1. Introduction
2. The World of Physics: A Quick Tour
3. Revolutions in Physics
4. Laws of Nature and of Physics
5. Dangerous Infinities?
6. Modern Astronomy: Where Has God Gone?
7. The Human-Friendly Universe
8. Implications of a Universe "Fine-Tuned" for Us
9. God as First Cause: An Argument That Seems to Hold
10. Explanations and Evidence
11. Mental Reality
12. Mystery and Ignorance
13. Why Physicalism?
Index
Peter Bussey (PhD, ScD, Cambridge) is a particle physicist and an honorary research fellow in the school of physics and astronomy at the University of Glasgow. He is a fellow of the Institute of Physics and previously served at Cambridge University, CERN and Sheffield University. Bussey is involved in research with several international particle physics collaborations, including the ZEUS Experiment at DESY in Hamburg, Germany, the CDF Experiment at Fermilab in Chicago, and the ATLAS Experiment at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland. He is widely published in journals such as Science and Christian Belief.
"During my decades of teaching, I have carried a constant sadness
about the complete ignorance and misunderstanding—by almost all
secularists and many Christians—of the relationship between
Christianity and science. Upon reading Signposts to God, my cloud
began to lift. This book does a thorough and masterful job of
showing that physics and astronomy have usually been friendly, not
hostile, to Christian ideas. Peter Bussey wisely provides a
user-friendly overview of the last centuries of physics and
astronomy so the reader can understand the arguments to follow. If
you get one book on science and religion this year, get this
one."
*J. P. Moreland, distinguished professor of philosophy, Biola
University*
"In Signposts to God, Peter Bussey brings a useful survey of
today's science. In this book, he shows that rather than
conflicting with the biblical picture of a creating God active in
the universe, the discoveries of the past century and a half have
moved the view of science ever closer to that unchanging biblical
paradigm."
*Gerald Schroeder, The College of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem, author
of Genesis and the Big Bang and The Science of God*
"The spreading belief in a fundamental opposition between religion
and science intensifies the need for scientists to weigh in on the
question. In reader-friendly prose, Bussey presents a balanced,
sober, up-to-date account of the many ways in which current physics
and cosmology not only remain open to belief, but point the way to
it, indicating the existence of an intelligent cause prior to the
world of nature. A fine contribution to the great conversation
between physics, philosophy, and faith."
*Michael Augros, author of Who Designed the Designer?*
"Bussey explains that many of the physical parameters of our
universe must be very close to their measured values if the
universe is to be human friendly. There are many, many more ways
the universe could be wrong rather than right for life. Although
there is some ambiguity as to whether this situation clearly points
to a creator, Bussey goes further to argue that consciousness
clearly tips the balance toward the universe being created by
God."
*Robert C. Bishop, associate professor of physics and philosophy,
John and Madeleine McIntyre Endowed Professor of Philosophy and
History of Science, Wheaton College*
"Particle physicist Peter Bussey's Signposts to God is an edifying
introduction to the interaction between science and faith. One part
informative discussion of modern physics, astronomy, and cosmology,
one part critique of the myth of physicalism, and one part
apologetic for the hallmarks of transcendence in the origin and
structure of the universe and the deep mysteries of conscious
existence, Bussey's heartfelt reflections set our feet on a path
well marked with signposts to God as the source and end of all
things."
*Bruce L. Gordon, associate professor of the history and philosophy
of science, Houston Baptist University*
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