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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "A Shotgun Wedding" by Philip S. Radcliffe.]

Often we find scientists and religion having conflicts of interest. Some people in the scientific world believe that God and science should not appear in one sentence. Philip S. Radcliffe attempts to reconcile religion and science in this book.

The work has numerous sub-divisions. For example, when the author discusses “randomness,” he talks about it in the technology, economics, physics, and religious sectors. Radcliffe integrates notable people who transformed the world. They range from Albert Einstein to philosophers such as Karl Friedrich and theologians like C. S. Lewis. The author then integrates his biblical beliefs with scientific ones and still includes a few personal experiences. “There is a God” is one of the book’s sub-divisions that encourages us to acknowledge His existence. The religious part is primarily Christianity, while the science theories range from quantum mechanics to genetics to physics.

It is hard to find an author who knows religion and deep science and incorporates the two elements into one book. I commend Philip for a book well composed. One thing I enjoyed was Darwin’s evolution theories that the author included. Radcliffe briefly discusses DNA analysis and genetics. And though some scientific doctrines went over my head, I did learn from them. One was about fallibilism.

I found one segment about ulcers to be particularly thrilling. It was a debate on the causation of the disease. While some thought ulcers were bacterial infections, others felt they result from stress. The ultimate conclusion was even more fascinating yet realistic. Radcliffe details both historical and contemporary studies. For instance, he includes discussions about evolution as well as the developing stem-cell technologies.

A Shotgun Wedding is sublimely edited, as I did not encounter grammatical flaws. While I found some discussions to be a bit complex, I loved that the author did his best to phrase them understandably. Physics is the study of the universe. Over the years, physicists have done their best to relay theories explaining more about the world and its happenings. Radcliffe informs us how new developments in varied scientific fields can help the world diversely. Among them include solving complex and seemingly incurable diseases.

I cherished the author’s liberal-mindedness. He does not look down upon atheists, despite his strong Christian views. I did not find a thing to dislike. I rate A Shotgun Wedding 4 out of 4 stars. I recommend it to anyone who’d love to read thought-provoking notions about science and religion.

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Religion and science have always been on the opposing sides. The battle of realism and idealism have always been there, and science has always demanded for proofs of religious beliefs and practices. I look forward to reading how this book attempts to resolve these conflicts.

Philip S. Radcliffe attempts to reconcile religion and science in this book.

The title of this book is certainly not what it seems at first glance, and I think it is very clever. The author's insistence that science and religion can be viewed as working together is something I agree with and would be interested in reading about.

I was intrigued by the title and expected something completely different from the book. I understand that most people cannot imagine a marriage between religion and science, and the author proves them wrong by reconciling these in his book. However there seem to be too many scientific details, and I will pass on this one.

The title of this book got me. The contents is clearly different from the title. I would read this book hoping to see how to marry religion and science to work together. Thanks for this review.

The idea of reconciling scientific and religious explanations of life sounds brilliant. I like the book.

I agree with the author. We can't separate science and God. I say God is the first scientist. Thanks for this detailed review.