“The Thinker,” a sculpture by Rodin, represents thinking deeply about origin and destiny and the meaning of life and following the path of inquiry wherever it may lead.
Science and Faith
Series: HAS SCIENCE REDISCOVERED A CREATOR?
Unexpected scientific evidence of the last 50 years reveals origin and destiny
SECULAR
- National Academy of Sciences (US) – nasonline.org
- The Royal Society (UK) – royalsociety.org
- The Skeptic Society – skeptic.com
- American Humanist Association – americanhumanist.org
- National Center for Science Education – ncse.ngo
- Freedom From Religion Foundation – ffrf.org
- Quora (Q&A) – quora.com
FAITH-BASED
- Discovery Institute Center for Science and Culture — discovery.org
- Colson Center – colsoncenter.org
- Reasonable Faith – reasonablefaith.org
- Reasons to Believe – reasons.org
- Biologos – biologos.org
- Answers in Genesis – answersingenesis.org
- Biola University, Science and Religion — biola.edu
- Trinity Law School – tls.edu
#1 - Science and Faith
The Great Quest, Invitation to an Examined Life and a Sure Path to Meaning, Os Guinness, IVP, 2022
Cosmic Chemistry, Do God and Science Mix?, John C. Lennox, Lion Books, 2021
The Gang of Three, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Neil Burton, Acheron Press, 2023
Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview, Moreland and Craig, IVP Academic, 2017
Unbelievable, 7 Myths About the History and Future of Science and Religion, Michael Newton Keas, ISI Books, 2019
The Logic of Scientific Discovery, Karl Popper, Routledge, 2002
Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen C. Meyer, HarperOne, 2021
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas S. Kuhn, The University of Chicago Press, 1970
The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins, Houghton Mufflin Company, 2006
The Case for a Creator, A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points toward God, Lee Strobel, Zondervan, 2004
The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, Dembski, Luskin, Holden, Harvest House Publishers, 2021
Science After Babel, David Berlinski, Discovery Institute Press, 2023
Why I Am Not a Christian, Bertrand Russell, A Touchstone Book, 1957
God, The Failed Hypothesis, How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist, Victor J. Stenger, Prometheus Books, 2oo8
Science & Faith, Friends Or Foes?, C. John Collins, Crossway, 2003
God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God? John C. Lennox, Lion Books, 2009
God: The Evidence: The Reconciliation of Faith and Reason in a Postsecular World, Patrick Glynn, Three Rivers Press, 1999
The Natural Sciences: A Student's Guide, John A. Bloom, Crossway Books, 2015
Canceled Science, What Some Atheists Don't Want You to See, Eric Hedin, Discovery Institute Press, 2021
Science's Blind Spot, The Unseen Religion of Scientific Naturalism, Cornelius G. Hunter, Brazos Press, 2007
Four Views On Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design, Ham, Ross, Haarsma, Meyer, Zondervan, 2017
The New Story of Science, Augros & Stanciu, Gateway Editions, 1984
Science and Christianity: Conflict or Coherence? Henry F. Schaefer III, University of Georgia Press, The Apollos Trust, 2003
The Wedge of Truth: Splitting the Foundations of Naturalism, Phillip E. Johnson, InterVarsity Press, 2000
The Soul of Science: Christian Faith and Natural Philosophy, Nancy R. Pearcey and Charles B. Thaxton, Crossway Books, 1994
#2 - Beginning of the Universe
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes, Stephen W. Hawking, Bantam Books, 1988
Stephen Hawking's Universe, The Cosmos Explained, David Filkin, BasicBooks, 1997
The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe, Steven Weinberg, Basic Books, 1993
A Universe From Nothing, Lawrence Krauss, Atria Books, 2013
The Fingerprint of God, Hugh Ross, Reasons to Believe, 2010
Why the Universe Is the Way It Is, Hugh Ross, Baker Books, 2008
In the Beginning Was Information, A Scientist Explains the Incredible Design in Nature, Werner Gitt, Master Books, 2006
Thinking God's Thoughts, Johannes Kepler and the Miracle of Cosmic Comprehensibility, Melissa Cain Travis, Roman Roads Press, 2022
God and Galileo, David Block and Kenneth Freeman, Crossway, 2019
The Big Picture, Sean Carroll, Dutton, 2017
Coming of Age in the Milky Way, Timothy Ferris, William Morrow and Co., 1988
Genesis and the Big Bang: The Discovery of Harmony Between Modern Science and the Bible, Gerald Schroeder, Free Press, 2009
Not a Chance: The Myth of Chance in Modern Science and Cosmology, R. C. Sproul, Baker Books, 1994
Skywatching, David H. Levy, Time-Life Books, 1994
The Beginning and the End of the Universe, Astronomy magazine, January 2021, www.Astronomy.com
#3 - Privileged Planet Earth
The Anthropic Cosmological Principle, John D. Barrow and Frank J. Tippler, Oxford University Press, 1988
Improbable Planet: How Earth Became Humanity's Home, Hugh Ross, Baker Books, 2016
Privileged Planet: How Our Place in the Cosmos Is Designed for Discovery, Guillermo Gonzalez and Jay W. Richards, Regnery Publishing, 2004
Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe, Peter D. Ward, Donald Brownlee, Copernicus, 2003
The Wonder of Water: Water's Profound Fitness for Life on Earth and Mankind, Michael Denton, Discovery Institute Press, 2017
Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design, Ken Ham, Hugh Ross, Deborah B. Haarsma, Stephen C. Meyer, James Stump, Stanley N. Gundry, Zondervan, 2017
Seven Days that Divide the World, The Beginning According to Genesis and Science, John C. Lennox, Zondervan, 2011
#4 - Origin of Life
Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design, Stephen C. Meyer, HarperCollins Publishers, 2009
Foresight, How the Chemistry of Life Reflects Planning and Purpose, Marcos Eberlin, Discovery Institute Press, 1019
The Design Revolution: Answering the Toughest Questions about Intelligent Design, William A. Dembski, InterVarsity Press, 2004
Origins: A Skeptic's Guide to the Creation of Life on Earth, Robert Shapiro, Bantam Books, 1987
The Mystery of Life's Origin: The Continuing Controversy Part I, Thaxton, Bradley, and Olsen; Part II, The State of the Debate, Tour, Miller, Gonzales, Wells, Meyer, Discovery Institute Press, 2020
Addressing Abiogenesis, Seasons 01 and 02, Dr. James Tour, YouTube.com
The Miracle of the Cell, Michael Denton, Discovery Institute Press, 2020
Origins of Life: Biblical and Evolutionary Models Face Off, Fazale Rana and Hugh Ross, RTB Press, 2014
The Stairway to Life, An Origin-of-Life Reality Check, Change Laura Tan and Rob Stadler, 2020
Evolution and Intelligent Design in a Nutshell, Lo, Chien, Anderson, Alston, Waltzer, Discovery Institute Press, 2020
Genetic Entropy & the Mystery of the Genome, John C. Sanford, FMS Publications, 2014
What is Life?: Investigating the Nature of Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology, Oxford University Press, 2009, Ed Regis
# 5 - Origin of the Species
The Origin of Species and the Descent of Man, Charles Darwin, The Modern Library. Origin originally released 1859. Descent originally released 1871
The Blind Watchmaker, Richard Dawkins, W. W. Norton & Company, 1986
The Music Of Life, Biology Beyond Genes, Denis Noble, Oxford University Press, 2006
Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, Michael Denton, Adler & Adler Publishers, 1985
Mind & Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False, Thomas Nagel, Oxford University Press, 2012
Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution, Michael J. Behe, Free Press, 2006
Darwin Devolves, The New Science About DNA That Challenges Evolution, Michael J. Behe, HarperOne, 2019
A Mousetrap for Darwin: Michael J. Behe Answers His Critics, Michael J. Behe, Discovery Institute Publisher, 2020
Undeniable: How Biology Confirms Our Intuition That Life Is Designed, Douglas Axe, Harper Collins, 2016
Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design, Stephen C. Meyer, HarperCollins Publishers, 2013
The Design of Life: Discovering Signs of Intelligence in Biological Systems, William A. Dembski and Jonathan Wells, The Foundation for Thought and Ethics, 2008
God's Grandeur, The Catholic Case for Intelligent Design, Ann Gauger, Sophia Institute Press, 2023
Darwin's Nemesis: Phillip Johnson and the Intelligent Design Movement, edited by William A. Dembski, InterVarsity Press, 2006
Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique, edited by Moreland, Meyer, Shaw, Gauger, Grudem, Crossway Publishers, 2017
Evolution 2.0, Breaking the Deadlock Between Darwin and Design, Perry Marshall, Benbella Books, 2015
Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds, Phillip Johnson, InterVarsity Press, 1997
Darwin's House of Cards: A Journalist's Odyssey Through the Darwin Debates, Tom Bethell, Discovery Institute Press, 2017
#6 - What is Being Human?
Human Nature, David Berlinski, Discovery Institute Press, 2019
Your Designed Body, Steve Laufmann, Howard Glicksman, Discovery Institute Press, 2022
A Meaningful World: How the Arts and Sciences Reveal the Genius of Nature, Benjamin Wiker and Jonathan Witt, IVP Academic Press, 2006
The Purpose Driven Life, What On Earth Am I Here For?, Rick Warren, Zondervan, 2012
Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, 2006
The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe, Little, Brown and Company, 2016
Non-Computable You, What You Do That Artificial Intelligence Never Will, Robert J. Marks, Discovery Institute Press, 2022
Purpose & Desire, What Makes Something "Alive" and Why Modern Darwinism Has Failed to Explain It, J. Scott Turner, Harper One, 2017
Telos, The Scientific Basis for a Life of Purpose, Stephen J. Jacobini, Broadstreet Publishing, 2022
Consciousness Beyond Life, The Science of Near-Death Experiences, Pim van Lommel, Harper One, 2010
Who Was Adam? A Creation Model Approach to the Origin of Humanity, Fazale Rana with Hugh Ross, RTB Press, 2015
Genetic Entropy, John C. Sanford, FMS Publications, 2014
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: The Marvel of Bearing God's Image, Dr. Paul Brand and Philip Yancey, InterVarsity Press, 2019
The War on Humans, Wesley J. Smith, Discovery Institute Press, 2014
7 Truths That Changed the World: Discovering Christianity's Most Dangerous Ideas, Kenneth Richard Samples, Baker Books, 2012
How Now Shall We Live? Charles Colson and Nancy Pearcey, Tyndale House Publishers, 1999
The Meaning of Life According to Our Century's Greatest Writers and Thinkers, Hugh S. Moorhead, Chicago Review Press, 1988
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams, Del Ray Trade, 2009
#7 - What or Who is God?
The Case for a Creator, A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points toward God, Lee Strobel, Zondervan, 2004
Why Religion Matters: The Fate of the Human Spirit in an Age of Disbelief, Huston Smith, HarperSanFrancisco, 2001
The Reason for God, Belief in an Age of Skepticism, Timothy Keller, Penguin, 2018
There is A God, How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind, Anthony Flew, Harper One, 2007
The Great Quest, Invitation to an Examined Life and a Sure Path to Meaning, Os Guiness, IVP, 2022
Signals of Transcendence, Listening to the Promptings of Life, Os Guiness, 2023
Reflections on the Existence of God, Richard E. Simmons III, Union Hill Publishing, 2019
The Question of God, C. S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud, Armand Nicholai, The Free Press, 2002
Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics, William Lane Craig, Crossway, 2008
Theistic Evolution, A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique, Moreland, Meyer, Shaw, Gauger, Grudem, Crossway Publications, 2017
Why Does God Allow Evil, Compelling Answers for Life's Toughest Questions, Clay Jones, Harvest House Publishers, 2017
Against All Gods: What's Right and Wrong About the New Atheism, Phillip E. Johnson and John Mark Reynolds, IVP Books, 2010
The Fingerprint of God, Reasons to Believe Collection, Hugh Ross, NavPress, 2010
The Mind of God, The Scientific Basis for a Rational World, Paul Davies, A Touch Book, 1992
Chance or the Dance? A Critique of Modern Secularism, Thomas Howard, Ignatius Press, 1989
Is Reality Secular? Testing the Assumptions of Four Global Worldviews, Mary Poplin, IVP Books, 2014
Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis, HarperOne, 1952
The God Who Is There, Francis Schaeffer, IVP Books, Anniversary Edition, 2020
Escape From Reason, Francis A. Schaffer, IVP Books, 2006
The Bible. If you haven't read the Bible, pick one up and check it out. You might be surprised as to how well it tracks to and explains reality.
VIDEOCAST UNDER DEVELOPMENT
Faith-Based
APOLOGETICS IN THE CHURCH
Stuart Orr is interviewed by the Community Church at SaddleBrooke in SaddleBrooke, Arizona. Stu explains why apologetics is important in the Church to accomplish its witness to the world especially among critics, skeptics and doubters, as well to help believers and seekers find answers to their questions so they can know why they believe what they believe.
EVIDENCE OF THE FAITH
Stu is invited by Lenexa Baptist Church in Lenexa, Kansas to speak to its “Zoom” Apologetics audience about how scientific evidence supports Christian faith.
World Religions and Worldviews
Why Religion Matters, The Fate of the Human Spirit in an Age of Disbelief, Houston Smith, HarperSanFrancisco, 2001
The World’s Religions, Houston Smith, HarperOne, 2009
The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog, James W. Sire, IVP Academic, 2020
Why America Needs Religion, Secular Modernity and Its Discontents, Guenter Lewy, William B. Eerdsman Publishing Company, 1996
What or Who is God?
The Reason for God, Belief in an Age of Skepticism, Timothy Keller, Riverhead Books, 2008
Knowing God, J. I. Packer, IVP Books, 1993
Reflections of the Existence of God, Richard E. Simmons III, Union Hill Publishing, 2019
Summer for the Gods, The Scopes Trial and America’s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion, Edward J. Larson, Harvard University Press, 1998
Stealing from God, Why Atheists Need God to Make Their Case, Frank Turek, NavPress, 2014
Who is Jesus Christ?
More Than a Carpenter, Josh McDowell, Sean McDowell, Tyndale House Publishers, 2009
The Verdict of History, Conclusive Evidence for the Life of Jesus Christ, Gary R. Habermas, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1988
The Case for Christ, A Journalist’s Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus, Lee Strobel, Zondervan, 1998
Jesus Among Other Gods, The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message, Ravi Zacharias, Word Publishing, 2000
What is the Bible?
The Origin of the Bible, Bruce, Packer, Comfort, Henry, Tyndale House Publishers, 2003
The Historical Reliability of the Gospels, Craig Blomberg, Intervarsity Press, 1987
A General Introduction to the Bible, Geisler & Nix, Moody Press, 1986
Unearthing the Bible, 101 Archeological Discoveries the Bring the Bible to Life, Titus Kennedy, Harvest House Publishers, 2020
In Defense of the Bible, A Comprehensive Apologetic for the Authority of Scripture, Steven B. Cowan & Terry L. Wilder, B&H Academic, 2013
What is Christianity?
Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis, Harper Collins, 1980
Dominion, How the Christian Revolution Remade the World, Tom Holland, Hachette Book Group, 2019
The Faith, What Christians Believe, Why They Believe It, and Why it Matters, Charles Colson and Harold Fickett, Zondervan, 2008
Systematic Theology, Wayne Grudem, Zondervan, 1994
What is Christian Philosophy?
The Great Quest, Invitation to an Examined Life and a Sure Path to Meaning, Os Guinness, InterVarsity Press, 2022
The God Who Is There, Francis Schaeffer, IVP Books, Anniversary Edition, 2020
Miracles, C. S. Lewis, Harper One, 1996
There Is A God: How the World’s Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind, Anthony Flew, Harper One, 2008
Written on the Heart, The Case for Natural Law, J. Budziszewski, InterVarsity Press, 1997
God, Freedom and Evil, Alvin C. Plantinga, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1974
Introduction to Philosophy, A Christian Perspective, Norman L. Geisler and Paul D. Feinberg, Baker Book House, 1980
Answering Doubts and Questions
The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict, Josh McDowell, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1999
Understanding the Faith, A Survey of Christian Apologetics, Jeff Myers, Summit Ministries, 2016
On Guard, Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision, William Lane Craig, David C. Cook, 2010
The Logic of God, 52 Christian Essentials for the Heart and Mind, Ravi Zacharias, Zondervan, 2019
The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics, Surveying the Evidence for the Truth of Christianity, Hindson & Caner, Harvest House Publishers, 2008
Inspirational
The Purpose Driven Life, What On Earth Am I Here For?, Rick Warren, Zondervan, 2002
The Pursuit of God, A. W. Tozer, Christian Publications, 1982
My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers, 1992
Stuart Orr, Personal Journey