English professor Mary Grabar writes that “easy [diluted, “saccharine”] Christianity is vulnerable to easy [self-deluded, “nonsensical,” nihilistic] atheism,” such as that dished up by Christopher Hitchens in God Is Not Great.”

As an antidote to such “atheistic revolutionaries who presume themselves bold and more intelligent that the God-fearing around them,” Grabar recommends turning to muscular Christian writers such as Milton, Shakespeare, Tolstoy, and Dostoyevsky.

She offers powerful examples of their wisdom and humanity.