{"product_id":"in-the-beginning-gerard-verschuuren-9781622826728","title":"In the Beginning: A Catholic Scientist Explains How God Made Earth Our Home","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe taste of fresh berries, the quiet cadence of waves lapping a lakeshore, the song of an owl in the night, the glory of a sunset: so many details manifest the reality that Earth is not merely the place where we are, but that it is truly our home and is meant to be our home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost modern scientists dismiss this notion as romantic nonsense, arguing instead that Earth and, indeed, the entire universe is actually a cosmic accident, the mystifying result of billions of years of random events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere in this work of basic science written for nonspecialists, scientist Gerard Verschuuren confronts those men and women on their own territory force for force, atom for atom, cell for cell, and even planet for planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith clear, well-documented explanations, he shows that the latest findings of modern cosmology, physics, chemistry, geology, and other sciences tell a remarkably different story. Instead of the vaunted randomness of our immense universe, scientists have recently discovered indisputable patterns in the structures of matter and energy. Over the eons, these distinctive patterns drove the universe inexorably toward formation of the Earth as what we experience it to be: our secure, exceptional, and singularly welcoming home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these pages, you'll learn, among other things: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the universe is so old . . . and so vast!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarth's unique chemical and geological characteristics that make it a hospitable place for mankind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the moon became critical to life on Earth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow volcanism, mass extinctions, and even changes in the Earth's orbit prepared the way for mankind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvidence that evolutionary changes are not, as the atheists claim, random\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the Catholic Church has always distinguished the Book of Scripture from the Book of Nature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow science presupposes the existence of God without even realizing it!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe limitations of the scientific method and how those limitations trip up scientists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe many hidden, unscientific dogmas of science\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe errors of Stephen Hawking and other popular cosmologists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy science wrongly denies that the universe was made for mankind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvidence that we live in a purpose-driven world (and why science is blind to it)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerard Verschuuren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1622826728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781622826728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sophia Institute Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Gerard Verschuuren","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045774881023,"sku":"9781622826728","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0efab758-8aad-4e0f-aa18-d73a71a5a614.jpg?v=1777264971","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-beginning-gerard-verschuuren-9781622826728","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}