Also available on Amazon.
The Dictionary of Christianity and Science
General Editors: Paul Copan, Tremper Longman III, Christopher L. Reese, Michael G. Strauss
Also available on Amazon.
The Case For Miracles
Lee Strobel
Also available on Amazon.
Practice: Unleashing the Power of Faith
Jane Jayroe
Available on Amazon.
A Faith and Culture Devotional
Kelly Monroe Kullberg and Lael Arrington
Also available on Amazon.
You need to update your "Books" section on your website and include a link to purchase it. =)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. You are absolutely correct. I will get that done today.
DeleteJust a friendly note to say that the title of your 2nd book listed above states, “Christianity and Science” but the link next to it says “Science and Christianity” and links to a “page not found”...maybe because the title was reversed? Your work is incredibly wonderful, and my prayer is that as many people as possible can easily find it and benefit from it. I’m currently listening to the chapter of Lee Strobel’s “The Case for Miracles” in which he interviews you. Thank you so much for your work that leaves me in absolute wonder and awe of God! I already knew He was amazing, but what you have done solidifies so many things, and is the icing on the cake!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your encouraging words and pointing out the broken link. The link has been fixed. We certainly have an awesome God!
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ReplyDeleteI read your book “The Creator Revealed.” Well done. It is an accomplishment writing a book like that! I know, only in part, because I have book projects that I have been working on for several years now. I got a bachelor’s degree in physics and love science and the evidence for God!
In your book, I noticed that you did not respond to the supposed problems with the Big Bang. And these problems are acknowledged by many non-Christians as well. Problems include: the Horizon Problem, Missing Antimatter, Missing Magnetic Monopoles, the Flatness Problem, Population III Stars, and the starting and stopping of supposed Inflation. See here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gOr2SG6m9Y
Within Cosmology as well, you did not address the supposed problems with Star Formation and Planet Formation and Moon Formation. Problems include: the Angular Momentum of our sun, the Accretion of gas clouds, and the Accretion of planets and moons. In line with this is the distant mature galaxies. See more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E66409i-yn4 and here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr8Az3QQZdI
I know that is a lot, but could you address why you think the Big Bang Theory is still viable in light of these problems?
Have you searched for the current scientific answers to these questions on the internet or only consulted young earth creation resources? I would suggest first consulting the internet for answers and see (1) how many have actual scientific answers (2) which are unsolved problems but with reasonable proposals as to the answer (3) how many are real scientific problems without reasonable proposed explanations, and finally (4) what do you find objectionable about the proposed solution to any of these that are actually outstanding problems?
DeleteThoughtful Seeker, I have now answered all of your questions in a series of five posts from February 14, 2019 through April 11, 2019. I noticed that you never answered any of my questions above. I hope that if you are really a "Thoughtful Seeker" and not someone who has already made up his mind then you will thoughtfully consider the questions I have asked above and the arguments I have made in the five blog posts. In my experience, most people who promote a young earth view are not really seeking but simply parroting the things they have heard from those who promote a young earth. I encourage you to be a true thoughtful seeker.
DeleteProfessor Strauss,
DeleteThank you so much for your work in responding to my questions. I really appreciate the effort that you put into responding! I apologize that I had to put this blog on the back burner with a lot of other projects this spring and summer and only recently realized that you had responded. So Thank You!
I admit that I have not done full-fledged research on these topics – because of time and how incredibly complex the simulations, computations, and dynamics are (yes, this definitely does point to fine-tuning, I agree!).
I do honestly want to “thoughtfully” and honestly “seek,” and that is why I read your book rather than staying only in the Young Earth materials!
If there is good evidence, I would definitely be willing to accept that God used the Big Bang. But based on observable evidence and the problems with the Big Bang Model, which I think are still insurmountable (see my comments on https://www.michaelgstrauss.com/2019/02/formation-of-sun-and-solar-system.html and https://www.michaelgstrauss.com/2019/03/some-problems-with-big-bang.html) – I think it is justified and reasonable to have a healthy skepticism – and we as scientists need to have a healthy skepticism. So please don’t fault me for that – I am open, just not convinced based on the evidence.
And I don’t want to reject good science. I want to hold to good science. Let’s keep observing and plugging away to understand the Universe. I am not convinced that holding to extrapolations and speculations found within the Big Bang Model are good science. Let’s be willing as good scientists to admit that currently the problems with a theory should demote it from prominence if there is a stronger hypothesis and those problems also happen to be good evidences of a different theory that we then should promote. There is nothing wrong with challenging currently held interpretations, theories or “truths,” even if it challenges the most popular view – because we know the majority has often been wrong. That is what we are supposed to do as scientists because that often leads to scientific progress. And there is nothing wrong with changing our view on which hypothesis gets promoted to the best theory on a topic. I propose that as scientists we can reasonably admit that currently the problems with the Big Bang are good evidences for a (non-Big Bang) Created Universe!
Praying for you Brother! I appreciate your diligence and heart!
Thanks for your kind and thoughtful words. I actually don't agree that the big bang has any real problems, much less insurmountable, but if it did, in your words, what would be the "different theory" with any evidence at all, that should be supported?
DeleteThoughtful Seeker. Like you I am a skeptic about most everything and need sufficient evidence. If you've read my book then you know that the scientific community doesn't like the idea that the universe had a beginning but accepted the big bang only because the evidence was so overwhelming despite the theological implications. How do you explain the scientific community's acceptance of this theory that has been called "repugnant" due tp its philosophical and theological implications if the evidence for it is as shaky as you seem to think it is?
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