God and the Evolving Universe

God and the Evolving Universe
Author: James Redfield
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2003-01-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1101144076

In a world racked by violence and conflict, James Redfield and Michael Murphy—leading cocreators of today's spiritual boom—present a message of hope and a vision for the future. It is no accident, they argue, that the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries have witnessed a revolution in new human capacities. Daily we hear and read about supernormal athletic feats; clairvoyant perception; lives transformed by meditative practices; healing through prayer-and we ourselves experience these things. The authors contend that thousands of years of human striving have delivered us to this very moment, in which each act of self-development is creating a new stage in planetary evolution—and the emergence of a human species possessed of vastly expanded potential.

Thank God for Evolution

Thank God for Evolution
Author: Michael Dowd
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2008
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780670020454

Presents a philosophy that unifies evolution and religion, discussing evolution as a divine process, how to use insights derived from evolution to improve spiritual life, and how to work for systemic change within this framework.

Creator God, Evolving World

Creator God, Evolving World
Author: Cynthia S. W. Crysdale
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1451426437

Cynthia Crysdale and Neil Ormerod here present a robust theology of God in light of supposed tensions between Christian belief and evolutionary science. Those who pit faith in an almighty and unchanging God over against a world in which chance is operative have it wrong on several accounts, they insist. Creator God, Evolving World clarifies a number of confused assumptions in an effort to redeem chance as an intelligible force interacting with stable patterns in nature. A proper conception of probabilities and regularities in the world's unfolding reveals neither random chaos nor a predetermined blueprint but a view of the universe as the fruit of both chance and necessity. By clarifying terms often used imprecisely in both scientific and theological discourse, the authors make the case that the role of chance in evolution neither mitigates God's radical otherness from creation nor challenges the efficacy of God's providence in the world.

God and the Evolving Universe

God and the Evolving Universe
Author: James Redfield
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2003-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9781585422029

Unites personal and planetary evolution in order to explain how each act of individual improvement is part of a new evolutionary scheme, discussing how to discover one's place in the evolution process and promote spiritual development.

The Wonder of the Universe

The Wonder of the Universe
Author: Karl W. Giberson
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2012-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781459640375

Karl Giberson takes us on a fascinating guided tour of planets and protons, galaxies and gamma rays. For many, even those who do not embrace religious faith, it looks like the expression of a grand plan - a cosmic architecture capable of both supporting life such as ours, and of inspiring observers like us to seek out a creator.

Return of the God Hypothesis

Return of the God Hypothesis
Author: Stephen C. Meyer
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 576
Release: 2021-03-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0062071521

The New York Times bestselling author of Darwin’s Doubt presents groundbreaking scientific evidence of the existence of God, based on breakthroughs in physics, cosmology, and biology. Beginning in the late 19th century, many intellectuals began to insist that scientific knowledge conflicts with traditional theistic belief—that science and belief in God are “at war.” Philosopher of science Stephen Meyer challenges this view by examining three scientific discoveries with decidedly theistic implications. Building on the case for the intelligent design of life that he developed in Signature in the Cell and Darwin’s Doubt, Meyer demonstrates how discoveries in cosmology and physics coupled with those in biology help to establish the identity of the designing intelligence behind life and the universe. Meyer argues that theism—with its affirmation of a transcendent, intelligent and active creator—best explains the evidence we have concerning biological and cosmological origins. Previously Meyer refrained from attempting to answer questions about “who” might have designed life. Now he provides an evidence-based answer to perhaps the ultimate mystery of the universe. In so doing, he reveals a stunning conclusion: the data support not just the existence of an intelligent designer of some kind—but the existence of a personal God.

God After Darwin

God After Darwin
Author: John F. Haught
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2018-05-04
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0429979797

In God After Darwin, eminent theologian John F. Haught argues that the ongoing debate between Darwinian evolutionists and Christian apologists is fundamentally misdirected: Both sides persist in focusing on an explanation of underlying design and order in the universe. Haught suggests that what is lacking in both of these competing ideologies is the notion of novelty, a necessary component of evolution and the essence of the unfolding of the divine mystery. He argues that Darwin's disturbing picture of life, instead of being hostile to religion-as scientific skeptics and many believers have thought it to be-actually provides a most fertile setting for mature reflection on the idea of God. Solidly grounded in scholarship, Haught's explanation of the relationship between theology and evolution is both accessible and engaging. The second edition of God After Darwin features an entirely new chapter on the ongoing, controversial debate between intelligent design and evolution, including an assessment of Haught's experience as an expert witness in the landmark case of Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District on teaching evolution and intelligent design in schools.

Evolutionary Enlightenment

Evolutionary Enlightenment
Author: Andrew Cohen
Publisher: SelectBooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2011-09
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1590792297

In Evolutionary Enlightenment, Andrew Cohen redefines spiritual awakening for our contemporary world—a world characterized by exponential change and an ever-expanding appreciation for the processes of evolution. Cohen’s message is simple, yet profound: Life is evolution, and enlightenment is about waking up to this fundamentally creative impulse as your own deepest, most authentic self. Through five tenets for living an enlightened life, Cohen will empower you to wholeheartedly participate in the process of change as your own spiritual practice. Evolutionary Enlightenment not only makes deep sense of life today; it will show you how to play an active role in shaping the world of tomorrow.

The Image of the Unseen God

The Image of the Unseen God
Author: Thomas E. Hosinski
Publisher: Catholicity in an Evolving Uni
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781626982598

The Image of the Unseen God develops a novel understanding of God and God's action compatible with the teachings of Jesus, the Christian tradition, and contemporary science.

Stars Beneath Us

Stars Beneath Us
Author: Paul Wallace
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2016-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1506401422

In ways both confident and gentle, Stars Beneath Us brilliantly shows God’s presence in the ever-evolving cosmos. Relying on his upbringing as a Baptist, his doctoral work in experimental nuclear physics and gamma-ray astronomy, and his ordination to the gospel ministry in the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Paul Wallace weaves a book unlike any other in faith and science literature. Instead of engaging the debates of natural theology or proofs for the existence of God, this is a call to courage for those who fear a true encounter with the cosmos will distance them from God. With a winsome mix of compelling personal narrative and insightful biblical analysis, the author calls into perspective the scale of the cosmos and our place within it. Relying on a theology of openness to the world, Stars Beneath Us will inspire readers to engage with the natural world in new ways and find God, as it turns out, everywhere.