When God & Science Meet

Surprising Discoveries of Agreement

By John Ortberg, Christopher J.H. Wright, Dorothy Boose, and more

2015

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This collection of essays will help you explore many of the questions that arise at the intersection of faith and science."The History of Science and Christianity" Mark A. Noll"The Wonder of Creation" Dorothy Boorse"The Competencies and Limitations of Science" Katharine Hayhoe and W. Douglas Hayhoe"Questions That Faith Asks Science" John Ortberg"Worshipping God Through Discovery and Science" Dorothy F. Chappell"Science as Christian Calling" Ian Hutchinson"Creativity and the Development of Technology" Randy Isaac"Genetics, Medicine and the Image of God" Jay Hollman"Tending God’s Earth" Christopher J. H. Wright"Reasons to Engage in Science" Ed StetzerLeith Anderson, president of the National Association of Evangelicals, describes the difficulty of engaging in meaningful conversation that respects both.As laypersons we sometimes wonder if we know enough about science or religion to ask the right questions of either. As scientists we may welcome serious conversations but wonder if others tilt more toward controversy or more toward truth. As pastors we often keep silent on science, because we don’t know what to say or because we don’t want to engage or escalate unwanted debates.For you and those you lead, this collection of essays will help explore many of the questions that arise at the intersection of faith and science. Readers will appreciate the insights of authors such as John Ortberg, Mark Noll and Ed Stetzer.We hope this resource from the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) helps strengthen your influence as you equip others in your group or church.

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Authors

John Ortberg

Author · 38 books

Christopher J.H. Wright

Author · 27 books

Christopher J.H. Wright, (born 1947) is a Anglican clergyman and an Old Testament scholar. He is currently the director of Langham Partnership International. He was the principal of All Nations Christian College. He is an honorary member of the All Souls Church, Langham Place in London, UK.

Ed Stetzer, PhD, holds the Billy Graham Distinguished Chair for Church, Mission, and Evangelism at Wheaton College and is the dean of the School of Mission, Ministry, and Leadership at Wheaton College. He also serves as the executive director of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton. Stetzer is a prolific author and a well-known conference speaker. He has planted, revitalized, and pastored churches; trained pastors and church planters on six continents; holds two master’s degrees and two doctorates; and has written or cowritten more than a dozen books and hundreds of articles. Stetzer is a contributing editor for Christianity Today and a columnist for Outreach magazine. He is frequently interviewed for or cited in news outlets such as USA Today and CNN. He is also the executive editor of The Gospel Project, a bible study curriculum used by more than one million people each week. Stetzer cohosts BreakPoint This Week, a radio broadcast that airs on more than four hundred media outlets. He serves as the interim teaching pastor at The Moody Church in Chicago. Stetzer lives in Wheaton, Illinois, with his wife, Donna, and their three daughters. You can also connect with Ed on Facebook and Instagram.

Ian Hutchinson

Author · 5 books

Ian Hutchinson is a plasma physicist and professor of nuclear science and engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was born in England, educated at Cambridge University, and received his doctorate from Australian National University. His research group explores the confinement of plasmas hotter than the sun's center, aimed at producing practical energy from nuclear fusion reactions, the energy source of the stars. A frequent Veritas Forum presenter, Ian has written and spoken widely on the relationship between science and Christianity. He is the author of over two hundred research articles, and his books include Principles of Plasma Diagnostics and Monopolizing Knowledge.