Genesis of Man

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Genesis of Man

Category:	Religion
Author:	June Austin
Publisher:	Authors Online
Price:	£14.99
ISBN:	0755202368
Pages:	262
Reviewed in issue:	5

Genesis of Man covers some highly topical and controversial subjects regarding religion and science. If you have read and liked The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, then you will love this book because it serves the opposite viewpoint.

The book is well researched – it is laden with scientific, Biblical and historical evidence to support its arguments. However, although there is sound understanding of science, the book seems to place more importance on its Biblical and historical evidence. It is also written with a lot of personal input from the narrator, which helps the ease of reading and can 'speak' to the reader. However, this first person narrative approach may appear to some readers as informal, and make the work appear less reliable.

Whilst the book is written as though it is addressing a vast and diverse audience of believers and non-believers, there are some infelicities and bias that suggests that only certain groups of people are being targeted. The narrative focuses mainly on the three Abrahamic religions, with a greater emphasis on Christianity. This may make its arguments appear somewhat incomplete to some readers, because there are six major world religions to be accounted for, rather than three.

Yet this is a very informative and well researched book. It would be ideal as a companion to academic studies in subjects such as theology, philosophy and the social sciences. The book also achieves what it set out to do; answering all and more of it's questions in the blurb.

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