The Forgotten Heavens: Six Essays on Cosmology
Author | : Douglas Wilson |
Publisher | : Canon Press & Book Service |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 2010-02-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781591280712 |
ISBN-13 | : 1591280710 |
Rating | : 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "There are more things in heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." So said Hamlet, but for some strange reason Christians seem to have bought this reductionistic view of the world. Have we forgotten the Bible? Our modern cosmology suggests that the universe can be explained through astronomy and mathematics. But this seems far too simplistic, not to mention rather dull. Are stars angels? Do satyrs truly exist? What does a seraph look like? Can demons tell the future? What does God's creation contain beyond the visible realm? In the following essays, such questions are not peremptorily dismissed, but are engaged with on the basis of what can be found in the Bible. We are not living in a world that can be easily dissected in a laboratory. Our universe is filled with intelligence and life, and the creativity behind it can only be understood fully through the Creator. This book includes essays from Evan and Douglas Wilson, Chris Schlect, Wes Callihan, and others.