Here is a clear and cogent response to Stephen Hawking’s new book that attempts to explain the universe without God.
John Lennox is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford and Fellow in Mathematics and Philosophy of Science.
As a scientist I’m certain Stephen Hawking is wrong. You can’t explain the universe without God
By Professor [...]
This is another installment in a series that has been adapted from my 11-part CD teaching series on A. [...]
This is another installment in a series that has been adapted from my 11-part CD teaching series on A. W. Tozer’s [...]
This is another installment in a series that has been adapted from my 11-part CD teaching series on A. W. Tozer’s [...]
This is another installment in a series that has been adapted from my 11-part CD teaching series on A. W. Tozer’s spiritual [...]
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