A Fine-Tuned Universe: The Quest for God in Science and Theology (2009 Gifford Lectures) - Softcover

McGrath, Alister E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0664233104 ISBN 13: 9780664233105

Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press, 2009

Synopsis

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.

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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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0664233104
• ISBN 13: 9780664233105
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 250