{"product_id":"thank-god-for-evolution-isbn-9780452295346","title":"Thank God for Evolution","description":"Few issues have revealed deeper divisions in our society than the debate between creationism and evolution, between religion and science. Yet from the fray, Reverend Michael Dowd has emerged as a reconciler, finding faith strengthened by the power of reason.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With evidence from contemporary astrophysics, geology, biology, anthropology, and evolutionary psychology, \u003ci\u003eThank God for Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e lays out a compelling argument for how religion and science can be mutually enriching forces in our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praised by Nobel laureates in the scientific community and religious leaders alike, \u003ci\u003eThank God for Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e will expand the horizon of what is possible for self, for relationships, and for our world.Thank God for EvolutionPreface\u003cbr\u003eAuthor's Promises\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue: Personal Journey\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Marriage of Science and Religion\u003cbr\u003eItinerant Evolutionary Evangelism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom \"Adam  and Eve\" to Us—and Beyond\u003cbr\u003eScience and Religion Spurring Each Other to Greatness\u003cbr\u003eIn Context\u003cbr\u003eOverview\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. The Holy Trajectory Of Evolution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Our Big Picture Understanding of Reality\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStories Within Stories\u003cbr\u003eWhat Is the Great Story?\u003cbr\u003eFrom Shape-Shifting Story to Unchanging Scripture\u003cbr\u003eMeaning Making\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Evolution Is \u003ci\u003eNot\u003c\/i\u003e Meaningless Blind Chance\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInterpreting Our Immense Journey\u003cbr\u003eThe Mythopoeic Drive\u003cbr\u003eTime's Arrow, Time's Cycle\u003cbr\u003eThe Role of Strife\u003cbr\u003eThe Role of Cooperation\u003cbr\u003eThe Role of Initiative\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Evolution and the Revival of the Human Spirit\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Universe Can Be Trusted\u003cbr\u003eYou Are Part of the Universe\u003cbr\u003eAccept What Is and Be in Integrity\u003cbr\u003eGrow in Evolutionary Integrity\u003cbr\u003eTrusting the Universe Means Welcoming Challenges\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. Reality Is Speaking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Private and Public Revelation\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond Belief\u003cbr\u003eThe Birth and Maturation of Public Revelation\u003cbr\u003eFlat-Earth Faith Versus Evolutionary Faith\u003cbr\u003eToward an Evolutionary Christianity\u003cbr\u003eFacts Are God's Native Tongue\u003cbr\u003eReligious Knowers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5. The Nested Emergent Nature of Divine Creativity\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThank God for the Hubble Telescope!\u003cbr\u003eWe Are Made of Stardust\u003cbr\u003eThe Gifts of Death\u003cbr\u003eLitany: \"The Gifts of Death\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Words Create Worlds\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eExperiencing God Versus Thinking About God\u003cbr\u003eThe Split Between Religion and Science\u003cbr\u003eFrom Clockwork \"It\" to Creative \"Thou\"\u003cbr\u003eDay and Night Language\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7. What Do We Mean by the Word \"God\"?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Less Than a Holy Name for the Whole\u003cbr\u003ePrayer in a Nestedly Creative Cosmos\u003cbr\u003eA Personal, Undeniable God\u003cbr\u003eGod or the Universe: What's in a Name?\u003cbr\u003eCreatheism\u003cbr\u003eThe Role of Humanity in an Evolving Universe\u003cbr\u003eBeing \"Faithful to God\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III. The Gospel According To Evolution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Growing an Evolutionary Faith\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGenesis in Context\u003cbr\u003eDon't Throw Out the Apple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9. REALizing \"The Fall\" and \"Original Sin\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLessons from Evolutionary Brain Science\u003cbr\u003eLessons from Evolutionary Psychology\u003cbr\u003eResurrecting \"The Fall\"\u003cbr\u003eYour Brain's Creation Story\u003cbr\u003eReclaiming \"Original Sin\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10. REALizing \"Personal Salvation\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Challenges of Our Lizard Legacy\u003cbr\u003eFurry Li'l Mammal to the Rescue\u003cbr\u003eThank God for Our Higher Porpoise!\u003cbr\u003eDiscerning Your Calling Exercise\u003cbr\u003eSalvation Through Evolutionary Integrity\u003cbr\u003eThe DNA of Deep Integrity\u003cbr\u003eChrist-like Evolutionary Integrity\u003cbr\u003eREALizing \"Saving Faith\"\u003cbr\u003eREALizing \"the Gospel\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV. Evolutionary Spirituality\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11. Evolutionary Integrity Practices\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaming Our Money Mind\u003cbr\u003eTaming Our Lizard Legacy\u003cbr\u003eGrowing in Trust: Nurturing Humility and Faith\u003cbr\u003eREALizing \"Love Your Enemies\"\u003cbr\u003eGrowing in Authenticity: REALizing \"Remove the Plank\"\u003cbr\u003eGrowing in Compassion\/Responsibility: REALizing \"Judge Not\"\u003cbr\u003eGrowing in Gratitude: REALizing \"Love God and Your Neighbor\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12. Evolving Our Most Intimate Relationships\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTouch and Tenderness\u003cbr\u003eRespectful Communication\u003cbr\u003ePlayfulness and Humor\u003cbr\u003eMeaningful Songs and Rituals\u003cbr\u003eSynergy and Service\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13. Transformed by the Renewal of Your Mind\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeep Integrity Affirmations\u003cbr\u003eImagination Matters! Upgrading Your Mental Software\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V. A \"God-Glorifying\" Future\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14. Collective Sin and Salvation\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWrongdoing in a Nestedly Emergent Universe\u003cbr\u003eCollective Sin in an Age of Information\u003cbr\u003eCofronting Institutional Sin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 15. The Wisdom of Life's Collective Intelligence\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Earth As It Is in Heaven\u003cbr\u003eCollective Deep Integrity\u003cbr\u003eConversation and Creative Emergence\u003cbr\u003eCo-Intelligent Social Technologies\u003cbr\u003eThe Core Commons\u003cbr\u003eCultivating Discernment Within the Whole\u003cbr\u003eCo-creating Our Evolutionary Spiritualities\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 16. Knowing the Past Reveals Our Way Forward\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cosmic Century Timeline\u003cbr\u003eAligning Self-Interest with the Well-being of the Whole\u003cbr\u003eWho and What Are We, Really? And Why Are We Here?\u003cbr\u003eOur Sense of Self and Our Role in the Body of Life\u003cbr\u003eEvolutionary Revivals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 17. Beyond Sustainability: An Inspiring Vision\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Challenges in the Next 250 Years\u003cbr\u003eWild Cards\u003cbr\u003eLong-term and Short-term Positive Trends\u003cbr\u003eLikely Good News in the  Next 250 Years\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 18. Our Evolving Understanding of \"God's Will\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eResponding to Critics Who Reject Religion Because of Scripture\u003cbr\u003eTranscending Biblical Values and Scriptural Morality\u003cbr\u003eREALizing \"Holy Scripture\" and \"Divine Revelation\"\u003cbr\u003ePublic Revelation: \"The Ever-Renewing Testament\"\u003cbr\u003eREALizing Godly Morality and Ethics\u003cbr\u003eWider Critics of Care, Compassion, and Commitment\u003cbr\u003eREALizing \"Jesus as God's Way, Truth, and Life\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTestimonial\u003cbr\u003eVision\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix A. \"Good and Bad Reasons for Believing\" by Richard Dawkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix B. Realizing the Miraculous\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiracles Through the Ages\u003cbr\u003eREALizing \"the Virgin Birth\"\u003cbr\u003eREALizing \"Christ's Resurrection and Ascension into Heaven\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInvitation\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eResources\u003cbr\u003eOnline Resources\u003cbr\u003eWho's Who and Sources of Quotations\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\"Dowd presents evolution as a sacred epic of emerging complexity.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Dowd masterfully unites rationality and spirituality in a world view that celebrates the mysteries of existence... A powerful book!\"\u003cbr\u003e -Craig Mello, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology\/MedicineThe Reverend Michael Dowd is America’s evolutionary evangelist. He and his wife, Connie Barlow, an acclaimed science writer, have traveled the country sharing their sacred view of cosmic, biological, and human evolution. Equally at home in both conservative and liberal settings, and uniquely gifted at building bridges between religious and nonreligious people, Rev. Dowd is passionate about sharing the fourteen-billion-year epic of evolution in ways that uplift and expand heart, mind, and soul. During the 1980s and 90s, Dowd was pastor of three United Church of Christ congregations, and has worked with diverse religious leaders across the country on environmental initiatives, peace and justice issues, and social reform. He holds a Master of Divinity degree. Rev. Dowd has served on the boards of the North American Conference on Christianity and Ecology; the Ohio Conference United Church of Christ (UCC) Integrity of Creation, Justice, and Peace task force; and the Hudson Valley Sustainable Communities Network. He has also served on the steering committees of the International Network of Biblical Storytellers and the UCC Network for Environmental and Economic Responsibility.","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301988094181,"sku":"NP9780452295346","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780452295346.jpg?v=1767737931","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/thank-god-for-evolution-isbn-9780452295346","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}