Review
It is specially important and welcome that the ideas discussed in this book should be aired during the Darwin anniversary year. --Professor Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and Lord Rees of Ludlow
This timely collection of Essays will give encouragement to all those who profess a rational faith and who want to embrace Darwin as an ally in the quest for truth and meaning. --he Right Reverend Dr John Saxbee, Bishop of Lincoln and President of the Modern Churchpeoples' union.
One of the more depressing features of the current relationship between science and religion is the assumption, shared by many scientists and religious believers, that Darwinism undermines religious faith. This is a travesty of the truth about both, and I warmly welcome this attempt to set the record straight. --The Most Reverend Lord Habgood, retired Archbishop of York
This timely collection of Essays will give encouragement to all those who profess a rational faith and who want to embrace Darwin as an ally in the quest for truth and meaning. --he Right Reverend Dr John Saxbee, Bishop of Lincoln and President of the Modern Churchpeoples' union.
One of the more depressing features of the current relationship between science and religion is the assumption, shared by many scientists and religious believers, that Darwinism undermines religious faith. This is a travesty of the truth about both, and I warmly welcome this attempt to set the record straight. --The Most Reverend Lord Habgood, retired Archbishop of York
Product Description
The year 2009 is the Anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th publication of his book on "The Origin of Species". The ideas which Darwin stimulated lie at the heart of our understanding of the natural world. They offer and elegant scientific account which elicits a positive response from and gives much to theology. Yet in recent years the Intelligent Design movement amongst creationists in the United States in opposition, not only to Darwinism, but also and consistently, to contemporary Western values and to mainstream liberal theology. It is now infiltrating the United Kingdom. In this book a group of scientists and theologians unite to honour Charles Darwin, expressing their common conviction that Darwinian evolution marks a very great advance in human understanding of the world and that Intelligent Design is an unproductive dead end. "Intelligent Faith" will be of interest not only to thinking people with an interest in theology and science but also to sixth formers, school discussion groups and university societies. Contributors include The Most Rev Rowan Williams, Prof Russell Stannard and Rev Dr Harriet Harris.
About the Author
John Quenby Professor Emeritus at Imperial College London and with an interest in Process Theology. John MacDonald Smith former Aldermaston scientist and a retired Parish Priest.
