Thank God for Evolution, Michael Dowd
Thank God for Evolution, Michael Dowd
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Thank God for Evolution
How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World

Author: Michael Dowd

Narrator: Michael Dowd

Abridged: 9 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 08/14/2008

Synopsis

Abridged CDs * 8 CDs, 9 hours

A revolutionary perspective on the relationship between religion and science that builds a bridge between people of all beliefs.

About The Author

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 14-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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lanny on February 20, 2012

I "accidentally" found this book on Valentine's Day on a clearance shelf at Pamida, and found it almost impossible to put down once I started. The depth and breadth of the book is too great to summarize in a short review, but in essence Dowd has convincingly demonstrated how science and religion tru......more

Goodreads review by Robert on November 29, 2012

The most convincing and uplifting reconciliation of science and religion I have ever come across, recasting the evolution of the universe as a sacred and ongoing process ... an empowering story of why we are here.......more

Goodreads review by John on April 30, 2014

I sincerely wish that I could give this a higher than a "meh" in it's rating. Dowd's text is compelling, full of fresh perspectives, and bubbling over with energy. I found his perspective interesting, if breathless. It opens the possibility of more open and honest dialog, and presents concepts of Go......more

Goodreads review by Pedro on September 03, 2017

It is pretty rare to point out a book that can really change one's life, but this one has been one of them. Michael Dowd has done an outstanding job in presenting a very sound and coherent view regarding how to think God, evolution, and religion in general. Along with Ursula Goodenough's _The Sacred......more

Goodreads review by K on August 31, 2015

On one hand, I absolutely loved much of this book. As one who grew up with young Earth creationism and then turned toward the sciences in high school/college, I am deeply, deeply grateful for the author's skillful discussions that help those, like me, who desperately wish to embrace both intricate,......more

Quotes

"Dowd presents evolution as a sacred epic of emerging complexity."
-The New York Times

"Dowd masterfully unites rationality and spirituality in a world view that celebrates the mysteries of existence... A powerful book!"
-Craig Mello, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine

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