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Taking Back Astronomy: The Heavens Declare Creation
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Average Rating:  out of 8 Reviews
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Price: $15.99
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Sale: $9.24
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Manufacturer: Master Books
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EAN (European Article Number): 9780890514719
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Jason Lisle
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Publisher: Master Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 520
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Publication Date: 2006-06-01
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Reading Level: 128
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Description: One of the major stumbling blocks to the presentation of the Gospel in our culture today involves astronomy. For decades, public school students (and even seminary students!) have been taught that the world is far older than the Bible chronology suggests, even billions of years older. This naturally causes a disconnect for people, who assume that modern "science" is unbiased and correct. The author debunks the most accepted teachings about evolution, giving tremendous answers for those struggling to reconcile the Bible and science. Readers are given solid answers to questions about the speed of light, geology, and the big bang.
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Customer Reviews
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Review Summary: A Biblical World View Look at Astronomy |
Date: 2008-12-04 |
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Details: The purpose of this book is to provide an introductory resource in the field of astronomy which interprets evidences from a biblical creation perspective. The book explores passages of Scripture which conflict with the current opinion of the majority of scientists regarding, among others, the age of the universe, the so-called "distant starlight problem," and the idea of extra-terrestrial life.
In Lisle's words, "Many people think the creation versus evolution debate is about evidence, and although the evidence is important, evidence is always interpreted through a person's world view. So the debate is really about world views. The debate is over which interpretation of the evidence is best. Think about it this way: both creationists and evolutionists have the same evidence. They have access to the same fossils and the same rocks. They study the same principles of genetics, chemistry and physics. They observe the same universe. Why then do they draw such different conclusions when it comes to matters of origins? Ultimately, it is because they have different world views, and so they interpret the same evidence differently."
Lisle has created this book to help us understand Astronomy through the biblical world view. There are five chapters: The Splendor of God's Creation, The Universe Confirms the Bible, The Age of the Universe, The Bible and Modern Astronomy, and War of the World Views.
The comprehension level is about 9th grade and up, but used as family reading in small chunks and depending upon the interest of the child, it could be used for other grade levels.
Lisle includes analogies to help make difficult concepts easier to grasp, such as showing a balloon expanding with points on the balloon getting farther away to explain the concept of the expanding universe. A glossary in the back of the book helps with definitions of unknown terms.
The book is printed on glossy paper and features full-color photos and illustrations.
Dr. Jason Lisle graduated summa cum laude from Ohio Wesleyan University where he double-majored in physics and astronomy and minored in mathematics. He received his master's degree and Ph.D. from University of Colorado in Boulder.
I highly recommend this book for students who are interested in astronomy and physics and all students headed for college. For the general student, I would suggest other resources from Master Books such as Astronomy by Design. |
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Review Summary: Excellent Book |
Date: 2008-09-10 |
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Details: This is an excellent book that shows how the "heavens declare the glory of God". Written at a level easy for even young people to understand, it also includes in-depth scientific details for those interested in more technical details. The best book I have read on Creation Astronomy. |
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Review Summary: Taking Back Astronomy: The Heavens Declare Creation |
Date: 2008-06-21 |
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Details: I liked the presentation style and content to briefly cover a complex topic. If you take the Bible literally as I do, you will like it. If you don't believe in a God or the Bible, you will not. Your choice. |
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Review Summary: Frightening |
Date: 2007-12-16 |
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Details: It is frightening that in this day and age someone voicing opinions like the ones in this book can get a PhD (in the US - and look at their president) and put a "Dr." in front of his name. |
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Review Summary: Science? |
Date: 2007-11-21 |
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Details: The book is more of theology and philosophy of worldviews than science. The book has a lot of good graphics on high quality paper, but is down hill from there.
The obvious biggest hurdle for young earth creationist is the so-called starlight distance problem. The author states that there are several possible mechanisms and that they have been published elsewhere "so will not be repeated here." This casual dismissal is done without even a footnote referencing his best shot at a plausible explanation. There are plenty of references cited on lesser points. The author points out that the big bang theory has a problem with the uniformity of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) - the horizontal problem as it is known. Wait a minute, is not the CMB one of the best pieces of empirical evidence in support the big band - a remnant of the after glow when the temperature dropped enough for protons to capture and hold onto electrons? Furthermore, there is no other physical explication for this pervasive radiation, which displays a perfect blackbody spectrum.
The author claims that spiral galaxies can not be billions of years old as they would now be too tightly wound up due to differential orbital rotation of their stars. In the 1970's Vera Rubin and Kent Ford using newly developed image intensifier techniques found that the stars, even in a galaxy's far periphery, orbited at nearly the same angular velocity. This finding has lead to the postulation of dark matter. Certainly an astrophysicist should be aware of this finding.
The bottom line is that this book is about bible worship and not science. This book does serve a useful purpose in illustrating why young earth creationism (creation science) should not be taught in public or private schools, as it is not science by any stretch of the imagination.
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