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Language of God A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief

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ISBN-10: 0743286391

ISBN-13: 9780743286398

Edition: 2006

Authors: Francis S. Collins

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Does science necessarily undermine faith in God? Or could it actually support faith? Beyond the flashpoint debates over the teaching of evolution, or stem-cell research, most of us struggle with contradictions concerning life's ultimate question. We know that accidents happen, but we believe we are on earth for a reason. Until now, most scientists have argued that science and faith occupy distinct arenas. Francis Collins, a former atheist as a science student who converted to faith as he became a doctor, is about to change that. Collins's faith in God has been confirmed and enhanced by the revolutionary discoveries in biology that he has helped to oversee. He has absorbed the arguments for…    
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Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Free Press
Publication date: 7/11/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Francis S. Collins (M.D., Ph.D.) is a world-renowned physician-geneticist known for his discovery of the causes of many human genetic diseases.� He is also known for spearheading the Human Genome Project, which produced the first complete sequence of human DNA in 2003. In 2006, he published The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence fo Belief, which spent fourteen weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.In 2007, he founded The BioLogos Foundation to respond to the many queries he receives about science and faith. Since August 2009, he has served as the directof of the National Institutes of Health.His most recent books, all authored prior to his current government position,…    

Introduction
The Chasm between Science and Faith
From Atheism to Belief
The War of the Worldviews
The Great Questions of Human Existence
The Origins of the Universe
Life on Earth: Of Microbes and Man
Deciphering God's Instruction Book: The Lessons of the Human Genome
Faith in Science, Faith in God
Genesis, Galileo, and Darwin
Option 1: Atheism and Agnosticism (When Science Trumps Faith)
Option 2: Creationism (When Faith Trumps Science)
Option 3: Intelligent Design (When Science Needs Divine Help)
Option 4: BioLogos (Science and Faith in Harmony)
Truth Seekers
The Moral Practice of Science and Medicine: Bioethics
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index