Creation and Evolution: Through the Eyes of Faith

By William R. Lynn

Book Overview

"One should not try to defend the Christian faith with arguments that are so patently opposed to reason that the faith is made to look ridiculous." - St. Thomas Aquinas Indeed, Christianity is stronger than that. From the beginning, our world coexisted with science. The rise of intelligent life, capable of reason, led to imaginations, theories, and ultimately proofs about the universe. Stunning advances followed, authored by the greatest minds the world has known. Today we can look into deepest space for a glimpse of how we began. Yet, what of God? Must He be absent from this world? Has science refuted the Bible? Do deeply held beliefs force us to take positions against universally accepted truths? "Through the Eyes of Faith" seeks to answer these questions. Taking to heart St. Thomas' admonition, echoed recently by Pope Francis, that true faith must reject untenable positions, William Lynn reconciles the Bible with science's greatest breakthroughs. From the Big Bang, to human evolution, and Earth's natural disasters, Mr. Lynn finds parallels in the Biblical text, consistent with everything science has to tell us, and a place for the most sincere faith in God. Mr. Lynn explores creation and evolution without confrontation, skillfully links science and faith, and retains the magnificence, wonder, and awe of religious belief within the scientific method. To answer the question, "What do we tell our children?," Mr. Lynn recounts the human journey, skeptical of easy answers to hard questions of faith and science, and guided by unshakable belief. With charts, graphs, photographs, and illustrations by a gifted artist, "Through the Eyes of Faith" presents a credible world where belief in Christ balances perfectly the essential advance of science.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0982975287
• ISBN13: 9780982975282
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Oxen of the Sun, Inc.
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.5" x 10.0"