| A Fine-Tuned Universe Contributor(s): McGrath, Alister E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664233104 ISBN-13: 9780664233105 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $42.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2009 Annotation: In this landmark work, based on his 2009 Gifford lectures, Alister McGrath examines the apparent "fine-tuning" of the universe and its significance for natural theology. Exploring a wide range of physical and biological phenomena and drawing on the latest research in biochemistry and evolutionary biology, McGrath outlines our new understanding of the natural world and discusses its implications for traditional debates about the existence of God. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Religion & Science - Religion | Christian Theology - Systematic |
| Dewey: 261.55 |
| LCCN: 2008028006 |
| Series: 2009 Gifford Lectures |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.85 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Mainline |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Are there viable pathways from nature to God? Natural theology is making a comeback, stimulated as much by scientific advance as by theological and philosophical reflection. Science is increasingly raising questions that transcend its capacity to answer-above all, the question of the existence of God. So how can Christian theology relate to these new developments? In this landmark work, based on his 2009 Gifford lectures, Alister McGrath examines the apparent "fine-tuning" of the universe and its significance for natural theology. Exploring a wide range of physical and biological phenomena and drawing on the latest research in biochemistry and evolutionary biology, McGrath outlines our twenty-first-century understanding of the natural world and discusses this new understanding's implications for debates about the existence of God. |
Contributor Bio(s): McGrath, Alister E.: - Alister E. McGrath is Professor of Theology, Ministry, and Education and Head of the Centre for Theology, Religion, and Culture at King's College in London. World-renowned as a leading theologian and Christian communicator, he is the author of numerous influential books, including Christianity's Dangerous Idea: The Protestant Revolution--A History from the Sixteenth Century to the Twenty-First. |