Books
I love writing books. And gratifyingly, lots of people seem to love reading them.
The best place to find my books is:
The Atheist Who Didn’t Exist
Or: The Dreadful Consequences of Bad Arguments
(Fully Revised 10th Anniversary Edition)
Does atheism really explain everything? Can reasonable people take Christianity seriously?
During the early twenty-first century, New Atheism was busy producing best-selling books and plastering adverts on the sides of buses. Its loud scepticism is not as popular these days, but many of its arguments live on.
Yet, what if some of its common claims like, “science has buried God” and “religion is the cause of most wars” are not just incorrect, but demonstrably wrong? What if Richard Dawkins and the other New Atheists were not merely barking up the wrong tree, but were in the wrong forest entirely?
Andy Bannister brings you this fully updated and revised book, with new chapters, new resources and new comedy. The Atheist Who Didn’t Exist is designed for curious people to tug at the loose threads of atheism and see if it unravels.
Have You Ever Wondered?
Finding the Everyday Clues to Meaning, Purpose & Spirituality
Beauty. Justice. Identity. Love. Stories. Nature. Hope. These things intrigue us, move us and prompt us to ask big questions. Could there be clues in our deepest desires that point to life’s meaning?
Have You Ever Wondered? invites you on an immersive tour through the issues that matter. This book is for anyone who has looked at a landscape and contemplated why we are drawn to beauty; or wondered why we are so insatiably curious about our universe, or even for those who have simply looked up at a million stars in the vast night’s sky and just wondered.
I co-wrote this with several other writers, people with backgrounds in science, law, linguistics, theology, bioethics, history, and more. Together we reflect on how our questions have, in some cases unexpectedly, led us to a compelling Christian spirituality and a profound sense of meaning and purpose in life.
Questions include:
Have you ever wondered why we long for happiness?
Have you ever wondered why humans are attracted to the supernatural?
Have you ever wondered why music has the power to move us?
Have you ever wondered why black lives matter?
Have you ever wondered what God thinks of you?
Have you ever wondered if all religions are basically the same?
Have you ever wondered why we treat sex as something sacred?
Have you ever wondered why we preserve the past?
Have you ever wondered if you can truly change?
Have you ever wondered why everyone craves money but no one thinks it’s the answer?
And more...
How to Talk about Jesus without Looking like an Idiot
A Panic-Free Guide to Having Natural Conversations about Your Faith
Why is it so difficult to talk to our closest friends about what’s most important to us? Our true identity? Our hopes and dreams? Our true purpose and faith?
How to Talk about Jesus without Looking like an Idiot explores:
- why you don’t need to be afraid or uncomfortable,
- the four questions that help people open up,
- the five steps to respond to tough questions,
- and how to effortlessly bring faith into a conversation.
It doesn’t need to be awkward. Let me help you find easy ways to talk about the true meaning of life with your friends and family.
Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?
Are Islam and Christianity essentially the same? Is the way to overcome divisions in our world to accept that Muslims and Christians are all part of one family of Abrahamic faiths?
In Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?, Dr Andy Bannister shares how his journey from the multicultural streets of inner-city London to being a Christian with a PhD in Qur’anic Studies led him to discover along the way that far from being the same, Islam and Christianity are profoundly and utterly different.
Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God? gets to the heart of what the world’s two largest religions say about life’s biggest questions—and shows the uniqueness of Christianity’s answer not merely to the question of whether God exists, but of who God really is.