The Soul of Science - Nancy Pearcey, Charles B. Thaxton

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Paperback: 320 pages

Publisher: Crossway Books (21 Feb. 1999)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0891077669

ISBN-13: 978-0891077664



The authors begin by observing that the idea of a war between science and religion is a relatively recent invention, one carefully nurtured by those who hope the victor will be science. (pg. 19) After reviewing all of the contributions which theists, the church, and Christianized societies have made to science, they conclude, The Christian religion, hand in hand with various philosophical outlooks, has motivated, sanctioned, and shaped large portions of the Western scientific heritage.(pg. 248)



"I consider The Soul of Science to be a most significant book which, in our scientific age, should be required reading for all thinking Christians and all practicing scientists. The authors demonstrate how the flowering of modern science depended upon the Judeo-Christian worldview of the existence of a real physical contingent universe, created and held in being by an omnipotent personal God, with man having the capabilities of rationality and creativity, and thus being capable of investigating it. Pearcey and Thaxton make excellent use of analogies to elucidate difficult concepts, and the clarity of their explanations for the non-specialist, for example, of Einstein's relativity theories or of the informational content of DNA and its consequences for theories of prebiotic evolution, are quite exceptional, alone making the volume worth purchasing." --Dr. David Shotton, Lecturer in Cell Biology, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford



"Pearcey and Thaxton show that the alliance between atheism and science is a temporary aberration and that, far from being inimical to science, Christian theism has played and will continue to play an important role in the growth of scientific understanding. This brilliant book deserves wide readership." --Phillip E. Johnson, University of California, Berkeley



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