Seven Glorious Days: A Scientist Retells the Genesis Creation Story
How would Genesis read if it were written today?
This provocative work recasts the ancient Genesis creation story within the framework of contemporary science. Seven Glorious Days takes readers on a grand ride through the history of the universe—from the big bang, to the origin of stars and planets, to the appearance of living creatures bearing the image of God and living in community.
"Karl Giberson has made wise and creative use of his skills as both a scientist and a sophisticated student of biblical religion in this well-informed, theologically sensitive introduction to the wonders of creation."
—John F. Haught, senior fellow in science and religion, Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown University
"Giberson's ability to translate the complex insights of physics, cosmology, and biology into terms that ordinary Christians can grasp is matched only by his ability to express deep religious convictions in simple and direct language."
—Stephen J. Pope, professor of Theological Ethics, Boston College
"Insightful, informed, playful, stimulating, and impressive, Giberson argues convincingly that the earth is not a mere blue dot in the vast emptiness of space, but the most astonishing known seat of creativity and information."
—Owen Gingerich, professor emeritus of Astronomy and History of Science, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Karl Giberson teaches science and religion at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts. He is a popular speaker who has lectured at many institutions around the world including The Vatican, Oxford University, Brigham Young, the Venice Institute, London's Thomas More Institute, and MIT. His work has appeared on NPR and in the New York Times and USA Today. He is the author or co-author of nine books on science and religion, including Saving Darwin: How to Be a Christian and Believe in Evolution.
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Seven Glorious Days: A Scientist Retells the Genesis Creation Story
How would Genesis read if it were written today?
This provocative work recasts the ancient Genesis creation story within the framework of contemporary science. Seven Glorious Days takes readers on a grand ride through the history of the universe—from the big bang, to the origin of stars and planets, to the appearance of living creatures bearing the image of God and living in community.
"Karl Giberson has made wise and creative use of his skills as both a scientist and a sophisticated student of biblical religion in this well-informed, theologically sensitive introduction to the wonders of creation."
—John F. Haught, senior fellow in science and religion, Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown University
"Giberson's ability to translate the complex insights of physics, cosmology, and biology into terms that ordinary Christians can grasp is matched only by his ability to express deep religious convictions in simple and direct language."
—Stephen J. Pope, professor of Theological Ethics, Boston College
"Insightful, informed, playful, stimulating, and impressive, Giberson argues convincingly that the earth is not a mere blue dot in the vast emptiness of space, but the most astonishing known seat of creativity and information."
—Owen Gingerich, professor emeritus of Astronomy and History of Science, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Karl Giberson teaches science and religion at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts. He is a popular speaker who has lectured at many institutions around the world including The Vatican, Oxford University, Brigham Young, the Venice Institute, London's Thomas More Institute, and MIT. His work has appeared on NPR and in the New York Times and USA Today. He is the author or co-author of nine books on science and religion, including Saving Darwin: How to Be a Christian and Believe in Evolution.
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Seven Glorious Days: A Scientist Retells the Genesis Creation Story

Seven Glorious Days: A Scientist Retells the Genesis Creation Story

by Giberson W. Karl
Seven Glorious Days: A Scientist Retells the Genesis Creation Story

Seven Glorious Days: A Scientist Retells the Genesis Creation Story

by Giberson W. Karl

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How would Genesis read if it were written today?
This provocative work recasts the ancient Genesis creation story within the framework of contemporary science. Seven Glorious Days takes readers on a grand ride through the history of the universe—from the big bang, to the origin of stars and planets, to the appearance of living creatures bearing the image of God and living in community.
"Karl Giberson has made wise and creative use of his skills as both a scientist and a sophisticated student of biblical religion in this well-informed, theologically sensitive introduction to the wonders of creation."
—John F. Haught, senior fellow in science and religion, Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown University
"Giberson's ability to translate the complex insights of physics, cosmology, and biology into terms that ordinary Christians can grasp is matched only by his ability to express deep religious convictions in simple and direct language."
—Stephen J. Pope, professor of Theological Ethics, Boston College
"Insightful, informed, playful, stimulating, and impressive, Giberson argues convincingly that the earth is not a mere blue dot in the vast emptiness of space, but the most astonishing known seat of creativity and information."
—Owen Gingerich, professor emeritus of Astronomy and History of Science, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Karl Giberson teaches science and religion at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts. He is a popular speaker who has lectured at many institutions around the world including The Vatican, Oxford University, Brigham Young, the Venice Institute, London's Thomas More Institute, and MIT. His work has appeared on NPR and in the New York Times and USA Today. He is the author or co-author of nine books on science and religion, including Saving Darwin: How to Be a Christian and Believe in Evolution.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781612612614
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Publication date: 09/01/2012
Sold by: INDEPENDENT PUB GROUP - EPUB - EBKS
Format: eBook
Pages: 200
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Karl W. Giberson is a physicist and scholar who has lectured all over the world, including at the Vatican, Oxford, and MIT. His work has appeared in many venues, including the New York Times, USA Today, and the Huffington Post, where he blogs regularly

Table of Contents

The Seven Days, or Epochs, of Creation x

Introduction: The Creation Story for the Twenty-First Century 1

Day 1 In the Beginning 17

Day 2 A Universe of Horseshoe Nails 35

Day 3 A Billion Stars Are Born 57

Day 4 Looking for Life in All the Right Places 81

Day 5 The Grand Explosion of Life 105

Day 6 A Child Is Born 129

The Seventh, Final Day of Creation: The Greatest of These Is Love 155

Acknowledgments 181

Art Credits 183

Notes 185

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