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About the Author
Revd Dr Rodney D. Holder is Course Director, Faraday Institute of Science and Religion, St Edmund's College, University of Cambridge, UK.
Reviews
'Rodney Holder lays out a clear and detailed account of the fine-tunings of natural law that were necessary for our universe to be able to evolve life. He then uses Bayes's theorem to give a careful assessment of the metaphysical significance of these facts.A The book is a most helpful contribution to the contemporary active discussion of an argument for God's existence based on an appeal to cosmic design.' Sir John Polkinghorne, University of Cambridge, UK 'The subject is of enormous interest, The issue of design or 'many universes' is a fundamental one, and it is a joy to see it dealt with so professionally by someone versed both in theology and astrophysics.' Professor Roger Trigg, University of Warwick, UK 'Rodney Holder writes in an area of great importance with a light but authoritative style. This book explores an area where there is, to my knowledge, nothing comparable with this publication.' Revd Dr David Wilkinson, St John's College Durham, UK 'Holder [...] builds a compelling argument for God's existence being statistically more likely, and philosophically more satisfying, than the theory of multiple universes... Holder has crafted an excellent response to the multiverse theory... an indispensable contribution in support of a statistical defense of God's existence and creation.' Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 'The book is one for the serious reader and it is a welcome contribution to a topic of considerable importance in the contemporary dialogue between science and theology.' Theology '... [Holder] has produced an intriguing, important and novel work - I know of no other work that deals in such depth with the issue of the multiverse and design.' Themelios 'God, the Multiverse and Everything is an excellent, engaging and fascinating book, which will surely help to inform and provoke serious debate on the issue of cosmological design in the future.' Science and Christian Belief 'Numerous conceptual innovations accompany an eloquent an
Book Information
ISBN 9780754651161
Author Rodney D. Holder
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 566g