In this fascinating new book, Dr. Haisch contends that there is a purpose and an underlying intelligence behind the Universe, one that is consistent with modern science, especially the Big Bang and evolution. It is based on recent discoveries that there are numerous coincidences and fine-tunings of the laws of nature that seem extraordinarily unlikely. A more rational concept of God is called for. As astrophysicist Sir James Jeans wrote, "e;the Universe begins to look more like a great thought than like a great machine."e;Despite bestsellers by Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris that have denounced the evils of religion and proclaimed that science has shown that there is no God, THE PURPOSE-GUIDED UNIVERSE shows how one can believe in God and science. "e;Committed atheists, traditional Christians or hard-core Muslims will no doubt try to dismiss this book. It is wide-ranging, provocative, sometimes entertainingly whimsical, but always mind-stretching and logically solid. THE PURPOSE-GUIDED UNIVERSE is one of those rare books that gives serious food for thought. -Prof. Owen Gingerich, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, author of God's Universe

In this fascinating new book, Dr. Haisch contends that there is a purpose and an underlying intelligence behind the Universe, one that is consistent with modern science, especially the Big Bang and evolution. It is based on recent discoveries that there are numerous coincidences and fine-tunings of the laws of nature that seem extraordinarily unlikely. A more rational concept of God is called for. As astrophysicist Sir James Jeans wrote, "e;the Universe begins to look more like a great thought than like a great machine."e;Despite bestsellers by Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris that have denounced the evils of religion and proclaimed that science has shown that there is no God, THE PURPOSE-GUIDED UNIVERSE shows how one can believe in God and science. "e;Committed atheists, traditional Christians or hard-core Muslims will no doubt try to dismiss this book. It is wide-ranging, provocative, sometimes entertainingly whimsical, but always mind-stretching and logically solid. THE PURPOSE-GUIDED UNIVERSE is one of those rare books that gives serious food for thought. -Prof. Owen Gingerich, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, author of God's Universe