(tl;dr version: It’s brilliant, buy it now.)
Science and the Mind of the Maker ought to be required reading for every Christian. In a world that increasingly insists that we are the ultimate authority, which fights at every turn to deny the existence of any power higher than ourselves, and which is full of churches that focus more on self-help than on theology and apologetics, Christians by and large are woefully unprepared to counter our atheistic culture’s arguments. It is no wonder that so many Christian high school seniors have left the church by the time they graduate college. This book is a brilliant resource that can give Christians confidence that their beliefs are well-founded.
In Cain’s own words, “The overarching goal of this book has been to reveal the harmonious, unifying framework that the Maker Thesis provides for scientific evidence gleaned from observable reality in conjunction with philosophic argumentation.” (p.200) She achieves this goal with remarkably clear, concise, and well-written explanations of some very difficult and complex arguments and theories, making a variety of scientific discoveries and their importance in Christian apologetics accessible to any layperson who is willing to put forth a bit of mental effort to comprehend them.
The book examines six “peg-puzzle pieces” that, when fit into the puzzle board of the world, complete a picture that reflects reality. These pieces – 1) a finite universe, 2) fine-tuned for life, 3) a world that is just right for complex life and scientific study, 4) a biochemical design for life, 5) a mathematically structured, comprehensible cosmos, and 6) human nature and scientific rationality – span myriad fields of study, showing how evidence in support of the Maker Thesis draws from all over the major branches of science, as well as mathematics and philosophy, and all point together in the same clear direction.
This is an incredibly ambitious task when your audience is the average person and *not* scientists. To achieve her goal, Cain must explain in layman’s terms some extremely complicated theories and processes. Not only does she accomplish this, but she does so masterfully, with a style that smoothly transitions from one heady concept to another without jerking the reader through what could easily have been clunky and unwieldy prose, given the difficulty one faces in bringing these concepts down to this level. The addition of personal anecdotes, pop culture references, and witty remarks adds a layer of approachability that help temper the weighty subject matter.
Buy this book for your high school senior, your college student, your youth minister, yourself. You will be blessed and your faith bolstered.
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Loved this book! I will be re-reading for a long time.
I am a an older woman (64) born and raised in the southern Bible Belt. As a Christian, my only answer to non believers who asked how I knew the Word was real was: I know because He lives within my heart! Of course that answer was was part of an old hymn, and other Christians knew what that meant, but it meant nothing to “the world”! Apologetics was not routinely taught in Southern Baptist churches. How blessed we are today th be able to read books like this one. I can admit that some of it was a little over my uneducated head (totally my fault) but I loved this book. The writer was not “flowery” as a woman writer, nor was she a stern “in your face” author. I found parts of it so enlightening, and some just beautifully written. Some of her writing made me joyous and some made me stop and contemplate my lack of knowledge and how I need to rectify that. I will be re-reading this for a long time. With the onslaught of attacks on Christianity, this book can help equip us to give intelligent answers to people who question our faith and why we believe. I loved this book!
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I am a an older woman (64) born and raised in the southern Bible Belt. As a Christian, my only answer to non believers who asked how I knew the Word was real was: I know because He lives within my heart! Of course that answer was was part of an old hymn, and other Christians knew what that meant, but it meant nothing to “the world”! Apologetics was not routinely taught in Southern Baptist churches. How blessed we are today th be able to read books like this one. I can admit that some of it was a little over my uneducated head (totally my fault) but I loved this book. The writer was not “flowery” as a woman writer, nor was she a stern “in your face” author. I found parts of it so enlightening, and some just beautifully written. Some of her writing made me joyous and some made me stop and contemplate my lack of knowledge and how I need to rectify that. I will be re-reading this for a long time. With the onslaught of attacks on Christianity, this book can help equip us to give intelligent answers to people who question our faith and why we believe. I loved this book!
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