... Amazon.com's Apologetics Bestsellers list and is currently #272 overall on Amazon.com. Congratulations, Mary! And thank you, all of those who have purchased the book.
Meanwhile, John Hinderaker of Powerlineblog posted this yesterday:
If you've not read the book yet, start with the first chapter, "Letter One: The Trouble with Experience" Or visit the book's website, www.loserletters.com.On our radio show last Saturday, Chad Doughty, sitting in for Brian Ward, and I interviewed Ms. Eberstadt about her book and opened the lines to callers. The response was remarkable. On a beautiful spring day, the lines filled up and the calls never stopped coming. We devoted the entire second hour of our show to the debate. Remarkably, perhaps, the ancient argument between religious belief and atheism is not just alive, but hot.
We were struck by how many atheists called to argue with Ms. Eberstadt. We had no idea there were so many atheists among our listeners! Mary responded with grace and intelligence. When the show was over, Jon Osburn, one of the Patriot's smartest young employees, came down to the bunker to tell us that the Eberstadt interview was the best one we have ever done. And, hey--we once interviewed Bill James!
So, this is a re-plug. If you are interested in the ultimate questions involved in religious belief, you would be remiss if you miss The Loser Letters.
John Hinderaker from the Powerline blog wrote that it was a popular topic on his radio program:
"On our radio show last Saturday, Chad Doughty, sitting in for Brian Ward, and I interviewed Ms. Eberstadt about her book and opened the lines to callers. The response was remarkable. On a beautiful spring day, the lines filled up and the calls never stopped coming. We devoted the entire second hour of our show to the debate. Remarkably, perhaps, the ancient argument between religious belief and atheism is not just alive, but hot."
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2010/05/026342.php
Posted by: gregg | Friday, May 21, 2010 at 02:57 AM