Taking Religion Seriously
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| Author | Charles Murray |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Religious conversion, Christianity, science and religion |
| Publisher | Encounter Books |
Publication date | 14 October 2025 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 152 |
| ISBN | 978-1-64177-485-7 |
| Preceded by | Facing Reality |
Taking Religion Seriously is a 2025 autobiographical work by American political scientist Charles Murray. The book traces Murray's journey from agnosticism to a tentative yet public Christian commitment. It is his first extended reflection on religion after four decades of writing on social policy and human diversity.[1]
Murray opens by examining the secular worldview that dominated his academic career. As a data-driven social scientist rather than theologian, he explains how religious questions became intellectually inescapable through three discoveries: the fine-tuning of physical constants, the hard problem of consciousness, and the enduring power of moral law.[2]
The book progresses through cosmology, evolutionary psychology, and biblical scholarship. Murray analyzes the historical evidence for the Gospels and Resurrection, concluding that these accounts satisfy modern evidential standards better than secular critics typically acknowledge.[3]