God and Molecules Chemical Evolution and Divine Providence
God and Molecules Chemical Evolution and Divine Providence
God’s Providential Work in Creation Before Life Began Based on the latest research in the developing field of chemical evolution and the work of theological giants such as Karl Barth, Hastings shows how God may have been providentially and noncompetitively at work in the process by which simple prebiotic molecules gave rise to the complex molecules in the first living organisms.
In God and Molecules , Hastings
Ross Hastings charts a constructive way forward for the dialogue between science and theology. With rigor, humility, and grace, he shows how chemical evolution can be understood within God’s providential care, inviting readers into a vision that is both scientifically credible and theologically grounded.” —ANDREW TORRANCE, professor of theology at the school of divinity at the University of St Andrews “ God and Molecules pushes toward new frontiers in theology and science and casts a compelling, integrative, and ultimately healing vision for how God has been lovingly involved in the developmental process of the earliest life on earth. • provides a holistic alternative for thinking about chemical evolution that overcomes the binary of theology versus science. • provides cutting-edge theological engagement with the developing scientific field of chemical evolution, • advances the discussion in theology and science with this new integrative work, and
W. Ross Hastings
May 26, 2026 304 pages, paperback, 978-1-5140-0012-0 6 x 9 inches, $29.99 REL106000 RELIGION / Religion & Science W. ROSS HASTINGS (PhD chemistry, Queen’s; PhD theology, St Andrews) is the Sangwoo Youtong Chee Professor of Theology at Regent College, Vancouver.
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