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The Fire in the Equations: Science, Religion, and the Search for God - Softcover

Ferguson, Kitty

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9780802843555: The Fire in the Equations: Science, Religion, and the Search for God
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ISBN 10: 0802843557 ISBN 13: 9780802843555
Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co, 1997

Synopsis

Since the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species in 1859, many have found science and belief in God irreconcilable. Now, in the final decade of the twentieth century, stunning advances in physics, biology, and the new fields of chaos and complexity have brought the conflict to a crucial stage. More and more, scientists have begun to look for a single fundamental law or truth that underlies the beginning of the universe and its continued existence. But can we truly find either God or a scientific theory that will erase once and for all the notion of God?

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About the Author

Kitty Ferguson, a former professional musician with a life long interest in science, is an independent scholar and lecturer who lives in Cambridge, England, and South Carolina. She has also written the best-selling books Black Holes in Space Time and Stephen Hawking: Quest for a Theory of Everything.

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At least since the Catholic Church forced Galileo to renounce Copernicanism, scientists and religionists have eyed one another with suspicion. But is the conflict between modern science and religious belief inevitable? Must those who accept the theories of Einstein and Heisenberg reject the visions of Isaiah and Paul? Well versed in both physics and theology, Ferguson holds out hope for reconciling rigorous science with sincere faith in God. But which God? The author concedes that it is easier to reconcile a scientific perspective with a distant deity who detonates the big bang and then leaves the universe to follow inflexible laws. But in carefully nuanced reasoning, she shows that modern science does not compel its adherents to reject the miracle-working personal God of Scripture. What comes through most clearly in this analysis is that science will never give believers or atheists unassailable public proofs of their positions. Like Jacob with the angel, each of us must still struggle with some questions alone. Bryce Christensen

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Publisher
Eerdmans Pub Co
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0802843557
ISBN 13 
9780802843555
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
319
Rating
  • 3.90 out of 5 stars
    78 ratings by Goodreads