{"product_id":"a-meaningful-world-how-the-arts-and-sciences-reveal-the-genius-of-nature-by-benjamin-wiker-jonathan","title":"A Meaningful World: How the Arts and Sciences Reveal the Genius of Nature by Benjamin Wiker \u0026 Jonathan Witt","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeaningful or meaningless?Purposeful or pointless?When we look at nature, whether at our living earth or into deepest space, what do we find?In stark contrast to contemporary claims that the world is meaningless, Benjamin Wiker and Jonathan Witt reveal a cosmos charged with both meaning and purpose. Their journey begins with Shakespeare and ranges through Euclid's geometry, the fine-tuning of the laws of physics, the periodic table of the elements, the artistry of ordinary substances like carbon and water, the intricacy of biological organisms, and the irreducible drama of scientific exploration itself.Along the way, Wiker and Witt fashion a robust argument from evidence in nature, one that rests neither on religious presuppositions nor on a simplistic view of nature as the best of all possible worlds. In their exploration of the cosmos, Wiker and Witt find all the challenges and surprises, all of the mystery and elegance one expects from a work of genius.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It is fully as gratifying to hear from teachers and writers who know science and literature as well as theology and who use their energy to assign God his rightful place.\"--Steve Van Der Weele, Calvin Theological Journal, November 2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A good book for the math or science lover.\"--David Mills, The Pittsburgh Catholic, December 2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Several outstanding books argue for Intelligent Design. However, \u003ci\u003eA Meaningful World\u003c\/i\u003e explores newer ground. In this book the authors widen the focus to the meaning and genius that are evident all around us.\"--Lay Witness, Fall 2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Meaningful World\u003c\/i\u003e offers a compelling rebuttal to modern materialism and its reductionistic view of nature. The professional critics of intelligent design didn't see this book coming, and are unlikely to have a ready response to its argument.\"--Touchstone, July-August 2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wiker and Witt submit: 'A poison has entered human culture. It's the assumption that science has proven that the universe is without purpose, without meaning.' This is the primary popular assumption the authors tackle in \u003ci\u003eA Meaningful World.\u003c\/i\u003e\"--Terry Scambray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Meaningful World\u003c\/i\u003e is astounding, breathtaking! This is a book about both the beauty of science and the beauty of creation, a book I wish I had as an undergraduate taking science courses. Wiker and Witt draw us beyond design to the sheer grandeur, elegance and deep intelligibility of nature, all of which bespeak a creative Genius. It will help overcome the residual fear of science that plagues all too many devout believers, and instill a sense of childlike wonder at the splendor of our world. \u003ci\u003eA Meaningful World\u003c\/i\u003e admirably answers the call of Pope Benedict XVI to see the glory of God's wisdom, the Divine Logos, permeating creation. I can't wait to get this into the hands of my own teenagers, and even my college grads.\"--Scott Hahn, Ph.D., professor of theology and Scripture, Franciscan University, and president, St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Drawing on the works of Shakespeare, Euclid, Lavoisier and others, \u003ci\u003eA Meaningful World\u003c\/i\u003e draws parallels between the genius of these men and the genius evident in nature. I am not exaggerating much to say that \u003ci\u003eA Meaningful World\u003c\/i\u003e is in the same class as the works of human genius its authors describe. It displays rare depth and breadth. Scientists should read this book to regain their justification for doing science, and poets should read it to regain a ground for the meaning of their texts.\"--Guillermo Gonzalez, assistant professor of astronomy, Iowa State University, and coauthor of The Privileged Planet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In a world where materialism fails and where intelligent design is evident, how should we think about ourselves in the grand scheme of things? \u003ci\u003eA Meaningful World\u003c\/i\u003e masterfully answers this question, ramping up the cultural revolution begun by Phillip Johnson in the 1990s.\"--William A. Dembski, author of The Design Revolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Meaningful World\u003c\/i\u003e is a wise and witty romp through the fallacies of reductionism. It is illustrated by charming examples that show how literature and science both teach us that we live in a world full of meaning, not the spiritually dead world in which the materialists would confine us.\"--Phillip Johnson, author of Reason in the Balance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Meaningful World\u003c\/i\u003e is simply the best book I've seen on the purposeful design of nature. In sparkling prose Benjamin Wiker and Jonathan Witt teach us how to recognize genius, first in Shakespeare's plays and then in nature. From principles of geometry to details of the periodic table, the authors portray the depth, elegance, clarity and pure cleverness of a universe designed to nurture the intelligent life that one day would discover that design. \u003ci\u003eA Meaningful World\u003c\/i\u003e recovers lost purpose not only for science, but for all scholarly disciplines.\"--Michael J. Behe, author of Darwin's Black Box\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Wiker\u003c\/b\u003e (Ph.D., Vanderbilt) is lecturer in theology and science at the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio. He is also a senior fellow of Discovery Institute in Seattle, Washington. His work has appeared in such publications as \u003ci\u003eCrisis, First Things, National Catholic Register\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew Oxford Review.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMoral Darwinism.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Witt\u003c\/b\u003e (Ph.D., University of Kansas) is senior fellow and writer in residence at Discovery Institute in Seattle, Washington. He was formerly associate professor at Lubbock Christian University. He has published articles in \u003ci\u003eTouchstone, Literature Theology, Windover, Princeton Theological Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePhilosophia Christi.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIVP Academic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: July 12, 2006\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9780830827992\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e0.74\" H x 8.96\" L x 6.06\" W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e257 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Longleaf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46028208799767,"sku":"fav1793785461841","price":22.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/1916\/1111\/files\/a-meaningful-world-how-the-arts-and-sciences-reveal-the-genius-of-nature-by-benj_1.jpg?v=1793785469","url":"https:\/\/handloomweavefit.shop\/products\/a-meaningful-world-how-the-arts-and-sciences-reveal-the-genius-of-nature-by-benjamin-wiker-jonathan","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}