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Reviews of the first edition: This is a good book.
I enjoyed reading it very much. It was not what I expected, and I did not always
agree, but the contribution it makes to the field and to my own understanding
is substantial. Henderson's book is stimulating reading. -- L. Russ Bush,
Southwestern Journal of Theology Have the great advances
of science rendered God and religion irrelevant? No so, argues Henderson. In fact,
he shows how a case can be made for the opposite view. Science has come to a point
in its development where its foundations are seen to include an attitude toward
life which is much akin to religious faith. In a very clear way Henderson discusses
how the works of Freud, Darwin and Marx seemingly negated any role for God and
religion. Henderson likewise presents the thinking of Einstein, De Chardin and
Tillich whose unitary views of life show science and religion in concert, not
opposition. This is a very clearly written book. It's audience will be those who
have read and thought about the supposed conflict between science and religion
a little more than most. Every congregation will have such thinkers who should
find this book a help in their journey. -- John Moryl, Yeshiva University,
New York City "The major criticisms of religion
that have been made in the past two hundred years, largely in the name and under
the banner of modern science, must be taken with utmost seriousness. One must
pursue all reasonable arguments of contemporary atheism, for behind them all may
be found the resources for building a greater and deeper faith. When one pursues
the precise logic of skepticism, one discovers nothing less than a new case for
theism....In fact, all the arguments that are used today in defiance of God may
be turned inside out to work in God's defense." Such is Charles P. Henderson's
bold claim, and in this short, highly readable work, he has certainly made a very
worthwhile stab at substantiating it. I find (God and Science) informed, refreshing
and timely, in its own way both a helpful apologetic and a brief but necessary
footnote to the doctrine of creation. -- D.W.D Shaw, Expository Times An
excellent statement of the growing convergence of theology and modern science.
I think (Henderson) has successfully turned Freud, Darwin, and Marx back on themselves.
-- James I. McCord, The Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton Charles
Henderson ... deals in this book with some of the major arguments advanced against
belief in God, and is generally effective in turning them inside out. This book
has value for those who would like to see a different perspective on the thought
of Freud, Darwin, and Marx. ... It will lead ... to a more healthy integration
of authentic science and theology." -- Richard H. Bube, Department of
Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University. If
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