Templeton Award winner and theoretical physicist John Polkinghorne explores the gap between science and religion. "Do we have to choose between the scientific and religious views of the world, or are they complementary understandings that give us a fuller picture than either on their own would provide?" Quarks, Chaos, & Christianity shows the ways that both science and religion point to something greater than ourselves. Topics include: chaos theory; evolution; miracles; cosmology; guest for God; how God answers prayer; our human nature; religious fact and opinion; scientists and prayer.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
A Superb and Thoughtful Analysis:
This is the first work I've read by this author. It is a thoughtful examination of the premise that both science and religion are involved in seeking the truth about the world. The author is a former theoretical physicist turned Anglican priest and theologian. The description of some very abstract science is done clearly enough so that a non-scientist reader can grasp the concepts and understand their extension into the realm of theology. I gather that he has written a number of books that go into many of... more info
Neither creationism nor evolution:
This is a fascinating book written in layman's terms about the creation of the universe (among other things). At last we have a scientist/theologian who addresses the issues of evolution vs creationism as a combination of the two. Very little in life is black or white and here a door is opened for the continuing pursuit of how we came to be.
Great Information - Most of it was understandable:
This is an excellent book. I may not be smart enough to understand all of either the science or theology, but what I understood was informative and thought provoking.
Sadly MISGUIDED and uninformed !:
John reveals his complete ignorance of Bible and scientific truth as he has been sadly brainwashed by the paganism of anglicanism!
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