True Scientists, True Faith: Some of the world's leading scientists reveal the harmony between their

by R J Berry

Publisher:

Monarch Books

, 2014

Overview

True Scientists, True Faith: Leading scientist reveal the harmony between their science and heir faith.

Some atheistic campaigners continue to stress that science and faith are incompatible. This is simply untrue, as the distinguished contributors to this volume demonstrate.

Scientists from a variety of different disciplines have provided their own accounts of how their science and their personal faith intersect .They come from a range of Christian backgrounds, but all are orthodox believers.

Contributors include:

• Joan Centrella, NASA
• Francis Collins, Human Genome Project
• Bob White, Professor of Geophysics, University of Cambridge
• Alister McGrath, Professor of Theology, King's College London, and molecular biologist
• Wilson Poon, Professor of Physics, University of Edinburgh

This new edition also includes five contributions from distinguished younger scientists.

Contents

Contents
Foreword 9
1. Alister McGrath: Science, Faith, and Making Sense ofThings 12
2. John Houghton: A God Big Enough 28
3. Andrew Briggs: And Information Became Physical 39
4. Chris Done: From Spock to the Supernatural 54
5. Colin Humphreys: Can Science and Christianity oth Be True? 64
6. Simon Stuart: Reflections of a Christian Working
in Science and Conservation 86
7. Francis Collins: What Do You Believe, Doctor? 104
8. Ghillean Prance: A Talent for Science 136
9. Monty Barker: Man – Dust with a Destiny 148
10. John Wood: From Nanotechnology to
Macro-Organizations – Engineering Atoms and More 162
11. Andy Gosler: Surprise and the Value of Life 176
12. Jennifer Wiseman: Inspired by the Heavens 196
13. Sam Berry: Genes, Genesis and Greens 210
14. John Wyatt: No Easy Answers 225
15. Bob White: Earthquakes, Volcanoes,
and Other Catastrophes 239
16. Simon Conway Morris: One Impossible Thing Before
Breakfast: Evolution and Christianity 255
17. David Raffaelli: Inconvenient Truths 276
18. Denis Alexander: A Different Drum-beat 288
19. Rosalind Picard: Building Technology with Emotion 308
20. Donald MacKay: Science and Christian Faith Today 322
Suggestions for Further Reading 344
Index of Bible References 347
Index of Bible References 348

Product Details

• Title : True Scientists, True Faith
• Author: Berry, R J
• Publisher: Monarch Books
• Publication Date: 2014
• ISBN: 9780857215413