Abstract
Richard Dawkins (2006), Dennett (2006), Sam Harris (2004), Hitchens (2007) are some of the recent defenders of atheism. Their main argument in criticizing religion is that religion does not allow reason. They opine that religion is rigid, irrational and inflexible. The new atheists talk about religion as a whole that may include theistic beliefs and the social and cultural aspects of religious practices. Contrary to the opinion they hold, we claim that reason plays an important role in theism. If theism is dogmatic, then, there would not have been any scope for reasoning out the theistic ideas. But there were many attempts made to give scope for understanding God through reason. We bolster our position from three arguments. The first argument is from the religious scriptures. The second argument is from the advent and advance of natural theology. The third argument is from some prominent recent religious heads positions on accommodating scientific truths.
