“Taking Religion Seriously” is, in that sense, typical of its author. Mr. Murray wasn’t searching for religious belief. His wife, whom Mr. Murray plainly reveres, is a Quaker who doesn’t care all that ...

It wasn’t quite a “where were you when” moment, but almost. I’m talking about Richard Dawkins — the world’s most famous atheist — announcing that he’d become a “cultural Christian.” Initially I was ...

Richard Dawkins is not moved by religious or otherwise supernatural claims. He was, however, so moved by an Elvis Presley song that he came to the conclusion that heaven itself wanted him to hear it.