 Thousands of Items · Lowest Prices · New & Used |
|
|
Apparel ·
Automotive ·
Baby ·
Beauty ·
Books ·
Classical Music ·
DVD ·
Electronics ·
Gourmet Food Health & Personal Care · Jewelry · Kindle · Kitchen & Housewares · Magazines · MP3 Downloads · Music · Musical Instruments · Office Products Outdoor Living · PC Hardware · Pet Supplies · Photo · Software · Sporting Goods · Tools & Hardware · Toys · VHS · Video Games |
Modern Physics and Ancient Faith
by: Stephen M Barr
List Price: $20.00
as of 09/03/2010 02:42 EDT
Amazon.com's Price: $14.40
You Save: $5.60 (28%)as of 09/03/2010 02:42 EDT
This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.
Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 210
EAN: 9780268021986
ISBN: 0268021988
Label: University of Notre Dame Press
Manufacturer: University of Notre Dame Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 328
Publication Date: February 15, 2006
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Studio: University of Notre Dame Press
Related Items:
- In the Beginning...: A Catholic Understanding of the Story of Creation and the Fall (Resourcement)
- Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship
- Fabricating Jesus: How Modern Scholars Distort the Gospels
- A Students Guide to Natural Science (Guides To Major Disciplines)
- Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life
- see more
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Explains modern physics to general readers without oversimplification. Using the insights of modern physics, this book reveals that modern scientific discoveries and religious faith are deeply consonant. It is aimed at anyone with an interest in science and religion.
Average Rating: 
Rating:
- Good, but people with science backgrounds might fall outside its target audienceAs a Catholic physicist, I know this book does an excellent job introducing the materialism vs. true science debate, but I think it's target audience is more for those who read popular science books than those with science backgrounds like physics. If you have a scientific background, you would probably be better off reading Dr. Rizzi's The Science Before Science: A Guide to Thinking in the 21st Century and Fr. William Wallace's The Modeling of Nature: Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Nature ... Read More
Rating:
- A brilliant bookI heard Stephen Barr speak at the University of Iowa's Geneva Lecture Series. It was a good talk. I have a B.S. in physics and enjoyed it immensely, but even my friends with a non-physics backgrounds enjoyed it too. I decided tentatively to buy his book.
The book is brilliant. I may not agree with everything he says, but he definitely gives the reader much to think about. He's not trying prove the existence of God, but demonstrate that Theism is a viable option as oppose to Scientific ... Read More
Rating:
- A dense and difficult read, but incredibly eye-openingThis review will be brief, as more substantive reviews, by more qualified reviewers, are found elsewhere. I read this book as a professional theologian; of physics, and science in general, I am an absolute layman. In terms of difficulty, I found the book very readable and non-technical. Indeed, the author avoids technical jargon consistently, and will occasionally offer an 'aside' to experts, which I felt free to skip. It is not, however, written for a 'popular' audience - anyone with less than ... Read More
Rating:
- Challenging and helpfulThis book has taught me more than any other about how the discoveries in physics in recent years provide evidence for belief in God. The author knows his subject and is very fair-minded. It does not require a high level of scientific knowledge, but you need to be interested. Topics include the big bang, the design of the universe, freewill, quantum physics and the human mind.
Rating:
- Leans heavily towards the Roman Catholic perspectiveI've read a lot in the religion and science area and I found this book excellent but a bit surprising. The surprise is that it really is a Roman Catholic perspective. And that, in turn, forced me to realize how Anglican most of the literature I tend to read actually is. Blame it on all those religion and science scholars from Cambridge and Oxford. :-)
Anyway, it was a treat to get a fresh perspective on things.
...or is the difference i'm sensing not a Roman Catholic-Anglican one? ... Read More
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display
©2007-2010 NowUSave.com