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Introduction                                                         1
    God has arranged all things
    The big questions

1 God's two books                                              12
    Does science make religion unnecessary?
    A faith to be proud of
    Too much to doubt and too little to believe
    Seven different perspectives

2 The amazing creation                                     31               Consciousness and language
    The finely tuned water molecule
    Created from stardust
    Cosmic evolution and intelligent life
    A creation that points to a creator

3 Serious science in the Middle Ages and the unwavering Galileo 52  
    Eighteen dark centuries
    Tycho Brahe and his rational arguments
    Johannes Kepler thinks "God's thoughts"
    Galileo Galilei was right, and so were his critics

4 The history of life and the universe                    103
    Eternal universe or a beginning?
    Life has a beginning
    The Beginning of the universe

5 Philosophy of science                                        141
    Is science possible?
    Aristotle's four explanations
    Laws of nature

6 Evolution and purpose                                        164
    Evolution is not what you think it is
    Evolution and philosophy of science
    Beyond Neo-Darwinism

7 Man and Evolution                                            196
    Intellect, rationality, and intention
    Human nature and consciousness

8 The perceived and the real conflict                    223
    Newton of all people was no Newtonian
    The real conflict
    The testimony of Christian scientists

Appendix: The Bible and science                        239
    The Bible and cosmology
    The Bible and the age of the earth
    The Bible and evolution
    The Bible, soul, and human nature

Afterword                                                            263
References                                                           265
Index                                                                    281

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