Most people care deeply about things they have not discovered through the scientific method, such as love, beauty, altruism, and even religious longing, according to Dan DeWitt in his book Jesus or Nothing. Hence most people are suspicious of the idea that science in our only source of knowledge. The idea that everything must have a material explanation is in conflict with the way we live our daily lives as if there is more to life than matter.
The book contains an interesting discussion about the relationship between atheism and nihilism. Many philosophers regard a certain amount of nihilism as an inescapable consequence of atheism, but on the other hand most people who would regard themselves as atheists would not regard themselves as nihilists. It is often easy to spot difficulties in the worldviews of people you disagree with.
The author uses the letter of Paul to the Colossians as his outline for an explanation of the Christian “theory of everything”, including why there is something rather than nothing, where the universe came from, why it is orderly, why humanity is personal, why we long for transcendence, why there is evil in the world and what the remedy for evil is, why we have a problem with guilt and how grace is the antidote, and the meaning behind our mortality.
This is a short and readable book which presents the Christian perspective in a manner which is respectful towards the views of atheists. I would recommend it particularly for young Christians who are trying to work through the challenges presented by atheism.