The Physics of Christianity - by Frank J Tipler (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A highly respected physicist demonstrates that the essential beliefs of Christianity are wholly consistent with the laws of physics.

Frank Tipler takes an exciting new approach to the age-old dispute about the relationship between science and religion in The Physics of Christianity. In reviewing centuries of writings and discussions, Tipler realized that in all the debate about science versus religion, there was no serious scientific research into central Christian claims and beliefs. So Tipler embarked on just such a scientific inquiry. The Physics of Christianity presents the fascinating results of his pioneering study.

Tipler begins by outlining the basic concepts of physics for the lay reader and brings to light the underlying connections between physics and theology. In a compelling example, he illustrates how the God depicted by Jews and Christians, the Uncaused First Cause, is completely consistent with the Cosmological Singularity, an entity whose existence is required by physical law. His discussion of the scientific possibility of miracles provides an impressive, credible scientific foundation for many of Christianity's most astonishing claims, including the Virgin Birth, the Resurrection, and the Incarnation. He even includes specific outlines for practical experiments that can help prove the validity of the "miracles" at the heart of Christianity.

Tipler's thoroughly rational approach and fully accessible style sets The Physics of Christianity apart from other books dealing with conflicts between science and religion. It will appeal not only to Christian readers, but also to anyone interested in an issue that triggers heated and divisive intellectual and cultural debates.

Review Quotes

Praise for Frank Tipler's The Physics of Immortality:

"A thrilling ride to the far edges of modern physics." --New York Times Book Review

"A dazzling exercise in scientific speculation, as rigorously argued as it is boldly conceived." --Wall Street Journal

"Tipler has written a masterpiece conferring much-craved scientific respectability on what we have always wanted to believe in." --Science

"More readable than Roger Penrose's The Emperor's New Mind or Douglas Hofstadter's Gödel, Escher, Bach . . . an imaginative eschatological entertainment appropriate to the approaching end of the millennium." --New Orleans Times-Picayune

"Undeniably fascinating..." --Seattle Times

"Tipler's brash announcements are challenging--and entertaining. Although written from the viewpoint of a Ph.D., anyone should be able to get a kick out of the professor's big-bang ideas." --Publishers Weekly

"A book that proves the existence of the Almighty and inevitably of resurrection, without recourse to spiritual mumbo jumbo . . . Tipler does it all." --Mirabella

About the Author

FRANK J. TIPLER is a professor of mathematical physics at Tulane University and the author of The Physics of Immortality. He lives in New Orleans, Louisiana.