1. In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible (New York: Doubleday, 2001). 2. The Twilight of Atheism: The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World (New York: Doubleday, 2004). 3. The Dawkins Delusion? Atheist Fundamentalism and the Denial of the Divine. With Joanna Collicutt McGrath. (London: SPCK, 2007). 4. Why God Won’t Go Away: Engaging the New Atheism (London: SPCK, 2011). North American edition published as Why God Won’t Go Away: Is the New Atheism Running on Empty? (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2011).
Works written for clergy and others engaged in ministry
The main works here are comprise the “Truth and the Christian Imagination” series, which uses works of art as a means of communicating and exploring central Christian ideas. The five volumes in the series are as follows: 1. Creation (London: SPCK, 2004). 2. Incarnation (London: SPCK, 2005). 3. Redemption (London: SPCK, 2006). 4. Resurrection (London: SPCK, 2007). 5. The Christian Vision of God (London: SPCK, 2008).
Other books written for this audience
1. The Journey (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1999). 2. The Unknown God: Searching for spiritual fulfilment (Oxford: Lion Publications, 1999). This was voted the best book on Christian spirituality published in 1999 by the influential journal Christianity Today. 3. Mere Theology: Christian Faith and the Discipleship of the Mind (London: SPCK, 2010). North American edition published as The Passionate Intellect: Christian Faith and the Discipleship of the Mind (InterVarsity Press, 2010). 4. Surprised by Meaning: Science, Faith, and How We Make Sense of Things (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2011).10. Mere Apologetics: How to Help Seekers and Skeptics Find Faith (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2012).
Dr. McGrath’s books have been translated into the following languages: Afrikaans; Arabic; Chinese (both Cantonese and Mandarin); Croatian; Czech; Dutch; Farsi; Finnish; French; German; Hungarian; Icelandic; Indonesian; Italian; Japanese; Korean; Norwegian; Polish; Portugese; Romanian; Russian; Spanish; Swedish; and Vietnamese.