__"In this accessible and engaging introduction, \[John Lennox\] guides us through the great debates about science and faith, and offers incisive assessments of the issues." Alister McGrath, Professor of Science and Religion, University of Oxford__

__Is the rigorous pursuit of scientific knowledge really compatible with a sincere faith in God?__

Building on the arguments put forward in God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God?, Prof John Lennox examines afresh the plausibility of a Christian theistic worldview in the light of some of the latest developments in scientific understanding. Prof Lennox focuses on the areas of evolutionary theory, the origins of life and the universe, and the concepts of mind and consciousness to provide a detailed and compelling introduction to the science and religion debate. He also offers his own reasoning as to why he continues to be convinced by a Christian approach to explaining these phenomena.

Robust in its reasoning, but respectful in tone, this book is vital reading for anyone exploring the relationship between science and God.

Is the rigorous pursuit of scientific knowledge really compatible with a sincere faith in God?  
Building on the arguments put forward in God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God?, John Lennox examines afresh the plausibility of a Christian theistic worldview in the light of some of the latest developments in scientific understanding. John Lennox focuses on the areas of evolutionary theory, the origins of life and the universe, and the concepts of mind and consciousness to provide a detailed and compelling introduction to the science and religion debate. He also offers his own reasoning as to why he continues to be convinced by a Christian approach to explaining these phenomena. Robust in its reasoning, but respectful in tone, this book is vital reading for anyone exploring the relationship between science and God.

__Is the rigorous pursuit of scientific knowledge really compatible with a sincere faith in God?__

Building on the arguments put forward in God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God?, Prof John Lennox examines afresh the plausibility of a Christian theistic worldview in the light of some of the latest developments in scientific understanding. Prof Lennox focuses on the areas of evolutionary theory, the origins of life and the universe, and the concepts of mind and consciousness to provide a detailed and compelling introduction to the science and religion debate. He also offers his own reasoning as to why he continues to be convinced by a Christian approach to explaining these phenomena.

__Robust in its reasoning, but respectful in tone, this book is vital reading for anyone exploring the relationship between science and God.__

Prof Lennox defends the legitimacy of a Christian worldview in light of the latest science.

__CONTENTS__  
Preface  
__PART 1 Surveying the Landscape__  
1\. Introduction 10  
2\. Matters of Evidence and Faith 19  
3\. A Historical Perspective: The Forgotten Roots of Science and Arguments from Design 26  
__PART 2 Science and Explanation__  
4\. Science, its Presuppositions, Scope, and Methodology 62  
5\. Worldviews and Their Relation to Science: Naturalism and its Shortcomings 87  
6\. Theism and its Relationship to Science: God of Gaps, Complexity of God, and Miracles 110  
__PART 3 Understanding the Universe and Life__  
7\. Understanding the Universe: The Beginning and Fine-Tuning 140  
8\. The Wonder of the Living World 157  
9\. The Genetic Code 170  
10\. A Matter of Information 186  
11\. Algorithmic Information Theory 192  
12\. Life's Solution: Self-Organization? 207  
__PART 4 The Modern Synthesis__  
13\. Life's Solution: Evolution? 218  
14\. Evolution: Asking Hard Questions 231  
15\. The Nature and Scope of Evolution 241  
16\. Natural Selection 260  
17\. The Edge of Evolution 271  
18\. The Mathematics of Evolution 280  
__PART 5 The Information Age__  
19\. Systems Biology 298  
20\. The Origin of Information: A Word-Based World 315  
21\. Brain, Mind, and the Quantum World 348  
Epilogue: Beyond Science But Not Beyond Reason 365  
Notes 375  
Index 395

"In this accessible and engaging introduction, \[John Lennox\] guides us through the great debates about science and faith, and offers incisive assessments of the issues." __Alister McGrath__, Professor of Science and Religion, University of Oxford

"In a century when all the fields of science and technology converge in biology, the effort to confront the deeper meaning of life from a historical and philosophical perspective is more relevant than ever before. This book is a timely and excellent contribution to the conversation." __Sonia Contera__, Professor of Biological Physics, University of Oxford

"Anyone who has understood the immense difficulties that reductionism creates in science must be impressed with the care with which the author outlines and dissects the arguments. You don't have to be a theist to benefit from the book. Come to it with an open mind, and enjoy its challenges." __Denis Noble__, Emeritus Professor, University of Oxford, CBE, FRS

"The scholarship is fine-grained, integrating dozens of fields. Best of all is the tour de force of new developments in evolutionary biology that have largely gone unreported, backed by a rich historical context running back to the ancient Greeks." __Perry Marshal__l, author of Evolution 2.0, founder of the $10 million Evolution 2.0 Prize

"Engagingly written \[…\] Lennox gives a totally unique view of the physical and logical universe from his perspective as a mathematician and a Christian." __Cheryl E. Praeger__, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, University of Western Australia

"If there could be one book in the arsenal for the college-bound faithful, the apologist, or the ponderer of the complex questions of science and faith, this is the text." __James M. Tour__, Professor of Chemistry, Rice University

John C Lennox

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Preface

Part 1: Surveying the Landscape

1. Introduction

2. Matters of Evidence and Faith

3. A Historical Perspective: The Forgotten Roots of Science and Arguments from Design

Part 2: Science and Explanation

4. Science, its Presuppositions, Scope, and Methodology

5. Worldviews and Their Relation to Science: Naturalism and its Shortcomings

6. Theism and its Relationship to Science: God of Gaps, Complexity of God, and Miracles

Part 3: Understanding the Universe and Life

7. Understanding the Universe: The Beginning and Fine-Tuning

8. The Wonder of the Living World

9. The Genetic Code

10. A Matter of Information

11. Algorithmic Information Theory

12. Life's Solution: Self-Organization?

Part 4: The Modern Synthesis

13. Life's Solution: Evolution?

14. Evolution: Asking Hard Questions

15. The Nature and Scope of Evolution

16. Natural Selection

17. The Edge of Evolution

18. The Mathematics of Evolution

Part 5: The Information Age

19. Systems Biology

20. The Origin of Information: A Word-Based World

21. Brain, Mind, and the Quantum World

Epilogue: Beyond Science But Not Beyond Reason

Notes

Index

__Is the rigorous pursuit of scientific knowledge really compatible with a sincere faith in God?__

Building on the arguments put forward in God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God?, Prof John Lennox examines afresh the plausibility of a Christian theistic worldview in the light of some of the latest developments in scientific understanding. Prof Lennox focuses on the areas of evolutionary theory, the origins of life and the universe, and the concepts of mind and consciousness to provide a detailed and compelling introduction to the science and religion debate. He also offers his own reasoning as to why he continues to be convinced by a Christian approach to explaining these phenomena.

__Robust in its reasoning, but respectful in tone, this book is vital reading for anyone exploring the relationship between science and God.__

\["Those looking to explore the relationship between science and God","Prof. Lennox focuses on recent scientific theories including evolutionary theory, the origins of life and the universe, and the concepts of mind and consciousness","Gain new confidence in a Christian perspective on these scientific theories"\]

__Is the rigorous pursuit of scientific knowledge really compatible with a sincere faith in God?__

Building on the arguments put forward in God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God?, Prof John Lennox examines afresh the plausibility of a Christian theistic worldview in the light of some of the latest developments in scientific understanding. Prof Lennox focuses on the areas of evolutionary theory, the origins of life and the universe, and the concepts of mind and consciousness to provide a detailed and compelling introduction to the science and religion debate. He also offers his own reasoning as to why he continues to be convinced a Christian approach to explaining these phenomena.

__Robust in its reasoning, but respectful in tone, this book is vital reading for anyone exploring the relationship between science and God.__

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