God, Time, & Stephen Hawking: An Exploration into Origins (Paperback)

~ David Wilkinson (Author)
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Does the universe need a Creator? This book examines the possible origins of the universe from the viewpoints of both science and religion. A scientific explanation for the beginning does not have to destroy belief in God.

David Wilkinson leads an excellent and impressively clear exploration of the discoveries of modern cosmology. He welcomes much of Stephen Hawking's account described in A Brief History of Time but contends that the scientific story does not take in all the facts.

About the Author

The Rev. Dr. David Wilkinson has a Ph.D. in Theoretical Astrophysics and is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He is a Methodist minister and chaplain to Liverpool University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Monarch Books (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0825460298
• ISBN-13: 978-0825460296
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,229,344 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Embracing both sides, October 8, 2002

By	David C. Derrington (Poway, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is an interesting book by a liberal Christian regarding how he combines faith and science. He does not combine them very smoothly. The book lurches as it goes from cosmology to religion. Wilkinson does a good job at describing physics in a readable way, but left me without any new ways of looking at things. I found the book Finding Darwin's God to be more personal and touching in describing that author's struggle to make sense of religious conflicts over biology instead of physics. That is a better book unless one is interested strictly in physics.