A fine-tuned universe : the quest for God in science and theology : the 2009 Gifford lectures / Alister E. McGrath.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGrath, Alister E., 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural theology.

Religion and science.

God.

Religion.

Theology.

Science.

Physical Description:

xv, 262 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, [2009]

Contents:

1 Yearning to Make Sense of Things 1

A Trinitarian Natural Theology 9

2 The Crisis of Confidence in Modern Natural Theology 11

3 Renewing the Vision for Natural Theology 21

4 Challenges to a Renewed Natural Theology 35

5 Natural Theology and the Explanation of Reality 51

6 The Dynamics of a Trinitarian Natural Theology 61

7 Surprising Facts: Counterfactuals and Natural Theology 83

8 Augustine of Hippo on Creation: A Theological Lens 95

Fine-Tuning: Observations and Interpretations 109

9 In the Beginning: The Constants of the Universe 111

10 Can These Bones Live? The Origins of Life 127

11 The Matrix of Life: The Curious Chemistry of Water 143

12 Chemical Catalysts and the Constraints of Evolution 155

13 The Origins of Complexity: The Mechanism of Evolution 167

14 The Outcomes of Evolution: The Directionality of Evolution 183

15 An Emergent Creation and Natural Theology 203.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-258) and index.

ISBN:

9780664233105

0664233104

9780664234416

0664234410

OCLC:

233484795