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	• Taking Back Astronomy: The Heavens Declare Creation Jason Lisle Master Books, 2006 - 128 pages average customer review:based on 7 reviews view larger image
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Taking Back Astronomy: The Heavens Declare Creation

I liked the presentation style and content to briefly cover a complex topic. If you take the Bible literally as I do, you will like it. If you don't believe in a God or the Bible, you will not. Your choice.

Excellent Book

This is an excellent book that shows how the "heavens declare the glory of God". Written at a level easy for even young people to understand, it also includes in-depth scientific details for those interested in more technical details. The best book I have read on Creation Astronomy.

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Visually Stunning, Easy to Read, and Scientifically Sound

Taking Back Astronomy is one of the first books on astronomy from the young earth creationist's perspective. Dr. Lisle did a fine job of writing an introductory level book on a subject that is typically very difficult to understand for the average person. Visually, the book is stunning as it is filled with gorgeous pictures of various astronomical bodies. Truly "the heavens [do] declare the glory of God" (Psalm 19: 1).
The book is divided into five chapters. The first deals with explaining some of the incredible details in our universe. Few can fathom the size of our own solar system, let along our galaxy and universe. Dr. Lisle provides some helpful illustrations to help the reader understand the immensity of God's creation. In Genesis 1: 16 we are told that God "also made the stars." Something so magnificent and grandiose seems as though is was just an afterthought for God.
The second chapter deals with many of the biblical passages that touch on astronomy. Long before the days of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo, God inspired the biblical authors to write accurately on this subject. The Bible is shown to be correct in every area it touches upon.
The third chapter deals with the ever controversial subject of the age of the universe. Once again, the evidences for a young earth and universe are overwhelming - even in the field that supposedly has dealt the death blow to young earth creationism. Dr. Lisle eloquently points out some of the numerous unsolved problems with the current big bang theory.
In the fourth chapter of the book, Dr. Lisle takes aim at the philosophy of naturalism and shows how it has severely hampered scientific research in this field. Most astronomers hold to a naturalistic viewpoint and attempt to interpret their findings within that framework. Oftentimes, they are forced to add numerous ad hoc arguments to make the evidence fit the story. Dr. Lisle shows that much of this evidence fits in perfectly with the biblical account and does not need to add any of these "epicycles" to make sense of the data. This chapter also includes an excellent discussion on the ever popular subject of aliens.
The fifth and final chapter of the book deals with the influence that one's worldview has when interpreting the evidence. Everyone has a worldview and everyone must interpret the evidence through the lens of that worldview. Facts do not speak for themselves - they must be interpreted. The naturalist seldom acknowledges this because he does not want anyone to know that his view is not necessarily true science but only a philosophical interpretation of the evidence.
Throughout the book the author includes some sections entitled Creation In-depth. These sections are semi-technical but usually quite easy to understand. Here is a list of each of the subjects of these sections:
- The Hubble Law: What Does it Mean?
- The Law of Gravity
- The Horizon Problem
- Recession of the Moon (probably the most technical part of the book)
- Getting Around the Magnetic Field Evidence
- Magnetic Dynamo Versus Magnetic Decay
- Dr. Humphreys' Model of Planetary Magnetic Fields
- Where's the Antimatter?
- Extra-solar Planets
- What About UFOs?
- Internal Inconsistencies in Worldviews
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. It should serve as a great introductory book to this complex topic. I also loved the numerous pictures of the planets, galaxies, and nebulae. It seems as though the earlier reviewer who attacked this book had more of an axe to grind against young earth creationism instead of dealing with the content of the book.

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One of the major stumbling blocks to the presentation of the Gospel in our culture today involves astronomy. For decades, public school students (and even seminary students!) have been taught that the world is far older than the Bible chronology suggests, even billions of years older. This naturally causes a disconnect for people, who assume that modern "science" is unbiased and correct. The author debunks the most accepted teachings about evolution, giving tremendous answers for those struggling to reconcile the Bible and science. Readers are given solid answers to questions about the speed of light, geology, and the big bang.

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