Answering the Music Man: Dan Barker’s Arguments against Christianity

by Richard Land; Tricia Scribner; B. Kyle Keltz

Publisher:

Wipf and Stock

, 2020

Overview

Dan Barker, ex-preacher and co-founder of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, travels widely, arguing in debates and speaking on his beliefs that Christianity is false, God does not exist, and the Bible is filled with errors and mythology. He has been touted as one of America’s leading atheists. Yet close examination of his arguments shows that Barker’s reasons for disbelief are poorly reasoned and miss the mark as they are aimed at a mistaken caricature of Christian theism. Answering the Music Man exposes Barker’s misunderstandings of Christianity and provides compelling answers to Barker’s arguments.

Praise for Answering the Music Man

“This book is a helpful and clear response to Dan Barker’s popular-level atheism. It examines his terms and labels, his assumptions, and his arguments in an incisive and accessible manner. Though one may disagree here and there, the book overall presents a highly effective and robust challenge to Barker’s version of atheism as well as presenting the case for the Christian faith.”

—Paul Copan, Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics, Palm Beach Atlantic University; author of Loving Wisdom: A Guide to Philosophy and Christian Faith



“As much as this book is about Dan Barker, it is about the new atheism in general. It explains and refutes such views in an academic but accessible way. Being broad in topics and deep in content, it is a wonderful apologetic resource not only to refute the new atheism but to introduce the reader to classical views on many important topics.”

—J. Brian Huffling, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Theology, Southern Evangelical Seminary

Product Details

• Title: Answering the Music Man: Dan Barker’s Arguments against Christianity
• Authors: Richard Land, Tricia Scribner, B. Kyle Keltz
• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Print Publication Date: 2020
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781725253384, 9781725253360, 9781725253377, 1725253380, 1725253364, 1725253372
• Resource ID: LLS:9781725253384
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T20:18:11Z

About the Authors

B. Kyle Keltz is assistant professor of English and philosophy at South Plains College. He has articles published in The Heythrop Journal, The Journal of Value Inquiry, New Blackfriars, Nova et Vetera, and Sophia. He also contributed chapters to God and the World of Insects (2017).



Tricia Scribner is a PhD candidate in philosophy of religion at Southern Evangelical Seminary. She is the author of LifeGivers Apologetics: Women Designed and Equipped to Share Reasons for the Hope Within (2016), co-author with Edna Ellison of Woman to Woman: Preparing Yourself to Mentor (2005), and with Frank Turek of Stealing from God and Essentials of the Faith study guides.