The Science of God: The Convergence of Scientific and Biblical Wisdom

I enjoyed this trot through various scientific disciplines and attempt to conflate the roots of todays polarized arguments into one.
There is a lot packed into it. You may feel the need to go back and check up on his sources, re-read and research, because his assertions have the impression of fairly haphazard, tentative guesswork.

I'm not sure his interpretations of certain biblical verses are accurate, it would require the original Hebrew and much awareness of context to claim that e.g. biblical time started at the creation of human souls. Does Genesis 1:27 actually say this? I don't think its clear.
And so on.
He has some interesting ideas and writes about complicated scientific matters in an accessible and very easy-going style.
His premise seems to be that a) Current scientific thought is correct therefore b) The bible must be re-interpreted to fit popular theory.
But why would people of faith (of which I am one) limit God to limited human perception in the first instance? Surely the almighty could have made creation within 6 earth days if he so desired. I don't see the need to invent naturalistic explanations for certain events that we are told are supernatural, that are in any case accepted only by faith.

I do not see a conflict between faith and science, so the concerns that some people have that may lead them to accept or reject this book are not mine. I have come to believe the Christian message through my encounter with Christ on a long pilgrimage with him. Some call this encounter "mystical" and I have come to see that it is. I embrace the wisdom of St. Anselm of Canterbury: "I do not seek to understand in order to believe, but I believe in order to understand. For I believe this: unless I believe, I will not understand."

I did not know many of the scientific concerns expressed in the book, but after reading the book I do have a better understanding. But I value the Bible not as a book of science, but as a book of wisdom and theology. Thus, this perspective expressed by Schroeder is meaningful to me and is found woven through much in his book: "The Bible is the earliest identifiable source of the great conceptual discoveries essential for civilization: equality before the law, sanctity of life, dignity of the individual, individual and communal responsibility, peace as an ideal, love as the foundation for justice" (p. 18).

While Gerald Schroeder introduced me to ideas I have for the most part not encountered before, it is his introduction to Talmudic scholars and mystics that is of even greater value to me. I'm glad I persevered through the book, but admit I probably wouldn't have if it weren't the next book we are reading in our Catholic parish book club!

The book received somewhat positive reviews in our Catholic parish book club. While one member did not like it at all, the others did with the reservation that Schroeder looks at the issue from a perspective quite differently from the way Catholics generally do. But for the most part, we appreciated seeing a different perspective.

Schroeder provides a rational explanation for the six Biblical days that encompass the 15 billion year time period in Genesis from the creation of the universe to the time when Adam became human by receiving his soul. He then shows how the Bible changes the time scale to "human "time",for the rest of Genesis account. By so doing, Schroeder has provided a rational and understandable basis for accepting the fundamental truth of the Bible. While his explanations take us into deeply into Einstein's law of relativity, and require some understanding of quantum mechanics, his explanation are both lucid and captivating! This book has helped me greatly in accepting the inerrancy of Holy Scripture.

Beware - most Gentiles (and many Jews) are not familiar with the Jewish sources Schroeder uses, or rather abuses. He quotes them out of context, misreads them or misinterprets them. check out these two links for example.
alter cocker jewish atheist blog spot com december 2013 for an honest report of the jewish sources Schroeder misquotes (mainly about chapter 9) . It is from someone in the know - a former yeshiva bocher.
Also check out this link by another man who studied in yeshiva - does something similar for a different chapter - jewish atheist tumblr com post 78946551774 fizzix schroeder, search for fizzix at the tumblr.

This escellent book on "The Science of God" does physics of the evolution of the universe a great compliment with its explanation which also is in agreement with the Biblical book of Genesis 6:3 and Psalms 90:10, which when taken together and using Einstein's Time Dilation equation yields that the universe was expanding during Adam and Eve"s time at about .743c or about 3/4s the speed of light and in keeping with Schroeder's prediction about how the universe was actually created in 6-24hour non-relativistic days (or about 14 billiion years in actuality). The actual time predicted today by physicist/cosmologists is more close to 13.6 billion years still easily explained by a slight readjustment to Schroeder's explanation. Allen Reeves, retired DoD physicist.

As a Christian who knows our roots are in Judaism this volume helps to bridge the perceived but false difference between current scientific thought and our shared faith in the Creator. He is an excellent and credentialed apologist. Devour his works!

Don’t like the beginning where the guy says that the world could be millions of years old

This is one of the best books I have ever read.. I would recommend it for all to read to get to the real truth.

This book is a discovery between Creation, the beginning of life, and the sense that their is direction and wisdom in the forming of the universe, our home, earth, and all life. Schroeder shows us new discoveries in the fossil record, and the agreement between much of science and the first book of the Bible.

An orthodox Jewish physicist reconciles the Biblical age of the earth and science.
I met Dr. Schroeder recently in Easthampton, New York and he impressed me with his knowledge of both Judaism and physics.
He also pointed to an article in Nature, one of the most highly regarded scientific journals in the world. The article on the bombardment of Israel by scud missiles attributed the extraordinarily low casualty rate in part to
"Luck." I think the article was published in 1991. In my humble opinion "luck" is G-d in action.

Lee Slavutin, September/Tishrei 2013/5774.