Recommended Reading on the Intersection of Science and Faith

Books on the Intersection of Science and Faith

Recommended Reading List:

• The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief – Dr Francis CollinsRachel Berwick Hodges wrote about what this book meant to her in this article.
  

• Beyond the Firmament– Gordon Glover

  Gordon J. Glover takes seriously the claims not only of Biblical revelation but also of natural revelation (creation), and he deftly navigates the frontier between the scientific investigation of the universe’s origins and the theological investigation of Holy Scripture. As an advocate of Biblical infallibility, he asks us to stay tune to ancient Near Eastern world-views and to exercise hermeneutical sensitivity in inquiring what the book of Genesis is actually attempting to say. While not endorsing all of Glover s conclusions, I commend this work as a thoughtful treatment of the issues surrounding origins as seen from an intentionally and distinctly Christian perspective.
  –P. Andrew Sandlin, President, Center for Cultural Leadership (christianculture.com)
  As one of the few ‘conversational tone’ books I’ve read that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed, Gordon’s *Beyond the Firmament* has a special place on my shelf. The book’s greatest strengths are its down-to-earth style and Glover’s unique ability to communicate scientific, theological, and historical truths in a way that no author to date has done in the creation/evolution debate. As a model of intellectually honest and loving conversation, I unreservedly recommend *Beyond the Firmament* to anyone interested in discussing this hot-button topic with friends and family.
  – Mike Beidler, recently retired Naval Commander

• Dawkins’ God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life – Alister McGrath
• Evolutionary Creation – Denis Lamoureux
  
• Finding Darwin’s God – Kenneth Miller
  
• Genesis 1 as Ancient Cosmology – John H. Walton
• Genesis 1 Through the Ages – Stanley Jaki
• Genesis commentary – John H. Walton
• I Am the Beginning and the End –  Brother John of the Taizé community
• I love Jesus and I accept Evolution – Denis Lamoureux
• Inspiration and Incarnation – Peter Enns (follow The Evolution of Adam with this one)
• Mere Christianity – CS Lewis
  
• Original Selfishness: Original Sin and Evil in the Light of Evolution – Daryl Domning
• Paradigms on Pilgrimage: Creationism, Paleontology and Biblical Interpretation- Godfrey and Smith’s
• Perspectives on an Evolving Creation – Keith Miller (ed.)
• Random Designer: Created from Chaos to Connect with the Creator– Richard Colling
• Real Scientists, Real Faith – edited by RJ Berry
• Saving Darwin – Karl Giberson
• Scientists as Theologians – John Polkinghorne
• Seven Days That Divide the World: The Beginning According to Genesis and Science– John Lennox
• Seven Glorious Days: A Scientist Retells the Genesis Creation Story– Karl Giberson
• The Anthropic Cosmological Principle – John Barrow and Frank Tipler
• The Bible, Rocks, and Time: Geological Evidence for the Age of the Earth – Young & StearleyReview by James McGrath here.
  
• The Burial of Jesus – James McGrath
• The Evolution of Adam: What the Bible Does and Doesn’t Say about Human Origins – Peter Enns
• The Great Divorce – CS Lewis
  
• The Language of Science and Faith: Straight Answers to Genuine Questions – Karl Giberson & Francis Collins
• The Lost World of Genesis  One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate – John Walton
  
• The Problem of Pain – CS Lewis
  
• The Resurrection of the Son of God – NT Wright
• Three views on the NT use of the OT – Walter C. Kaiser, Darrell Bock and Peter Enns
• What the Bible Really Teaches: A Challenge to Fundamentalists – Keith Ward

Authors to look for other than the ones mentioned above:Gordon Wenham, Francisco Ayala, Kenton Sparks, Howard J. Van Till