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God revised : how religion must evolve in a scientific age / Galen Guengerich.

by Guengerich, Galen.

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Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Religion -- Philosophy.

Knowledge, Theory of (Religion)

Religion and science.

9780230342255 (hc.)

0230342256 (hc.)

xi, 227 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-219) and index.

Where we begin: from Mennonite to Manhattan -- How we know: the quest for certainty -- What there is: the nature of existence -- What's divine: the experience of God -- Who we are: the human challenge -- Keeping the faith: the necessity of religion -- What we receive: the discipline of gratitude -- How we should live: the source of ethics -- What we owe: an ethic of gratitude -- When we're satisfied: ultimate meaning.

"Over the past few decades, the ever-expanding scientific knowledge of the universe and the human condition, combined with the evolution from religion-based to personal morality, has led to a mass crisis of faith. Having left an upbringing in a family of Mennonite preachers to discover his own experience of God, Galen Guengerich understands the modern American struggle to combine modern world views with outdated religious dogma. Drawing upon his own experiences, he proposes that just as humanity has had to evolve its conception of the universe to coincide with new scientific discoveries, we are long overdue in evolving our concept of God. In a scientific age, we need an experience of a God we can believe in--an experience that grounds our morality, unites us in community, and engages us with a world that still holds more mystery than answers"--Provided by publisher.

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