his youth. In my own case, I started out as an atheist, who went on to become a Christian—precisely the reverse of Dawkins’ intellectual journey. I had originally intended to spend my life in scientific research, but found that my discovery of Christianity led me to study its history and ideas in great depth. I gained my doctorate in molecular biophysics while working in the Oxford laboratories of Professor Sir George Radda, but then gave up active scientific research to study theology. I have often