Surprised by Meaning Surprised by Meaning

Surprised by Meaning

Science, Faith, and How We Make Sense of Things

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Publisher 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.

GENRE
Religion & Spirituality
RELEASED
2011
February 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
112
Pages
PUBLISHER
Presbyterian Publishing Corporation
SELLER
Ingram DV LLC
SIZE
6.6
MB

Customer Reviews

Jon Burnett ,

A good place to start

Believers living in an age dominated by science are continually in search of works that demonstrate the truth and vitality of the Christian faith. As a trained scientist and theologian, McGrath fills this void exceptionally well, but without the jargon or name-calling encountered in similar works. His book therefore serves as a good introduction to other classics in apologetics, such as Lewis's Mere Christianity or Chesterton's Orthodoxy, by clearing away most of the objections put forth by the New Atheists.

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