Russell Stannard ist ein pensionierter Hochenergie-Teilchenphysiker, der am 24. Dezember 1931 in London, England, geboren wurde. Derzeit ist er emeritierter Professor für Physik an der Open University. 1986 erhielt er den Templeton-Preis für „bedeutende Beiträge auf dem Gebiet der spirituellen Werte; insbesondere für Beiträge zum besseren Verständnis von Wissenschaft und Religion“. Er wurde mit dem OBE für „Beiträge zur Physik, der Open University und der Popularisierung der Wissenschaft“ (1998) und mit der Bragg-Medaille und dem Preis des Instituts für Physik für „ausgezeichnete Beiträge zur Lehre der Physik“ (1999) ausgezeichnet.
God For The 21st Century pdf von Russell Stannard
Just as modern science has revolutionized our understanding of the natural world, so can it expand our understanding of the Divine. In topics as varied as astronomy and cosmology, evolution, genetic engineering, extraterrestrial life, psychology and religious experience, spirituality and medicine, and artificial intelligence, fifty key thinkers discuss the interrelationship between science and religion.Contributors include Robert Jastrow, first chairman of NASA's Lunar Exploration Committee and currently director of the Mount Wilson Institute; Rod Davies, former director of the Jodrell Bank Radio Astronomy Laboratories, U.K.; Owen Gingerich, senior astronomer, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; Paul Davies, recipient of the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion; Sir John Haughton, former director general of the United Kingdom Meteorological Office; Lord Habgood, former archbishop of York; and science writers Kitty Ferguson and Gregg Easterbrook.The writers are drawn from eight countries and represent the Christian, Jewish, Islamic, and Hindu traditions. Most are scientists by profession, but also included are philosophers, theologians, and psychologists. Each chapter of this innovative, accessible book helps to expand our thinking in light of what is known at the dawn of the twenty-first century. Taken as a whole, this book presents a challenging understanding of God and of God's interaction with the world and with ourselves.Topics covered include: Creation and evolution Life on other planets Genetic engineering Faith and medicine The mind and the soul Quantum physics