{"product_id":"gods-grandeur-the-catholic-case-for-intelligent-design-9781644138601","title":"God's Grandeur: The Catholic Case for Intelligent Design","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn an age of rising unbelief, top Catholic thinkers show how, more than ever, both science and reason affirm the words of the great Catholic poet Gerard Manley Hopkins: \"The world is charged with the grandeur of God.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, edited by biologist Ann Gauger, clears up common misconceptions regarding intelligent design, showing why it is an argument not from ignorance but from knowledge and how the evidence for God's design of the natural world is growing. Part 1 explores scientific evidence from experts in cosmology, paleontology, genetics, chemistry, and biology. In part 2, you will learn about the purpose of creation, transcendent beauty, and the distinctiveness of the human person. The third part lays out the theology behind creation and how it reflects God's glory and concludes with Dr. Anthony Esolen's essay on the \"symphonic order\" of the universe, masterfully drawing from science, mathematics, literature, and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will also learn: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the Church \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e teaches about evolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow neo-Thomists wrongly apply Aquinas's thinking to evolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharacteristics that distinguish humans from the rest of creation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy materialistic scientists resist the Big Bang Theory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to understand the biblical account of Creation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow natural law and transcendental beauty point to the existence of God\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecific scriptures from the Old and New Testaments that testify to the wonder of God's creative hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Pope Benedict XVI cautioned that vague explanations about creation are insufficient\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoreover, you will learn how the understanding of ancient philosophers and Aquinas regarding the mind-brain connection, coupled with modern neuroscience support intelligent design and the creation of man as not only a material being but a spiritual being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter includes extensive references, enabling further exploration. The entire book will strengthen you as never before in the belief that the world is the creation of an intelligent and intentional Designer--One whose greatest longing is for you to spend all eternity with Him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnn Gauger is a senior fellow with the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture. She received her bachelor's degree from MIT and her Ph.D. in developmental biology from the University of Washington. Dr. Gauger held a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University, where her work focused on the molecular motor protein kinesin. Her research has examined the limits of protein evolution, the origins of humans, and the evolution of metabolism. Her work has been published in \u003ci\u003eNature, Development, the Journal of Biological Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBio-Complexity\u003c\/i\u003e. She has appeared in several science documentaries, and she co-authored the book \u003ci\u003eScience and Human Origins\u003c\/i\u003e and co-edited and contributed chapters to \u003ci\u003eTheistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical and Theological Critique\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sophia Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620354035986,"sku":"9781644138601","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_993a9a78-dc64-47b7-b6d4-85a404cc3ef2.jpg?v=1732563995","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gods-grandeur-the-catholic-case-for-intelligent-design-9781644138601","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}