God's Universe

Name: God's Universe
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ISBN: 9780674023703

ISBN-10: 0674023706

ISBN-13: 9780674023703

Edition: 2006

Authors: Owen Gingerich, Peter J. Gomes

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We live in a universe with a very long history, a vast cosmos where things are being worked out over unimaginably long ages. Stars and galaxies have formed, and elements come forth from great stellar cauldrons. The necessary elements are present, the environment is fit for life, and slowly life forms have populated the earth. Are the creative forces purposeful, and in fact divine? Owen Gingerich believes in a universe of intention and purpose. We can at least conjecture that we are part of that purpose and have just enough freedom that conscience and responsibility may be part of the mix. They may even be the reason that pain and suffering are present in the world. The universe might…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 9/30/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Size: 6.54" wide x 8.90" long x 0.74" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English

Owen Gingerich is Professor of Astronomy and of the History of Science, Emeritus, at the Harvardï¿½e"Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.



Foreword



Prologue and Pilgrimage



Is Mediocrity a Good Idea?



Dare a Scientist Believe in Design?



Questions without Answers


Epilogue


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index