Answering the New Atheists: How Science Points to God and to the Benefits of Christianity

"To say that Dr. Walsh covers a lot of ground is an understatement. He counters the “New Atheists” with evidence from physics, chemistry, biology, psychology, sociology, philosophy, history, and theology. If Christianity is true, then it should provide us with a holistic understanding of reality. In addition, every discipline should provide signposts to God when considered fairly. Drawing from recent expert scholarship, Walsh does an admirable job showing that this is indeed the case.”

Dr. Guillermo Gonzalez, Professor of Physics and Astrobiology, Ball State University

"Prof. Tony Walsh grounds this book in science but shows that science itself cannot aspire to answer the greatest questions of human origins or human destiny. Science specializes. It establishes the relationship between one thing and another thing. Science cannot talk about why one thing is related to another thing or where things come from or why things are the way they are. Proper scientists like Walsh recognize the limits of science as they relate its findings and ultimately acknowledge the dependence of science on philosophy or theology. Walsh provides precisely such a vision, showing how the big unanswered questions of physics, biology, sociology, and chemistry point to a creating God who intended to preserve life in this corner of the universe. Christian theism is the key that unlocks the mysterious door that science points to. All Christians should take comfort in Walsh’s analysis—science never proves as much as its narrowly-focused practitioners think and many of its conclusions, properly understood, point to the fact that the heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament shows his handiwork."

Scott Yenor, Professor of Political Science, Boise State University