Why is it that science has consistently thrived wherever the Christian faith can be found? Why is it that so many great scientists
- past & present
- attribute their motivation & their discoveries at least partially to their Christian beliefs? Why are the age-old writings of the Bible so full of questions about natural phenomena? & perhaps most importantly of all why is all this virtually unknown to the general public? Too often it would seem science has been presented to the outside world as a robotic detached unemotional enterprise Too often Christianity is dismissed as being an ancient superstition In reality neither is the case Science is a deeply human activity & Christianity is deeply reasonable Perhaps this is why from ancient times right up to today many individuals have been profoundly committed to both
- & have helped us to understand more & more about the extraordinary world that we live in As authors Tom Mc Leish & David Hutchings examine the story of science & look at the part that Christianity has played they uncover a powerful underlying reason for doing science in the first place In example after example ranging from 4000 BC to the present day they show that thinking with a Christian worldview has been intimately involved with & sometimes even directly responsible for some of the biggest leaps forward ever made Ultimately they portray a biblical God who loves Science
- & a Science that truly needs God