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Language of God A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief

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ISBN-10: 1416542744

ISBN-13: 9781416542742

Edition: N/A

Authors: Francis S. Collins

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Dr. Francis Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world's leading scientists. He works at the cutting edge of the study of DNA, the code of life. Yet he is also a man of unshakable faith in God and scripture. Dr. Collins believes that faith in God and faith in science can coexist within a person and be harmonious. InThe Language of Godhe makes his case for God and for science. He has heard every argument against faith from scientists, and he can refute them. He has also heard the needless rejection of scientific truths by some people of faith, and he can counter that, too. He explains his own journey from atheism to faith, and then takes readers for a stunning tour of…    
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List price: $15.99
Publisher: Free Press
Publication date: 7/17/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.396
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
Appendix: The Moral Practice of Science and Medicine: Bioethics
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index