"36 Arguments for the Existence of God," by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein (Pantheon, 416 pp., $27.95). This clever story of an academic who becomes a celebrity for his humane embrace of atheism manages to blend existential ponderings with humor and sharp writing. (CSMonitor.com review, 1/22/10)
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