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Article: Modern Physics and Ancient Faith.(Book Review)
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- The Christian Century
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- September 6, 2003
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By Stephen M. Barr. University of Notre Dame Press, 328 pp., $30.00.
BOOKS ON the dialogue or debate between religion and science are appearing at a rate daunting even to those who are used to working with big numbers, bringing to mind Qoheleth's claim: "Of the making of many books there is no end and much study is a weariness of the flesh." But Stephen M. Barr's book does not fall into this category. It energizes the reader, since its philosophical positions are well argued, its writing is clear and accessible, and its religious affirmations are provocative for believers and nonbelievers alike.
Barr argues that there is no debate between religion and ...