• by Michael Dowd
• ISBN: 1-57178-210-9
• Buy at Amazon.com

Finally, the war between science and religion is over. The winner? All of us. With supporters from an incredibly wide spectrum of backgrounds and beliefs, including five Nobel laureates, Thank God for Evolution! builds bridges, provides guidance, and restores realistic hope for humanity and the body of life as a whole.

A movement has been growing over the past few decades that takes our common creation story -- the epic of cosmic, biological, and human evolution revealed by science -- as the basis for a meaningful view of our place in the universe. Reverend Michael Dowd, America's evolutionary evangelist, is at the forefront of this movement. This well informed, thoroughly researched, and inspired book proclaims a gospel billions of years old.

Thank God for Evolution! presents in a lively and accessible manner the reasons why it is now possible to view evolution as a divine process; how current science shows that evolution is not meaningless blind chance; practical methods for using evolutionary insights to achieve greater personal fulfillment and thriving relationships; and how aligning with evolutionary trends can guide activists and others hoping to make our world a better place. As a Christian minister, Dowd especially addresses the concerns that Christians have about evolution, but this book contains insights that will appeal to people of all faiths and of no faith. Fun and uplifting, Thank God for Evolution! goes beyond the current debate to offer up a whole new way of thinking about science, religion, and the meaning and purpose of our lives.

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"The science vs. religion debate is over! Must reading for all, including scientists." - Craig Mello, 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine

"The universe took 13.7 billion years to produce this amazing book. I heartily recommend it." - John Mather, NASA Chief Scientist, 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics

"If anyone can persuade a monotheist that the science of evolution can enrich his or her faith, I'm betting on Michael Dowd." - Thomas C. Schelling, 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics

"Takes evolution to heart, and celebrates it." - Frank Wilczek, 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics

"At last someone who understands that all of reality is sacred and science is our method of comprehending it." - Lee Hartwell, 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine

"Michael Dowd and his wife, Connie Barlow, have committed their lives to showing that you can be a true Darwinian and a truly spiritual person." - Robert Wright, author of The Moral Animal

"That evolution is a divine force has not been well appreciated, or articulated, up till now." - Kevin Kelly, Wired magazine Editor-at-Large

"For Catholics who are worried that evolution has nothing to offer them but random Godlessness, this is the book to get." - Chris Corbally, S.J., Vice Director, Vatican Observatory

"Thank God for Michael Dowd and his passionate, purposeful integration of evolutionary science with revelation." - Vicki Robin, co-author of Your Money or Your Life

"Michael Dowd's Thank God For Evolution! eloquently argues that the bitter conflict between Darwinism and religion is completely unnecessary." - Peter J. Richerson, Distinguished Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California Davis

"This is a truly original book at the near edge of a deeply hopeful future." - Tom Atlee, author of The Tao of Democracy

"Everyone concerned with the deepest questions of science, religion, who we are, and our place in the Universe absolutely should read this book!" - Jack Semura, Theoretical Physicist, Portland State University

"[Dowd's] message is open to all faiths, including those who reject faith, and it is a message that is vital for the 21rst century." - Richard Sosis, Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Connecticut and Hebrew University of Jerusalem

"This powerful and comprehensive book provides the basis for a new conversation about the relationship between reason and faith, science and spirituality." - Juanita Brown and David Isaacs, Co-Originators, The World Café