Want to know more about a particular topic? What follows is a list of popular books and videos that will be very helpful in gaining an understanding of modern science and in some cases how it relates to religion. We strongly recommend that you begin with Schroeder’s The Science of God followed by Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. The remaining books/videos can be read/viewed in any order.

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Science & the Bible

The Science of God by Gerald L. Schroeder
[ Amazon | B&N ]

God According to God by Gerald L. Schroeder
[ Amazon | B&N ]

The Hidden Face of God by Gerald L. Schroeder
[ Amazon | B&N ]

Genesis and the Big Bang by Gerald L. Schroeder
[ Amazon | B&N ]

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Physics & Metaphysics

The Mind of God: The Scientific Basis for a Rational World by Paul Davies
[ Amazon | B&N ]

God and the New Physics by Paul Davies
[ Amazon | B&N ]

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General Physics

Six Easy Pieces by Richard P. Feynman
[ Amazon | B&N ]

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Cosmology / Big Bang / Particle Physics

The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality by Brian Greene
[ Amazon | B&N ]

Cosmology: The Science of the Universe by Edward Harrison
(This is a textbook, but it is so comprehensive and well written that it is included here.)
[ Amazon | B&N ]

The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe by Steven Weinberg
[ Amazon | B&N ]

The Big Bang by Simon Singh
[ Amazon | B&N ]

Texas Cosmology Center: “Cosmic Inflation: Puffing Up the Universe”
[ watch now ]

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Quantum Physics

Alice in Quantum Land: An Allegory of Quantum Physics by Robert Gilmore
[ Amazon | B&N ]

In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat by John Gribbin
[ Amazon | B&N ]

Introducing Quantum Theory: A Graphic Guide to Science’s Most Puzzling Discovery by J.P. McEvoy
[ Amazon | B&N ]

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Dark Matter / Dark Energy

Dark Side of the Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Cosmos by Iain Nicolson
[ Amazon | B&N ]

Texas Cosmology Center: “Dark Energy: Speeding Up the Universe”
[ watch now ]

Texas Cosmology Center: “Dark Matter: Seeing the Invisible”
[ watch now ]

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Time

About Time: Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution by Paul Davies
[ Amazon | B&N ]

Introducing Time: A Graphic Guide by Craig Callender
[ Amazon | B&N ]

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Black Holes / Relativity / Astronomy Bizarre

Relativity Simply Explained by Martin Gardner
[ Amazon | B&N ]

Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein’s Outrageous Legacy by Kip S. Thorne
[ Amazon | B&N ]

Cosmic Catastrophes: Exploding Stars, Black Holes, and Mapping the Universe by J. Craig Wheeler
[ Amazon | B&N ]

Six Not-So-Easy Pieces: Einstein’s Relativity, Symmetry, And Space-Time by Richard P. Feynman
[ Amazon | B&N ]

Introducing Relativity: A Graphic Guide by Bruce Bassett
[ Amazon | B&N ]

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Multiverse / String Theory / Anthropic Principle

The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene
[ Amazon | B&N ]

NOVA: The Elegant Universe television program
[ Amazon | B&N | watch now ]

The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos by Brian Greene
[ Amazon | B&N ]

In Search of the Multiverse by John Gribbin
[ Amazon | B&N ]

The Goldilocks Enigma: Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life? by Paul Davies
[ Amazon | B&N ]

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Scale / Geometry / Dimensionality

Powers of Ten
[ watch now ]

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott
[ Amazon | B&N | Project Gutenberg ]

Flatland: The Movie
[ Amazon | B&N | watch trailer ]

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Astronomy and General Science

Cosmos by Carl Sagan
[ Amazon | B&N ]

Cosmos television program
[ Amazon | B&N | Netflix ]

IMAX: Cosmic Voyage
[ Amazon | B&N | Netflix ]

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Evolution

Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea by Carl Zimmer
[ Amazon | B&N ]

Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo and the Making of the Animal Kingdom by Sean B. Carroll
[ Amazon | B&N ]

Darwin’s Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution by Michael J. Behe
[ Amazon | B&N ]

The Edge of Evolution: The Search for the Limits of Darwinism by Michael J. Behe
[ Amazon | B&N ]

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History of Science / Philosophy of Science

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
[ Amazon | B&N ]

From Clockwork to Crapshoot: A History of Physics by Roger G. Newton
[ Amazon | B&N ]

The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Hoskin
[ Amazon | B&N ]

Cosmos by Carl Sagan
[ Amazon | B&N ]

Cosmos television program
[ Amazon | B&N | Netflix ]

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Christianity / Atheism

The Irrational Atheist by Vox Day
[ Amazon | B&N ]

What’s So Great About Christianity by Dinesh D’Souza
[ Amazon | B&N ]