Surprised by Meaning: Science, Faith, and How We Make Sense of Things

Author:   Alister E. McGrath
Publisher:   Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
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9780664236922


Pages:   144
Publication Date:   01 February 2011
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Surprised by Meaning: Science, Faith, and How We Make Sense of Things


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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.

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Author:   Alister E. McGrath
Publisher:   Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
Imprint:   Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.195kg
ISBN:  

9780664236922


ISBN 10:   0664236928
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   01 February 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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McGrath provides a crisp, readable, and deeply personal witness to Christian faith in the age of science. Easily dismissing the unreasonable and self-contradictory beliefs of the 'new atheists, ' McGrath's book offers an inspiring theological vision, one that can make very good sense of contemporary scientific discoveries. John F. Haught, Georgetown University, and author of God and the New Atheism and Making Sense of Evolution <br><br>


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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, London. He is the author of several books, including C.S. Lewis: A Life and The Dawkins Delusion.

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