Alister McGrath is Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University and Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He is author of numerous books, including In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible, The Reenchantment of Nature, and The Journey; a consulting editor of Christianity Today; and the general editor of The NIV Thematic Study Bible. He lives in Oxford, UK.
This is indeed a thought-provoking book * BBC History Magazine * Alister McGrath invariably combines enormous scholarship with an accessible and engaging style. -- Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury Fascinating * The Glasgow Herald * Gripping...impressive intellectual range * The New York Times * Provocative and timely -- John Gray * The Independent *