रसेल स्टैनार्ड एक सेवानिवृत्त उच्च-ऊर्जा कण भौतिक विज्ञानी हैं, जिनका जन्म 24 दिसंबर 1931 को लंदन, इंग्लैंड में हुआ था। वह वर्तमान में मुक्त विश्वविद्यालय में भौतिकी के प्रोफेसर एमेरिटस के पद पर हैं। 1986 में, उन्हें 'आध्यात्मिक मूल्यों के क्षेत्र में महत्वपूर्ण योगदान' के लिए टेम्पलटन पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया गया; विशेष रूप से विज्ञान और धर्म की अधिक समझ में योगदान के लिए'। उन्हें 'भौतिकी में योगदान, मुक्त विश्वविद्यालय, और विज्ञान के लोकप्रियकरण' (1998) और 'भौतिकी के शिक्षण में विशिष्ट योगदान' के लिए भौतिकी संस्थान के ब्रैग मेडल और पुरस्कार (1999) के लिए ओबीई से सम्मानित किया गया था।
God For The 21st Century पीडीएफ रसेल स्टैनार्ड
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