Alongsied angst vampires and "mum-Liny porn", godlessness has offered a reliable leg-up onto the bestseller list. These days, however, the market for antireligious tracts is sufficiently crowded that any new entrant needs a unique selling point. Two new books, from a philosopher and a pri-matologist, hope to inject something fresh into the argument. "The God Argument", by A.C. Grayling, a British philosopher, is concerned with tone. Other writers about religion, such as Christopher Hitchens or Sam Harris, pour out heated criticism. Mr Grayling promises to turn down the temperature.
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