The Hidden Face of God : How Science Reveals the Ultimate Truth
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The Hidden Face of God : How Science Reveals the Ultimate Truth | |
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 Gerald Schroeder earned his BSc, MSc and PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His doctorate is in the Earth Sciences and Nuclear Physics. Dr. Schroeder's yeshiva studies were guided by Rabbi Chaim Brovender at ITRI, and before that by the late Rabbi Herman Pollack. He is the author of Genesis and the Big Bang, the Discovery of Harmony between Modern Science and the Torah, published by Bantam Doubleday (now in six languages). His second book, The Science of G-d, published by Free Press of Simon & Schuster, was on the Barnes & Noble bestseller list for three months. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife (the author Barbara Sofer) and their five children. Professor Schroeder served in the IDF, as do his two sons, who are officers. |
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Genesis and the Big Bang Reviews From Paul Adam Blanchard - Science Books & Films Read this book. Read it with an open mind, or read it with skepticism, but read it. Above all, read it for thought, education, inspiration, and pleasure. You will be well rewarded. . . . I remain unconvinced {by the book}--but that is not the point. . . . (Schroeder's) tour of human knowledge, history, and culture is grand indeed, filled with scientific research at the forefront of knowledge, keen argument, and rich deposits of Jewish learning and wisdom.  This book will not be the last of its type: these two great life currents--modern science and traditional religion--have yet to meet in the informed and skeptical mind. Schroeder's courageous work may mark a step toward that meeting.From Library Journal Credit the author, who has equal credentials in physics and theology, with uniquely addressing ultimate origins (the Big Bang) and not just human origins (evolution). Still, his insistence on the literal correctness of Scripture (there's even a little bit of ``counting the begats'') establishes a tone that won't work with many readers. A more theologically sophisticated exposition is Evolution and Creation, edited by Ernan McMullin (Notre Dame Pr. 1985), and George Seielstad's At the Heart of the Web ( LJ 6/1/89) elucidates many of the same themes without invoking divine creation. However, with its thoughtful references encompasing Maimonides to Stephen Jay Gould, Schroeder's book deserves discussion and could become a standard text of ``creation science.'' It is also likely to receive mixed reviews from scientists, a controversy that probably warrants its purchase.-- Gregg Sapp, Montana State Univ. Libs., Bozeman | |
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