God, Actually is a unique new religious book, a rational Christian apologetic written for agnostics and atheists as well as people of faith.

God, Actually deals with all the 'cutting-edge' religious issues in some depth. For example:

Evolution/Creationism/Intelligent Design.

Williams is not a young-Earth, six-day Creationist. He accepts the Big Bang theory and the basics of Darwinian evolution. He accepts that both the Universe and the Earth are billions of years old, and that Man (Homo sapiens) is a recently-evolved species. But he rejects the notion that science now has most of the answers to the "how" and the "why" of the Universe - or ever will. He is convinced that the Universe cannot be a mindless, random accident. He argues that there is strong scientific evidence for the existence of a supernatural Creator - in cosmology, physics, chemistry and biology. In short, there is a "mind" behind everything - God. This is the thrust of so-called Intelligent Design theory, and Williams believes that it should be taught in schools.

Humanism.

Williams rejects the idea that Man's earthly happiness (individual or collective) is the be-all and end-all of everything. He also rejects the idea that Man is an utterly insignificant part of a purely material Universe. He believes that Man has a special place in the Universe. Two unique capacities of the human mind (cognition and conscience), and human love, are strong pointers to God's existence and to God's intentions for Mankind.

Who was Jesus?

Williams believes that Jesus of Nazareth was divine. In this key respect, he is an orthodox Christian. He refutes a number of fashionable arguments:

- the "ultra-rationalist" view that Jesus was, and is, a man-made myth;
- the "common sense" view that He was merely a fine ethical teacher;
- the "liberal" Christian view that He was an extraordinary and inspiring figure, but still merely human; and
- the "moderate" Christian view that He was in some way sent by God, but neither performed miracles nor was physically resurrected.

Politics.

Williams's views are an interesting mix. He attempts to discern where a Christian should stand on the various issues. In general, he stands well to the Left on the seminal social justice issues - war and peace; the distribution of wealth; human rights. He believes in sensible environmentalism including urgent measures to tackle climate change. He is mostly supportive of gay rights and opposes capital punishment. But he leans firmly to the Right on many other social issues, such as abortion, euthanasia, cloning, divorce and parenting. His views on the rule of law and censorship are in the centre.

Islam and other faiths.

Williams is respectful of most religions, including Islam. Indeed, he argues that mainstream Islam (as distinct from the extreme jihadist version) is the belief system closest to Christianity. He believes that Christianity is the most fully satisfying faith, intellectually and ethically, but that it cannot be the only way to God.

Life after death.