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God According to God: A Scientist Discovers We've Been Wrong About God All Along
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In this groundbreaking exploration, a biblical scholar and M.I.T.-trained physicist combines decades of research to change the debate between religion and science, presenting a new paradigm of how to understand God. Gerald Schroeder has spent his career revealing the hand of God in the intricate discoveries of physics. Now, for the first time, he turns his attention to this force, examining both the Bible and the physical world to discover the true nature of God—God according to God. Schroeder argues that we have ignored those traits of God we find unappealing, replacing them with our personal desire for the all-knowing, all-loving, never-changing deity that so many worship today. This leads to the age-old problem: How can there be such a God when the world is filled with tragedy? Yet Schroeder reveals that this troubling juxtaposition is really smoke and mirrors. The God revealed in the Bible is 100 percent compatible with the world as we know it today. It is our misconception of God that causes the disparity. In fact, the concept of God that atheists rail against and that believers defend is inaccurate. In God According to God, Schroeder presents a compelling case for the true God, a dynamic God who is still learning how to relate to creation. The key to God's action in the world, according to Schroeder, can be found in a well-known verse in Exodus that is typically translated "I am that which I am." Schroeder's correction that it should be translated "I will be that which I will be" reveals a God that changes to fit the ever-changing world. This opens our eyes to other characteristics of God that we have long overlooked despite their being present in some of the most popular stories in the Bible—a God who regrets (the flood of Noah), a God who wants us to argue with Him (Jacob wrestling with God in the desert), and thus a God who changes His mind (Moses convinces God to spare the Israelite people), and a God who allowed nature, and the creation itself, from the very start, to rebel (Adam's and Eve's betrayal in Eden). With riveting chapters on the origins of life, a scientist's view of creation, and the unique place of our planet in the galaxy, God According to God offers a radical paradigm shift that will forever change how we understand God. |
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Pages 251
Dimensions: Length: 0.75" Width: 5.5" Height: 8.25"
Weight: 0.45 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date May 1, 2010
ISBN 0061710164
EAN 9780061710162
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 | GOD ACCORDING TO GOD Oct 26, 2009 |
SCHROEDER'S BOOKS, "THE SCIENCE OF GOD" AND "BEHIND THE FACE OF GOD", ARE THE 2 GREATEST NON FICTION BOOKS EVER WRITTEN BESIDES THE "BIBLE". I WISH THAT HE WOULD HAVE STOPPED AFTER THEIR SUCCESSES.
THIS ONE DID NOTHING FOR ME. | | |  | Interesting & Enlightening Oct 22, 2009 |
As a believer I am a fan of Gerald's work and have read all of his books. It's actually fair to say that his work has done more to bolster my faith in God than any other single person I have encountered or read, except perhaps my current Pastor.
This book is a departure from his usual science-in-laymen's-terms work. While his earlier works deal far more with what God's creation says about God, this one takes a journey through what God says about himself in his word.
Some of the concepts explored will challenge many of the preconceptions of believers who read it, which in my mind is a very good thing. The challenge of the "problem of pain/evil" is a real stumbling block for believers and unbelievers alike. This book presents a very different picture of God than does "classical" Christianity, and one which seems far truer to both scripture and the experience of life.
I think the true depth of the idea of a dynamic God who "will be that which [he] will be" and who can "repent", will be something I will ponder for a long time. I have to say that combined with the concept that God, in creation, "contracted" and in doing so relinquished his total control and created a partnership with mankind in which he participates but doesn't totally dictate, really rather completely changes my image of God, I think, very much for the better. Certainly many things I have wrestled with begin to make a little more sense.
I highly recommend this and Gerald's other work to anyone who is willing to think outside the box and discover some deeper than superficial truths about the mysterious God we serve. | | | | Exciting, Insightful, Revealing Sep 9, 2009 |
Expect to have your eyes opened to some exciting ideas and new revelations regarding the merging of religion and science. As great scientists uncover more and more detail concerning our physical world and the physics that govern it - be prepared to have revealed some outstanding revelations about the truth of a God creator and what has been commumicated to us since the big bang.
| | | | An absorbing discussion, recommended for spirituality collections Aug 20, 2009 |
GOD ACCORDING TO GOD: A PHYSICIST PROVES WE'VE BEEN WRONG ABOUT GOD ALL ALONG comes from a Biblical scholar and MIT-trained physicist who blends science with religion to probe the nature of God in the discoveries of physics. The Biblical and physical world hold strong, supportive connections rooted in scientific evidence, Schroeder argues. His book provides a case for a dynamic, changing God who is still learning how to relate to creation in this absorbing discussion, recommended for spirituality collections.
| | |  | Great science , but problematic theology Aug 2, 2009 |
I found this book very interesting, but there were areas that I would question. Schroeder's scientific ideas were convincing, especially his mathematical deduction of the possible existence of worlds hospitable to life, particularly intelligent life. Of course the Earth seems like a "Goldilocks" world because we are perfectly adapted to survive here. "Life as we know it" is all we are aware of, but that does not preclude life as we do not know it. The arguments are impressive, however.
Less convincing is the theology, which seems based on a traditional interpretation of the Bible, especially the Torah. The author takes the familiar view that the Bible was written by God, through His infallible human prophets and scribes. Modern biblical studies have presented the more plausible idea that Holy Scripture was written by individuals much later than the traditional view.
For example, Schroeder discusses the conversation that took place between Abraham and God, in which Abraham is told about the future history of his descendents. Isn't it more believable that the authors were writng these words AFTER the events had taken place, accounting for the startling accuracy of the predictions?
Miraculous events described in the Bible are taken at face value.
It seems to me that the farther back in history the author is writng about, the easier it is for people to accept miraculous events as true. This could account for the fact that the later prophets don't cite stories about miracles such as the ones in Exodus. People would recognize that these stories were unlikely.
Neverthless, this book presents a convincing portrayal of God that is unlike anything we hear today. I would urge readers of this book to also read "The Evolution of God", by Robert Wright. It gives a different perspective on the perception of the Divine and also a different view of the history of the nation of Israel. | | | Write your own review about God According to God: A Scientist Discovers We've Been Wrong About God All Along
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