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Modern Physics and Ancient Faith

By stephen m. barr.

328 pages , 6.14 x 9.21

Paperback | 9780268021986 | March 2006

eBook (Web PDF) | 9780268075927 | February 2003

eBook (EPUB) | 9780268158057 | February 2003

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A considerable amount of public debate and media print has been devoted to the “war between science and religion.” In his accessible and eminently readable new book, Stephen M. Barr demonstrates that what is really at war with religion is not science itself, but a philosophy called scientific materialism. Modern Physics and Ancient Faith argues that the great discoveries of modern physics are more compatible with the central teachings of Christianity and Judaism about God, the cosmos, and the human soul than with the atheistic viewpoint of scientific materialism. Scientific materialism grew out of scientific discoveries made from the time of Copernicus up to the beginning of the twentieth century. These discoveries led many thoughtful people to the conclusion that the universe has no cause or purpose, that the human race is an accidental by-product of blind material forces, and that the ultimate reality is matter itself. Barr contends that the revolutionary discoveries of the twentieth century run counter to this line of thought. He uses five of these discoveries—the Big Bang theory, unified field theories, anthropic coincidences, Gödel’s Theorem in mathematics, and quantum theory—to cast serious doubt on the materialist’s view of the world and to give greater credence to Judeo-Christian claims about God and the universe. Written in clear language, Barr’s rigorous and fair text explains modern physics to general readers without oversimplification. Using the insights of modern physics, he reveals that modern scientific discoveries and religious faith are deeply consonant. Anyone with an interest in science and religion will find Modern Physics and Ancient Faith invaluable.

“Written from the viewpoint of an accomplished physicist, this book is an invaluable contribution to the growing interest in the relationship between science and religion. The arguments are rigorously logical and the documentation is excellent.”

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Modern Physics and Ancient Faith argues that the great discoveries of modern physics are more compatible with the central teachings of Christianity and Judaism about God, the cosmos, and the human soul than with the atheistic viewpoint of scientific materialism.

These discoveries led many thoughtful people to the conclusion that the universe has no cause or purpose, that the human race is an accidental byproduct of blind material forces, and that the ultimate reality is matter itself. Barr contends that the revolutionary discoveries of the 20th century run counter to this line of thought. He uses five of these discoveries - the Big Bang theory, unified field theories, anthropic coincidences, Gödel's Theorem in mathematics, and quantum theory - to cast serious doubt on the materialist's view of the world and to give greater credence to Judeo-Christian claims about God and the universe. Written in clear language, Barr's rigorous and fair text explains modern physics to general audiences without oversimplification. Using the insights of modern physics, he reveals that modern scientific discoveries and religious faith are deeply consonant.

The book is published by University of Notre Dame Press.

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Inciteful and exciting

I found this book to stir a desire to better understand physics and more specifically, quantum physics. The way Stephen Barr approaches ways of explaining quantum ideas without so much the math makes it easy to comprehend while keeping one who knows such maths attention. The reason for the desire for learning this language of physics is seeing the beauty it paints and desiring to soak in. This seems to me yet another way to soak in the beauty of the loving Father who created everything!

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Performance 1 out of 5 stars

Great book!

This book presents a very well done argument for the plausibility of theism from the perspective of physics. The voice audio is extremely robotic but the content is interesting enough that it eventually drowns out the readers voice. I would recommend this book for any person interested in an apology of theism.

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Ep. #55 – Modern Physics & Ancient Faith w/ Dr. Barr

by John DeRosa · Published August 5, 2019 · Updated July 31, 2019

Dr. Stephen Barr joins us to discuss his book Modern Physics and Ancient Faith . Does science support the existence of God? What about the order in the universe and the so-called “fine-tuning”? Are those evidence for God? Also, we discuss at length (and have a good-hearted dispute) over whether the Kalam argument is evidence for the existence of God.

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Dr. Stephen Barr is a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Delaware. His particular areas of expertise include grand unified theories and particle cosmology. He’s a renowned speaker on topics of science and religion and author of the excellent book Modern Physics and Ancient Faith .

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In the first segment, Dr. Barr speaks to how he became involved in the faith and science discussion. Particularly, he discusses the origin of the growing Society of Catholic Scientists .

In the next segment, we look at whether science provides evidence for God. Dr. Barr discusses the orderliness of the universe and distinguishes this from “fine-tuning.” Also, we have a lengthy discussion about the Kalam argument and whether it provides evidence for God.

In the final segment, I ask Dr. Barr what he would change from his 2003 book based on recent science. He discusses the Lucas-Penrose argument mentioned in a previous episode with Dr. Jim Slagle.

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Modern Physics and Ancient Faith by Dr. Stephen Barr

The Believing Scientist: Essays on Science & Religion by Dr. Stephen Barr

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