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Golden hill book by francis spufford official publisher. Refuting critics such as richard dawkins, sam harris, and the new atheist crowd, spufford, a former atheist and fellow of the royal society of literature, argues that christianity is recognizable, drawing on the deep and deeply ordinary vocabulary of human feeling, satisfying those who believe in it by. Spufford is an amused and amusing observer of human beings, and it is a pleasure to be in his company. Why, despite everything, christianity can still make surprising. The most recent, unapologetic, has been translated into three languages. He has written on such varied topics as the devil, the joy of lists, the british fascination with the polar regions, and technology and scientists and inventors.
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