Russell Stannard è un fisico delle particelle ad alta energia in pensione, nato a Londra, in Inghilterra, il 24 dicembre 1931. Attualmente ricopre la carica di Professore Emerito di Fisica presso la Open University. Nel 1986 gli è stato conferito il Premio Templeton per "contributi significativi nel campo dei valori spirituali; in particolare per i contributi a una maggiore comprensione della scienza e della religione». Ha ricevuto l'OBE per "contributi alla fisica, l'Università aperta e la divulgazione della scienza" (1998) e la medaglia Bragg e il premio dell'Istituto di fisica per "contributi distinti all'insegnamento della fisica" (1999).
God For The 21st Century pdf da 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