God and Stephen Hawking 2ND EDITION: Whose Design is it Anyway?

by John C. Lennox

Publisher:

Lion Books

, 2021

Overview

“It is a grandiose claim to have banished God. With such a lot at stake we surely need to ask Hawking to produce evidence to establish his claim. Do his arguments really stand up to close scrutiny? I think we have a right to know.”

The Grand Design and Brief Answers to Big Questions by eminent scientist the late Stephen Hawking were blockbusting contributions to the science religion debate. They claimed it was the laws of physics themselves which brought the universe into being, rather than any God. In this forthright response, John Lennox, Oxford University mathematician and internationally-known apologist, takes a closer look at Hawking’s logic and questions his conclusions.

In lively, layman’s terms, Lennox guides us through the key points in Hawking’s arguments – with clear explanations of the latest scientific and philosophical methods and theories – and demonstrates that far from disproving a Creator God, they make his existence seem all the more probable.

Contents

Contents
Preface to the First Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Preface to the Second Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 1 The big questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 2 God or the laws of nature?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chapter 3 God or the multiverse? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Chapter 4 Whose design is it anyway?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Chapter 5 Science and rationality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Praise for God and Stephen Hawking 2ND EDITION

“A brilliant response to Stephen Hawking’s The Grand Design. Make sure you hear both sides of the argument!” (Alister McGrath)

Product Details

• Title: God and Stephen Hawking 2ND EDITION: Whose Design is it Anyway?
• Author: John C. Lennox
• Publisher: Lion Books
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Logos Release Date: 2021
• Pages: 112
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9780745980997, 9780745980980, 0745980988, 0745980996
• Resource ID: LLS:9780745980997
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T22:44:24Z

About John C. Lennox

John Lennox is a mathematician, author, apologist, and philosopher of science. He is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford and a Fellow in Mathematics and Philosophy of Science at Green Templeton College. He is the author of numerous books on the relationship between science and religion. He is also well known for his debates on the same subject.