Surprised by meaning
Subtitle: science, faith, and how we make sense of things
By: Alister E. McGrath
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Louisville, KY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9780664236922
Subjects: Religion and science; Meaning (Philosophy); Christianity
Description: "We live in an age when the growth of the Internet has made it easier than ever to gain access to information and accumulate knowledge. But information is not the same as meaning, nor is knowledge identical with wisdom. Many people feel engulfed by a tsunami of facts in which they can find no meaning. In thirteen short, accessible chapters McGrath, author of the bestselling The Dawkins Delusion, leads the reader through a nontechnical discussion of science and faith. How do we make sense of the world around us? Are belief in science and the Christian faith compatible? Does the structure of the universe point toward the existence of God? McGrath's goal is to help readers see that science is neither anathema to faith, nor does it supersede faith. Both science and faith help with the overriding human desire to make sense of things. Faith is a complex idea. It is not a blind leap into the dark but a joyful discovery of a bigger picture of wondrous things of which we are all a part" -- Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-127) and index.
Table of contents: title: Looking for the big picture; title: Longing to make sense of things; title: Patterns on the shore of the universe; title: How we make sense of things; title: Musings of a lapsed atheist; title: Beyond the scientific horizon; title: A Christian viewpoint; title: The deep structure of the universe; title: The mystery of the possibility of life; title: The accidents of biological history?; title: History, culture, and faith; title: The heart's desire: longing for significance; title: Surprised by meaning.