God According to God: A Physicist Proves We've Been Wrong About God All Along

Inthis groundbreaking exploration, a biblical scholar andM.I.T.-trained physicist combines decades of research to change thedebate between religion and science, presenting a new paradigm of howto understand God.

GeraldSchroeder has spent his career revealing the hand of God in theintricate discoveries of physics. Now, for the first time, he turnshis attention to this force, examining both the Bible and thephysical world to discover the true nature of God—God according toGod.

Schroederargues that we have ignored those traits of God we find unappealing,replacing them with our personal desire for the all-knowing,all-loving, never-changing deity that so many worship today. Thisleads to the age-old problem: How can there be such a God when theworld is filled with tragedy? YetSchroeder reveals that thistroubling juxtaposition is really smoke and mirrors. The God revealedin the Bible is 100 percent compatible with the world as we know ittoday. It is our misconception of God that causes the disparity. Infact, the concept of God that atheists rail against and thatbelievers defend is inaccurate.

InGod According to God, Schroeder presents a compelling case for thetrue God, a dynamic God who is still learning how to relate tocreation. The key to God's action in the world, according toSchroeder, can be found in a well-known verse in Exodus that istypically translated "I am that which I am." Schroeder'scorrection that it should be translated "I will be that which Iwill be" reveals a God that changes to fit the ever-changingworld.

Thisopens our eyes to other characteristics of God that we have longoverlooked despite their being present in some of the most popularstories in the Bible—a God who regrets (the flood of Noah), a Godwho wants us to argue with Him (Jacob wrestling with God in thedesert), and thus a God who changes His mind (Moses convinces God tospare the Israelite people), and a God who allowed nature, and thecreation itself, from the very start, to rebel (Adam's and Eve'sbetrayal in Eden).

Withriveting chapters on the origins of life, a scientist's view ofcreation, and the unique place of our planet in the galaxy, GodAccordingto God offers a radical paradigm shift that will foreverchange how we understand God.