Signposts to God: How Modern Physics and Astronomy Point the Way to Belief

by Peter Bussey

Publisher:

IVP Academic

, 2016

Overview

“The heavens declare the glory of God” (Ps 19:1). Can we still sing the words of the Psalmist in an age where scientists talk about an expanding cosmos, the Higgs boson, and the multiverse?

In Signposts to God particle physicist Peter Bussey introduces readers to the mysteries of modern physics and astronomy. Written in clear, accessible prose, Bussey provides a primer on topics such as the laws of nature, quantum physics, fine-tuning, and current cosmological models. He shows that despite the remarkable achievements of science, the latest research in these fields does not lead to simple physicalism in which physical processes are able to explain everything that exists.

Bussey argues that, far from ruling out a divine Creator, modern physics and astronomy present us with compelling signposts to God. The more we know about the cosmos and our presence in it, the more plausible belief in God becomes. We can be intellectually satisfied in both science and the Christian faith. Written by someone who has worked for years in scientific research, Signposts to God is a timely and winsome response to a cultural stalemate.

Key Features

• Introduces readers to the mysteries of modern physics and astronomy.
• Provides a primer on topics such as the laws of nature.
• Shows that despite the remarkable achievements of science.

Praise for Signposts to God

During my decades of teaching, I have carried a constant sadness about the complete ignorance and misunderstanding—by almost all secularists and many Christians—of the relationship between Christianity and science. Upon reading Signposts to God, my cloud began to lift. This book does a thorough and masterful job of showing that physics and astronomy have usually been friendly, not hostile, to Christian ideas. Peter Bussey wisely provides a user-friendly overview of the last centuries of physics and astronomy so the reader can understand the arguments to follow. If you get one book on science and religion this year, get this one.

--J. P. Moreland, distinguished professor of philosophy, Biola University

In Signposts to God, Peter Bussey brings a useful survey of today's science. In this book, he shows that rather than conflicting with the biblical picture of a creating God active in the universe, the discoveries of the past century and a half have moved the view of science ever closer to that unchanging biblical paradigm.

--Gerald Schroeder, The College of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem, author of Genesis and the Big Bang and The Science of God

The spreading belief in a fundamental opposition between religion and science intensifies the need for scientists to weigh in on the question. In reader-friendly prose, Bussey presents a balanced, sober, up-to-date account of the many ways in which current physics and cosmology not only remain open to belief, but point the way to it, indicating the existence of an intelligent cause prior to the world of nature. A fine contribution to the great conversation between physics, philosophy, and faith.

--Michael Augros, author of Who Designed the Designer?

Product Details

• Title: Signposts to God: How Modern Physics and Astronomy Point the Way to Belief
• Author: Peter Bussey
• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2016
• Logos Release Date: 2018
• Pages: 223
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Astronomy › Religious aspects--Christianity; God Proof; Physics › Religious aspects--Christianity; RELIGION › Christian--Theology--Apologetics; RELIGION › Religion & Science; SCIENCE › Astronomy
• ISBNs: 9780830873074, 0830873074
• Resource ID: LLS:9780830873074
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-12-16T17:39:31Z

About Peter Bussey

Peter Bussey, (PhD, ScD, Cambridge) is a particle physicist and an honorary research fellow in the school of physics and astronomy at the University of Glasgow. He is a fellow of the Institute of Physics and previously served at Cambridge University, CERN, and Sheffield University. Bussey is involved in research with several international particle physics collaborations, including the ZEUS Experiment at DESY in Hamburg, Germany, the CDF Experiment at Fermilab in Chicago, and the ATLAS Experiment at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland. He is widely published in journals such as Science and Christian Belief.