"Intelligent Faith"
In this new book a group of scientists and theologians unite to honour Charles Darwin, who studied at Christ's and who was born 200 years ago this year. The ideas which Darwin stimulated lie at the heart of our understanding of the natural world. They offer an elegant scientific account which elicits a positive response from and gives much to theology. Yet in recent years the Intelligent Design movement amongst creationists in the United States is in opposition, not only to Darwinism, but also and consistently, to contemporary Western values and to mainstream liberal theology. It is now infiltrating the United Kingdom.
The group of scholars who contribute to this volume, express their common conviction that Darwinian evolution marks a very great advance in human understanding of the world and that Intelligent Design is an unproductive dead end. Intelligent Faith is of interest not only to thinking people with an interest in theology and science but also to sixth formers, school discussion groups and university student groups.
One of the two editors of the book, published by O Books, is John MacDonald Smith who, after reading Physics at Christ's College, worked on weapons trials at AWRE, Aldermaston. Subsequently, he became Honorary Secretary of Clergy Against Nuclear Arms. and is the author of 'On Doing Without "God"' and many articles on science and Christian belief.
Another of Christ's alumni, and Honorary Fellow, Archbishop Rowan Williams is a contributor to this new and welcome interdisciplinary volume.
'Intelligent Faith' can be purchased here
