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A marvelous resource. A big book but with bite-sized answers to a host of questions related to science, evolution, and naturalism. Highly recommended!
Table of Contents
Foreword by Stephen C. Meyer
Part I: Science and Faith
1. What Are Science and Faith — and Are They Compatible?
William A. Dembski
2. How Do We Understand the Relationship Between Faith and Reason?
Joseph M. Holden and Christopher T Haun
3. Has Science Refuted Miracles and the Supernatural?
Richard G. Howe
4. Is Christianity at War with Science?
Michael N. Keas
5. Does Science Conflict with Biblical Faith?
David Haines
6. Did Christianity Help Give Rise to Science?
John A. Bloom
7. Can a Christian Be a Scientist (and Vice Versa)?
David Haines and Frank Correa
8. What Is the Biblical and Scientific Case for a Historical Adam and Eve?
Fazale Rana
9. On Science and Scientism: What Insights Does CS Lewis Offer?
Terry Glaspey
10. How Has Evil Been Done in the Name of Science?
Richard Weikart
11. How Can We Use Science in Apologetics?
Jay W Richards
12. What About the Historical Relationship Between Christianity and Science?
H. Wayne House
Part II: Science and Design
13. What Is the Evidence for Intelligent Design and What Are Its Theological Implications?
Stephen C. Meyer
14. Is Our Intuition of Design in Nature Correct?
Douglas Axe
15. What is Intelligent Design and How Should We Defend It?
Casey Luskin
16. What Is the Positive Case for Design?
Casey Luskin
17. Why Does Intelligent Design Matter?
William A. Dembski
18. Have Science and Philosophy Refuted Free Will?
Michael Egnor
19. Can Materialism Explain Human Consciousness?
Michael Egnor
20. Does the Big Bang Support Cosmic Design?
Brian Miller
21. How Does Fine-Tuning Make the Case for Nature’s Designer?
Hugh Ross
22. Do We Live on a Privileged Planet?
Guillermo Gonzalez
23. How Do Solar Eclipses Point to Intelligent Design?
Guillermo Gonzalez
24. How Does the Intelligibility of Nature Point to Design?
Bruce L. Gordon
Part III: Science and Evolution
25. Did Life First Arise by Purely Natural Means (Abiogenesis)?
Walter L. Bradley and Casey Luskin
26. What Are the Top Scientific Problems with Evolution?
Jonathan Wells
27. How Does Irreducible Complexity Challenge Darwinism?
Michael Behe
28. Can New Proteins Evolve?
Douglas Axe
29. Does the Evidence Support Universal Common Ancestry?
Casey Luskin
30. Can Universal Common Descent Be Tested?
Paul Nelson
31. Does the Fossil Record Demonstrate Darwinian Evolution?
Günter Bechly
32. Do Fossils Demonstrate Human Evolution?
Casey Luskin
33. Is Evolutionary Psychology a Legitimate Way to Understand Our Humanity?
Denyse O’Leary
34. Does Darwinism Make Theological Assumptions?
Cornelius Hunter
35. How Has Darwinism Negatively Impacted Society?
John G. West
36. Do Scientists Have the Intellectual Freedom to Challenge Darwinism?
John G. West
37. Is Darwinism a Theory in Crisis?
Jonathan Wells
Part IV: Hard Questions on Science and Faith
38. Is Science the Only Means for Acquiring Truth?
David R.C. Deane
39. Is Theistic Evolution a Viable Option for Christians?
Jay W. Richards
40. Will Intelligent Machines Rise Up and Overtake Humanity?
Robert J. Marks II
41. Can Panspermia Explain the Origin of Life?
Guillermo Gonzalez
42. Does the Multiverse Refute Cosmic Design?
Bruce L. Gordon
43. What About Human Exceptionalism and Genetic Engineering?
Wesley J. Smith
44. How Should Christians Think About Origins?
Richard G. Howe
45. How Should We Think About the Age of the Earth?
David Haines
46. How Have Christians Helped to Advance Science?
Henry “Fritz” Schaefer III
47. How Can We Make Sense of Natural Evil?
William A. Dembski
48. Should Christians Embrace Human Enhancement Science and Technology That Extends Mental and Physical Limitations?
Miguel Angel Endara
Appendix: List of Important Thinkers in the History of the Natural Sciences Who Were Religious (David Haines)
Selected Quotes
- “If by science we mean modern science (not medieval or ancient science), and if by faith we mean classic, orthodox Christian faith…then science and faith are obviously compatible.” (21)
- “One of the most fruitful sources for Christian apologetics is natural science.” (123)
- “The evidence that the universe had a beginning, coupled with this additional evidence, points to the cause of the universe being an immaterial, infinitely powerful, personal being that must exist outside of the universe.” (228)
- “The mystery of nature’s exquisite fine-tuning draws us ever more deeply into researching its details. New instruments allow us to probe with ever-increasing precision the complexities we had previously missed. And, at every step along the way, the impression of purposeful design grows stronger, not weaker, giving us more reasons to believe our existence is no accident.” (237)
- “An inference to the best explanation of all available evidence suggests that a top-down infusion of new information by an intelligent agent is more adequate than any mechanistic bottom-up process. Christians do not have to deny the scientific evidence from the fossil record to firmly reject the materialist delusion that we are nothing but the accidental byproducts of a random process.” (356)
- “Given what we have already discovered from the doctrine of creation, it is evident that as humans we owe our everything to God. God not only created us, but he sustains us as well.” (487)
- “There is a tremendous tradition, past and present, of distinguished Christian scientists…And perhaps I have given you sufficient evidence that you will never again believe that it is difficult to be a scientist and a Christian.” (526)