Bookreview: A Devils' Chaplain by Richard Dawkins

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Earlier I posted two excerpts of this book. Now I've had some a lot of time to let it all sink in, I wrote that proper review I promised.
The last couple of years I've become very interested in atheism. One of the first names you come across when researching that subject is Richard Dawkins. He wrote a lot of books and because I didn't have a clue where to start reading, my brother lend me this collection of essays.

Title: A Devil's Chaplain
Author: Richard Dawkins
Genre: Essays on religion and science
Publisher: Phoenix 2004
Pages: Paperback, 304
Language: English
Rating: 8,5/10
Summary: A collection of articles and lectures with many themes, varying from biology and evolution to history and religion. Richard Dawkins discusses the relation between these subjects and what part they play in morality and education. There are also some very personal essays; memories of his travels and eulogies of his colleagues and friends. The final chapter is a letter to his daughter about believing.

( Review and Excerpt )

I now know which of his books I want to read first: I have put The God Delusion on top of my wishlist.