Correction- Re: [asa] God as Cause

Sorry - I think I may have mistaken Peacocke for Polkinghorne. If
so, I retract the statement below, even though I'm sure there are
some reading the list who do esteem both Barbour AND Peacocke. . ~ Janice :)

At 12:13 PM 1/11/2007, Janice Matchett wrote:
>At 11:19 AM 1/11/2007, Bill Hamilton wrote:
>
>>Thanks for posting this, Janice. Note that Alister McGrath is a
>>keynote speaker at the ASA annual meeting at the University of
>>Edinburgh, August 2-5.
>
>
>@ You're welcome. I have always admired McGrath and would love to
>hear him speak.
>
>I especially thought this reviewer's comments were quite interesting
>given the esteem that some on this list have for Peacocke especially:
>
>Throughout McGrath's scholarship is thorough and exhaustive, lending
>real weight to his arguments. He takes history, sociology, theology,
>science, philosophy, etc. into account at each stage of his
>presentation. He is another fine example of how to engage with the
>best secular scholarship from a Christian viewpoint, without
>watering down one's convictions, along with Jeffrey Burton Russell,
>Nancey Murphy, etc. This book should be read by all Christians who
>are serious both about engaging with science and maintaining the
>integrity of their faith. The likes of Barbour and Peacocke,
>although they have insights which definitely deserve consideration,
>are essentially compromisers. McGrath shows how modern science and
>thought in general do NOT necessitate a radical revisioning of
>Christian belief. Definitely required reading in
>science-and-religion. ~ A reviewer
>
>~ Janice
>

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Received on Thu Jan 11 14:03:02 2007