The last decade or so has seen many books from what might be called "the new atheists." One thinks, for example, of Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens. They have captured the interest of the general reading public and have sold well. Often, however, they have loaded the dice against Christian belief in a most unfair fashion. Arguments and issues have been summarily dismissed after the most cursory of treatments. Thinking God, written by a philosopher and a theologian, father and son, invites the reader to a more reflective consideration of the issues around God and the traditional fabric of Christian belief in a fair and openhanded fashion. Issues, both traditional and more contemporary, have been engaged. The result is an invitation to think of Christian faith seriously, reflectively, and critically.

Owen F. Cummings is Regents' Professor of Theology at Mount Angel Seminary in St. Benedict, Oregon. He has published many books and articles in the field of systematic theology and church history. Andrew C. Cummings is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount Angel Seminary, and author of articles in medieval and modern philosophy.