The new atheists caused quite the furore with books such as Richard Dawkins’ “The God Delusion.” Christians were among those accused of promoting magical thinking and harmful ideology. Fifteen years later this claim still has emotional power. “The Theology Basement” de-legitimises this claim by critiquing some of the concepts that empower it. The theology basement contains discredited theorists, comfort merchants, and secret atheists. Removing these from the pile, “The Theology Basement” instead applies the best of theology to study multiverses, evolutionary psychology, and many other topics. Weeks spent in the basement’s tungsten glow led to the emergence of one central claim - the existence of the Christian God really is existential for us.