Pascal's Fire - Scientific Faith and Religious Understanding

Author: Keith WardPublisher: Viva BooksYear: 2007Language: EnglishPages: 270ISBN/UPC (if available): 1851684468 DescriptionIn the midst of global resurgence of interest in religion, and especially religion's relation to modern scientific knowledge, "Pascal's Fire" offers an erudite and original perspective. Many scientists have written about religion; a few theologians have written about science. However, this is the first contemporary volume in which a theologian takes on science in its own territory. Contrary to Nietzsche's famous assertion, best-selling author Keith Ward argues that God is far from dead. In fact, the rapidly expanding boundaries of scientific discovery, which many attribute to His murder, actually provide persuasive evidence for His existence. By examining how four ground-breaking changes in the history of scientific discourse (the Earth as the center of the universe, the Newtonian revolution, Darwin's Theory of Evolution and quantum physics) affect our conception o