God in the Lab: How science enhances faith

by Ruth Bancewicz

Overview

For Dr Ruth Bancewicz, experiencing scientific research first hand brings a sense of awe that enhances faith. She has encountered many others who have similar stories. This book distils that experience, and explores the common ground between science and faith. Science can be unglamorous and tough, but it gives the opportunity to use creativity and imagination, to appreciate the beauty of the natural world, and to experience the joy of finding out new things - thinking God's thoughts after him. Through the eyes of the author and six other experienced scientists, God in the Lab shows how science can build faith in God.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857215680
Publisher:	SPCK (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge)
Publication date:	01/23/2015
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Dr Ruth Bancewicz is Church Engagement Director at The Faraday Institutefor Science and Religion, Cambridge (UK), where her remit is to help the UK Church interact with science in a helpful way. She studied geneticsat the Universityies of Aberdeen and Edinburgh, and worked for Christians in Science for several years. She has written the Test of FAITH resources (Patermoster), God in the Lab: how science enhances faith (Monarch),and Wonders of the Living World: curiosity, awe, and the meaning of life (Lion).

Table of Contents

Foreword 7

1 The Theologian and the Telescope 8

2 Life in the Lab 15

3 Christianity and Science 42

4 Creativity 59

5 Imagination 90

6 Beauty 123

7 Wonder 157

8 Awe 191

9 Conversation 223

Acknowledgments 228

Bibliography 230

Notes 235

Index 253

Editorial Reviews

"Written with rigour, creativity, and the day-to-day insight of a true scientist. [God in the Lab] has widened the horizons of the science and faith debate by bringing new and needed perspectives. I heartily recommend it."

Dr Sharon Dirckx

"[God in the Lab] is both well researched and contains a fresh and inspiring personal narrative. It should reignite in others a passion for the friendship between science and religious belief."

Rev David B. Rowe

"Ruth Bancewicz's beautifully-written book demonstrates how science enhances faith, with many examples from real scientists who are Christians, and many memorable quotations. This is a great book to give to those who believe there is a conflict between science and faith."

Prof Sir Colin Humphreys

"On a topic so often dominated by the culture wars, Dr Bancewicz brings a fresh and much-needed emphasis on wonder to conversations about science and Christian faith. She reminds us that the beauty, awe, and creativity of the natural world points to its Creator. This readable book would make a great gift for a pastor or student."

Dr Deborah B. Haarsma

An exploration of how Ruth's science, and that of scientists in different disciplines, has enhanced their faith.

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