
Irreligion, were you to read the first chapter (only 3 pages), which is
available on my site (URL above) or through the NY Times at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/books/chapters/1st-chapter-irreligion.html?ref=books&pagewanted=all

Thanks. John Allen Paulos

I really like that Dr. Paulos tackles criticism head-on.   And, I did read the first chapter, which I found very interesting.  We certainly do not agree on the issue of faith, but that’s okay.  Although I only mentioned the book and its NY Times review in passing, I do want to be fair.  I have offered to read the book in its entirety, then post a fair-minded review.  Don’t know if the publisher will provide me a review copy or not, but we’ll see.  But, I do like this guy’s style — both in tackling criticism, and his actual writing style, so I am hoping the publisher will cooperate.  I’ll keep you posted.  — Amicus Dei