TY  - BOOK
AU  - Worthing,Mark William
TI  - God, creation, and contemporary physics
T2  - Theology and the sciences
SN  - 080062906X
U1  - 261.55 Worthing 
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Minneapolis
PB  - Fortress Press
KW  - Physics
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Cosmology
KW  - God
KW  - Proof
KW  - Creation
KW  - Providence and government of God
KW  - End of the world
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-254) and index; 1. Physics and theology in historical perspective. From the dawn of modern science to Kepler -- From the Baconian compromise to the "war" between science and religion -- The rise of modern physics: from Einstein to the big bang -- Current attitudes and relationship between science and theology. 2. Does God exist? Traditional arguments for the existence of God: from Aristotle to the present -- The design argument and contemporary physics -- The cosmological argument and contemporary physics -- Who is the god of the physicists?. 3. Did God create the universe out of nothing? Creation out of nothing in biblical and theological perspective -- Does contemporary physics point to an original creation? -- Creation out of nothing: early models -- Creation out of nothing: quantum wave-fluctuation models -- Creatio ex nihilo without God?. 4. Is God still active in the universe?. What is continuing creation? -- Continuing creation as divine sustenance; Modern physics and the providence of God -- Modern physics and special providence -- The problem of evil. 5. Can God survive the consummation of the universe? Eschatology as emerging scientific discipline -- Open or closed universe? -- The challenge of Christian eschatology in light of modern cosmology -- Christian eschatology and open cosmological models -- Christian eschatology and closed cosmological models. 6. Summary and conclusions. The impact of modern physics and cosmology on the theological discussion of God -- The continuing dialogue between physics and theology: guidlines and suggestions
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