Book Review: “The Journey to Truth” by George Garlick Ph.D.
I previewed “The Journey to Truth” by George Garlick in my previous post. I recently finished reading it, here are my thoughts.
The book begins with an autobiography of George Garlick’s childhood and his developing curiosity in scientific and theological topics. As the book progresses, George attempts to weave together the two topics into a unified perspective.
I thought the book started off fairly slow. I am generally indifferent to autobiographies and I was unfamiliar with the author. I also found his initial discussions on scientific and theological topics to be fairly standard. Still, there was some insight and I continued with my reading.
It is fortunate that I persisted, because the initial chapters were clearly just building the foundation. Beginning with chapter five, the book suddenly delves deeper and begins to discuss scientific and mathematical concepts on dimensions, light, and time. The topics were freshly unfamiliar.
I found his correlation of these scientific concepts to theological concepts insightful and fascinating. It spurred me to take notes and do further research. These chapters occasionally get bogged down with complex scientific terminology and mathematical equations. Some of the more complex material may have been better served in an appendix.
In the end I found the book insightful, but there could be a bit more balance. I found the book initially too straightforward, while the later half is occasionally too complex. Never-the-less, it is a worth reading.
Book Preview: The Journey of Truth
I recently acquired the book entitled “The Journey to Truth
It is an autobiography about his journey of science and faith. A journey that began for him in conflict, but ended in convergence. The relationship between faith and science is a complex and fascinating topic, I hope to find some insight in this book. Review to follow!
2010 Christianity Today Book Awards
Christianity Today picks their top Christian books of 2009:
Our judging process began with 472 titles submitted by 72 publishers. Christianity Today’s editors selected finalists in each category, and our expert judges went to work discovering the best of the bunch from 2009. Here are the 12 winners (including two ties) and 11 notables that best shed light on the people, events, and ideas that shape evangelical life, thought, and mission, with comments from the judges.
Definitely some good books to add to your reading list, I’ve added some that somehow escaped my radar. Be sure to also check out their awards from previous years, some must-read gems to be found.
Book Preview: The Divine Commodity
I recently added the following book to my want-to-read list: “The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity
The reviews for “The Divine Commodity” are positive, calling it an insightful and timely book. Amazon describes the books as follows:
A growing number of people are disturbed by the values exhibited by the contemporary church. Worship has become entertainment, the church has become a shopping mall, and God has become a consumable product.
Here is an introduction to the book by the Skye himself …
