Evidence for God from Physics and Philosophy: Extending the Legacy of Monsignor George Lemaître and St. Thomas Aquinas

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 16, 1952, Robert J. Spitzer is a Jesuit priest. After a distinguished academic career that began in the Philosophy Department of Georgetown University and culminated in the presidency of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, Father Spitzer currently serves as president of the Magis Center of Reason and Faith and the Spitzer Center for Ethical Leadership. The Magis Center is devoted to to public education concerning the complementary relationship between reason and faith, while the Spitzer Center helps to build a culture of evangelization in Catholic organizations and endeavors to promote business practices that lead to genuine human fulfillment. Father Spitzer is the author of many books, articles, and other educational materials, as well as an acclaimed speaker.

Foreword Introduction Section I: Physical and Metaphysical Method: Can Science Indicate Creation? Section II: Georges Lemaître, the Big Bang Theory, and the Modern Universe Section III: Space-Time Geometry Proofs and the Beginning of Physical Reality Section IV: Entropy and the Beginning of our Universe Section V: From Physics to Metaphysics: From the Beginning to Creation Section VI: Fine-Tuning ““for Life”” at the Big Bang: Implications of Supernatural Intelligence Section VII: Richard Dawkins’s Objection and a Thomistic Metaphysical Response 1. Richard Dawkins’s Objection 2. An Eight-Step Thomistic Proof of God 3. A Response to Richard Dawkins 4. A Metaphysics of Restricted Being Conclusion: Combining the Physical and Metaphysical Evidence Endnotes Bibliography