This fascinating book brings together a well-informed understanding of current scientific issues with Christian teaching. Davis demonstrates that the meeting between the frontiers of science and the frontiers of faith calls for a proper relationship with the God of the...
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This fascinating book brings together a well-informed understanding of current scientific issues with Christian teaching. Davis demonstrates that the meeting between the frontiers of science and the frontiers of faith calls for a proper relationship with the God of the universe and a humility that acknowledges the fundamental limits of human knowledge. 200 pages, from IVP.
What happens when new scientific research meets traditional Christian doctrines?How does the big bang theory fit with Genesis 1:1?What does quantum mechanics have to do with the doctrines of predestination and the omniscience of God?How does the anthropic principle square with a biblical notion of a designed and purposeful universe?What are the implications of the doctrine of redemption in Jesus Christ for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence?Addressing these and other complex and fascinating questions, John Jefferson Davis brings together a well-informed understanding of current scientific issues with Christian teaching. He demonstrates that the meeting between the frontiers of science and the frontiers of faith calls for a proper relationship with the God of the universe and a humility that acknowledges the fundamental limits of human knowledge.
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John Jefferson Davis demonstrates that the meeting of the frontiers of science with the frontiers of faith calls for a proper relationship with the God of the universe and a humility that acknowledges the limits of human knowledge.
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PRODUCT DETAIL
- Catalogue Code 177345
- Product Code 0830826645
- EANÂ 9780830826643
- Pages 200
- Department Academic
- Category Science
- Sub-Category General
- Publisher Intervarsity Press Usa
- Publication Date Feb 2002
- Dimensions 229 x 153 x 15mm
- Weight 0.286kg
John Jefferson Davis
John Jefferson Davis (Ph.D., Duke University) is professor of systematic theology and Christian ethics at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where he has taught since 1975. He has published for many years in both theological and scientific journals. He is the winner of several Templeton Foundation awards, including the Award for Quality and Excellence in the Teaching of Science and Religion (1998), as well as the National Institutes of Health Grant, National Human Genome Research Institute (2002)
His many books include Worship and the Reality of God: An Evangelical Theology of Real Presence (IVP Academic, 2010); The Frontiers of Science and Faith: Examining Questions from the Big Bang to the End of the Universe (InterVarsity Press, 2002); The Victory of Christ's Kingdom: An Introduction to Postmillennialism (Canon Press, 1996); Sterilization Option: A Guide For Christians (Baker, 1995); Evangelical Ethics: Issues Facing the Church Today (Presbyterian Reformed, 2006) and Christ's Victorious Kingdom: Postmillennialism Reconsidered (Baker, 1986)
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