introduction 7
1 The origin of the species 15
2 Something for nothing: a dubious deal 34
3 is there any point? Where the universe is going 50
4. Darwin and natural selection 61
5.the metaphysics of theism 96
6. The elegance of the Life- plan 105
7. Evolution and purpose 131
8. Brains and consciousness 147
9. The future of evolution 167
10.Suffering and goodness 190
bibliography 205
Index 208
Keith Ward is the Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford.
"a very accessible, highly engaging work" "a well argued apologetic
for theistic metaphysics" "This book displays a maturity and
clarity far surpassing Ward's earlier works"
*Theology Today*
"A rare synthesis of intellect and conviction, this book offers
valuable insights to readers struggling to reconcile faith and
science."
*Booklist*
"admirable effort to engage the scientist and the philosopher in
the question of meaning, and human destiny."
*Muslim World Book Review*
"incisive, logically structured and not cluttered with technical
language."
*Methodist Recorder*
"a profound and richly satisfying book that illuminates better than
anything I have come across the most important issue of our time
and which sooner or later will consign atheism to the dustbin of
philosophical ideas.
*Catholic Herald*
"Prof. Ward has written a tightly reasoned and highly accessible
book that seeks to show the fallacies of modern scientific
atheism"
*One Country*
"The philosophical and scientific arguments for the existence of
God - well summarised, for instance in Professor Keith Ward's God,
Chance and Necessity (Oneworld, 1996) - are now almost
overwhelming."
*The Times*
"Ward combines elegant rendering of familiar arguments with his own
creative contribution."
*Theology Today*
"it engages with the issues of the day from a position of profound
and rational faith and deserves to be widely read and
discussed"
*Science and Christian Belief*
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*The Guardian*
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