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03198aam a2200469 i 4500 001 46F07134995911EDB976125E44ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230121010020 008 210612s2022 njua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021026272 020 $a 1800610548 020 $a 9781800610545 035 $a (OCoLC)1253475057 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a BL51 $b .F337 2022 082 00 $a 210 $2 23 100 1 $a Fanchi, John R., $e author. 245 10 $a Reason, faith, and purpose : $b the ultimate gamble / $c John R. Fanchi, Texas Christian University, USA. 264 1 $a London ; $b World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd., $c [2022] 300 $a xvi, 339 pages : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Quest for truth -- Evidence for an expanding universe -- Evidence for inflationary cosmology -- The big bang -- The inflation model of cosmology -- What is life? -- The origin of life -- The evolution of life -- Mythological creation stories -- Origin of religion -- Eastern theology -- Western theology -- Beyond the natural -- Knowledge and science -- Competing worldviews? -- Theism or atheism? -- What is your wager? 520 $a "Reason, Faith, and Purpose: The Ultimate Gamble is a guide for believers and inquiring skeptics. This book summarizes the scientific view of the origins of the universe and life and analyzes the question of the existence of God from philosophical, religious, and scientific perspectives. If you are a believer, this book will help you understand your faith in a secular world and help you share your faith with non-believers. If you are an open-minded skeptic, it will help you answer the question: does God exist? The material is presented in two parts. Part I presents the secular, scientific view of the origin and evolution of the physical universe and life. The discussion includes alternative worldviews that help us understand and appreciate different and, in some cases, conflicting worldviews. Part II introduces other perspectives that are representative of religious ideas historically prevalent around the world. The material in Reason, Faith, and Purpose is designed to provide insight into the choice each of us must make in this life: the ultimate gamble"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Faith and reason. 650 0 $a Cosmology. 650 0 $a Life $x Origin. 650 0 $a God $x Proof. 650 6 $a Foi et raison. 650 6 $a Cosmologie. 650 6 $a Vie $x Origines. 650 6 $a Dieu $x Existence. 650 7 $a cosmology. $2 aat 650 7 $a Cosmology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00880600 650 7 $a Faith and reason. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00919959 650 7 $a God $x Proof. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00944100 650 7 $a Life $x Origin. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00998169 776 08 $i Online version: $a Fanchi, John R. $t Reason, faith, and purpose $d Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, [2022] $z 9781800610552 $w (DLC) 2021026273 941 $a 1 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20230121010234.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=46F07134995911EDB976125E44ECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b NIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search