Does "this point of view" refer to "Atheism itself must therefore be seen a form of blind faith"?

Does "this point of view" refer to "Atheism itself must therefore be considered a form of blind faith"?
Failed to understand the meaning of "encapsulation." Does it mean "full expression"?

Context:

The major and inescapable flaw of Dawkins's claim that science demands atheism is that it goes beyond the evidence. If God is outside of nature, then science can neither prove nor disprove His existence. Atheism itself must therefore be considered a form of blind faith, in that it adopts a belief system that cannot be defended on the basis of pure reason. Perhaps the most colorful encapsulation of this point of view comes from an unlikely source: Stephen Jay Gould, who outside of Dawkins is probably the most widely read public spokesperson for evolution of the past generation. Writing in an otherwise littlenoticed book review, Gould chastised the Dawkins perspective: