Dave Tetrick, a former student of mine who is with the Peace
Corps in Burkina Faso, told me he values his Westmont education now because of
how it has enabled him to learn how to understand those he has been called to
serve. He said his philosophy course on “The New Atheists” provided an
opportunity to understand and appreciate those with whom he doesn’t agree. When
I discuss the New Atheists with students, my emphasis is on an apologetical
defense of belief in God. What Dave told me convinces me that an “anthropological”
understanding of unbelievers would also be valuable.
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