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God and Galileo

What a 400-Year-Old Letter Teaches Us about Faith and Science

by David L Block, Kenn Freeman

  • Hardback
  • 224 pages
  • Publisher: Crossway
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 2 cm

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Interested in the historic, and troubled, relationship of science and faith?

This book takes a swing at the notion of 'The Great Divide'

An inspired read that helps you walk a path towards better understanding

Offers a way of uniting the often contrary areas of spiritual and physical thought, two astronomers unearth a unique approach found in the work of Galileo.
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The debate over the ultimate source of truth in our world often pits science against faith. In fact, many high-profile scientists today say that science has made belief in God unnecessary. In this book, two professional astronomers push back against this notion, arguing that true science doesn't disprove the existence of God and that our notion of truth must include both the physical and spiritual domains.

Incorporating excerpts from a letter written by famed astronomer Galileo in 1615, the authors explore the relationship between science and faith, critiquing atheistic and secular understandings of science while reminding Christians that science is an important source of truth about the physical world that God created.

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  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Crossway

  • Published

    May 2019

  • Weight

    454g

  • Page Count

    224

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9781433562891

  • ISBN-10

    1433562898

  • Eden Code

    4826439

Featured in

List of Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part 1: Grace and Space

Setting the Stage

1. Is There Grace in Space?

2. Misunderstanding Truth

3. Understanding the Universe and Scripture

4. What Grace and Space Cannot Tell Us

5. The Fraud of Scientism

6. An Illusion of Conflict

7. Discerning the Truth

8. The Two Cathedrals

Part 2: Historical Vignettes

9. A Moon of Glass from Murano, Venice

10. A Troubled Dinner in Tuscany

11. Winning Back Trust: Astronomy and the Vatican

Part 3: Personal Experiences of Grace

12. Grace in the Life of Blaise Pascal

13. Grace alongside a Telescope in South Africa

Appendix: Galileo’s Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina of Tuscany

Bibliography and Additional Readings

General Index

Scripture Index

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