Return of the God Hypothesis by Stephen C. Meyer Compelling Scientific Evidence for the Existence of God

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This book makes it clear that far from being an unscientific claim, intelligent design is valid science.

Brian Josephson Nobel Laureate in Physics; University of Cambridge, Professor Emeritus

The book does irreparable damage to atheist rhetoric. 

John C. Walton Ph.D., Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Stephen Meyer has a true gift for conveying complex concepts clearly.

Dr. Robert Kaita former Principal Research Physicist, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.

A comprehensive and lucid argument for theism as the best explanation for the scientific evidence. 

Dr. Robert Kaita former Principal Research Physicist, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.

The best, most lucid, comprehensive defense of the God hypothesis in print. No other publication comes close.

Dr. Michael Denton former Senior Research Fellow, Biochemistry, University of Otago

A unique tour de force

Dr. Michael Denton former Senior Research Fellow, Biochemistry, University of Otago

More than 400 pages of straightforward, engrossing prose, close reasoning, intellectual history, and cosmology…

Peter Robinson Murdoch Distinguished Policy Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University 

An astonishing achievement.

Peter Robinson Murdoch Distinguished Policy Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University 

…when the details of science are thrust upon you…the God hypothesis returns.

Dr. James Tour Professor of chemistry and nano-engineering at Rice University

Stephen Meyer convincingly drives the point home…

Dr. James Tour Professor of chemistry and nano-engineering at Rice University

Stephen Meyer is a genuine renaissance person. His work tears down many purported barriers between science, philosophy, and religion.

Dr. Henry Schaefer Director, Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry at University of Georgia

An important book of both breadth and depth.

Dr. Henry Schaefer Director, Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry at University of Georgia

With this book, Stephen Meyer earns a place in the pantheon of distinguished, non-reductive natural philosophers of the last 120 years…

Dr. Michael D. Aeschliman emeritus professor Boston University

… a profound, judicious book of great value.

Dr. Michael D. Aeschliman emeritus professor Boston University

A meticulously researched, lavishly illustrated, and thoroughly argued case against the new atheism.

Dr. Brian Keating Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of California, San Diego. Author, Losing the Nobel Prize

… a joy to read. You may not come away convinced, but you’ll be richer for the journey.

Dr. Brian Keating Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of California, San Diego. Author, Losing the Nobel Prize

Clear, compelling, and entertaining to read…

Dr. Russell W. Carlson Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and the Complex Carbohydrate Center, University of Georgia

Meyer skewers materialism …

Paul Ashby Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, Harvard University; Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

… exposes atheistic materialism as a modern superstition … God will be pleased.

George Gilder author of Life After Google, and Knowledge & Power

Meyer confirms a truth that the ideologues find too frightening even to consider.

Dean Koontz New York Times #1 Best-Selling Author

No one else in my experience can explicate such complex material with the grace and clarity that seem so effortless to Stephen Meyer.

Dean Koontz New York Times #1 Best-Selling Author

Steve Meyer’s masterpiece is now complete–a trilogy of cosmic intelligence…

 George Gilder author of Life After Google, and Knowledge & Power

… beautiful and profound.

Michael Egnor Professor and vice-Chairman for Research; Department of Neurological Surgery; Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

The claim that the God hypothesis is unscientific is laid bare as a red herring.

Paul Ashby Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, Harvard University; Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

… a truly superb analysis of the relevant evidence.

Dr. David J Galloway Former President, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Intelligent scientists will benefit greatly from this newly coherent philosophy of their sciences.

George Gilder author of Life After Google, and Knowledge & Power

Return of the God Hypothesis reads like a detective story…

Michael Egnor M.D.; Professor and vice-Chairman for Research; Department of Neurological Surgery; Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

A must-read and a convincing argument.

Michael A. Flannery author of Nature’s Prophet: Alfred Russel Wallace and His Evolution from Natural Selection to Natural Theology. 

A much-needed book.

Dr. Stuart Burgess Research Fellow, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge

… a truly superb analysis of the relevant evidence.

Dr. David J Galloway Former President, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Dr. Meyer does a superb job in accurately describing the physics and cosmology that show the universe had a beginning.

Dr. Frank Tipler Professor of Physics, Tulane University; Co-Author, The Anthropic-Cosmological Principle (Oxford University Press).

…for those genuinely curious about the God hypothesis, this book provides the fairest, most comprehensive statement available.

Dr. Steve Fuller Auguste Comte Chair in Social Epistemology, University of Warwick, author of Knowledge: The Philosophical Quest in History.

Stephen Meyer is one of those generational thinkers whose courage, thought and influence are pervasive on the world-stage.

Dr. JP Moreland Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Biola University; Author, Scientism and Secularism.

…forged in a life of debate and dialogue with those with whom Meyer differs.

Dr. JP Moreland Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Biola University; Author, Scientism and Secularism.

The arguments Meyer makes helped fuel my own personal transition from atheistic materialism to a rational belief in classical theism.

Günter Bechly Ph.D. in paleontology, Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen; Former Scientific Curator, State Museum of Natural History, Stuttgart, Germany

…renders the “God hypothesis” more plausible, coherent, and respectable.

Dr. Jeffrey J. Kripal J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Philosophy and Religious Thought, Rice University, author of The Flip: Epiphanies of Mind and the Future of Knowledge.

An illuminating investigation…

Dr. Robert C. Koons Professor of Philosophy, University of Texas, Austin; Author, Realism Regained (Oxford University Press).

Meyer is following in the footsteps of Boyle, Kepler, and Newton.

Guillermo Gonzalez Ph.D. in Astronomy, The University of Washington, Co-author, Observational Astronomy (Cambridge University Press); The Privileged Planet. 

…a perfect graduation gift for all those embarking on a lifetime of discovery.

Rob Sheldon Ph.D. in Space Plasma Physics, University of Maryland; former NASA analyst and instrument designer, Author, The Long Ascent 

Meyer’s trilogy (Signature in the Cell, Darwin’s Doubt, and now Return of the God Hypothesis) is now the most powerful challenge to scientific materialism in print today.

Dean Kenyon Ph.D. in biophysics, Stanford University, Professor Emeritus of Biology, San Francisco State University; Co-Author Biochemical Predestination

…impeccably researched…

Michael Guillen Ph.D in Physics and Astronomy, Cornell University, former ABC Science Correspondent; Author, Five Equations That Changed the World.

Like Copernicus, Meyer compels us to rethink our entire understanding of the cosmos.

Leonard Sax M.D., Ph.D, University of Pennsylvania; New York Times best-selling author. 

A must-read for anyone interested in the Big Questions.

Andrew T. Loke Ph.D, King’s College London, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Hong Kong Baptist University, Author, God and Ultimate Origins

…a compelling refutation of the superficial objections of the New Atheists.

Andrew T. Loke Ph.D, King’s College London, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Hong Kong Baptist University, Author, God and Ultimate Origins

Stephen Meyer has written a masterpiece.

Michael Newton Keas Ph.D. in the History of Science, University of Oklahoma; author of Unbelievable:  7 Myths About the History and Future of Science and Religion.

…thoroughly and convincingly presented.

Dr. Frik van Niekerk Nuclear Engineer, Faculty of Engineering, Northwest University, South Africa

[A] thinking-person’s tour of the universe.

Douglas Axe Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering Caltech; Maxwell Professor of Molecular Biology, Biola University, author of Undeniable: How Biology Confirms Our Intuition That Life Is Designed

…the crowning opus in a masterful and transformative trilogy.

Bruce L. Gordon Ph.D. in Philosophy of Physics, Northwestern University; Professor, History and Philosophy of Science, Houston Baptist University

…a great service to science and society.

Dr. Frik van Niekerk Nuclear Engineer, Faculty of Engineering, Northwest University, South Africa

The Return of the God Hypothesis persuades by the quality of its arguments.

Dr. Alfred Krabbe Professor of Astrophysics and Space Science, Director, German SOFIA Institute, University of Stuttgart.

…a must read for anyone who desires to fairly assess this most fundamental question.

Bijan Nemati Ph.D. in High Energy Physics, University of Washington; Principal Research Scientist, University of Alabama, Huntsville.

…a clear, cogent, and compelling case for theism based on the most current findings of cosmology, physics, and biology.

Lee Strobel New York Times best-selling author

…required reading for anyone grappling with the ultimate mysteries of the cosmos.

Lee Strobel New York Times best-selling author

Meyer’s book is a masterclass…

John C. Walton Ph.D., Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh