Author: Victor J. Stenger
Victor J. Stenger is professor of physics at the University of Hawaii and the author of Not by Design: The Origin of the Universe (Prometheus Books, 1988) and Physics and Psychics: The Search for a World Beyond the Senses (Prometheus Books, 1990).
Why Religion Must Be Confronted
Speaking as a physicist, I would like to give you several examples from my own field where the unwillingness of scientists to engage in serious confrontation with religion results in the public being widely misinformed about what science says about religion and spirituality. Most professional scientific societies have followed the lead of the National Academy …
Where Can God Act? A Look at Quantum Theology
The Clockwork Universe In 1687, Isaac Newton published The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, now referred to simply as Principia, which many scholars say is the greatest work of science ever produced. Newtonian mechanics provided the means for predicting the motion of every body in the universe with what appears to be unlimited precision. All …
The Premise Keepers
Faith in Science and God A huge body of literature now exists in which authors with strong theological and scientific credentials argue that traditional religion, particularly Christianity, can be made consistent with all scientific knowledge. This new breed of scientist-theologians seeks to retain the fundamental Christian premise of a personal, loving, participating creator within a scientific …