The Language of God
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The Language of God
| Full title | The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief |
|---|---|
| Author | Francis Collins |
| Published | 2006 |
| Pages | 304 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Francis Collins, the geneticist who led the Human Genome Project, argues that belief in God is a rational position for a working scientist and that evolutionary biology and Christian faith are complementary rather than rival accounts — describing his own move from atheism to belief and staking out a middle position against both young-earth creationism and the claim that science settles the question. |
Where I heard about it
- University of Austin — assigned in Foundations of Science II on its Fall 2025 reading list (November 2025), beside Doudna and Sternberg on gene editing, Nick Lane on mitochondria and an account of the COVID-19 vaccine race — so the science is taught with the question of what it means attached, not bracketed. Full curriculum: UATX Fall Reading List.
Connections
- UATX Fall Reading List — the curriculum this is assigned in.
- Francis Collins — already in the wiki, cited in Faith is Not Blind for calling the human genome “the language in which God created life,” which is the phrase this book takes its title from.
- Science and Religion — the book’s whole subject.
- Faith — Collins’s case that belief can be an entirely rational choice.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.