"One day, however, when I was feeling beaten down by a crisis ....., it happened. After decades of being an Atheist-scientist, of assiduously exploring the world's great religions, I relaxed ... let go ... and completely surrendered myself to the buoyancy of Jesus' promise."

This has to be one of the most scholarly books that I have ever read "for fun." But I have to commend the author for making precise principles easy to understand through simple explanations. He helped theoretical science to apply to my real life.

For the first several chapters, the author talks about his own life journey and how he eventually moved toward faith in God. He continued to give examples of his own life throughout the book. Several chapters are devoted to how faith and science relate and complete each other. He connects faith specifically to mathematics, physics and astronomy.

In the last chapters, the author challenges readers to ponder their own worldviews. He states that belief influences how we see the world. He feels that faith can handled being put to the test. My personal favorite part was the correlation between quarks and the Holy Spirit.

I do recommend this book, but readers should be aware that it may not be a quick read. There is a lot to absorb. One could definitely reread this one several times and still walk away with further knowledge.

I am glad that I could read this book through NetGalley. Even though it took me awhile, I wanted to read it. All opinions are my own.

I sadly had to DNF. The theology in this book is not accurate and I just coludnt keep going when I got to the part that said that the Bible was not logical- ummm no.

This was a very interesting read and I loved reading about how science and faith go hand in hand despite what other may think. The author did a really good job bringing some scientific proofs but that's not surprising thinking of his experience in science.

In his book Michael Guillen documents his pilgrimage from a ‘pious scientific monk’ through an intellectual and spiritual quest to integrate science and Christianity and establish his current worldview which encompasses both.

Guillen finds through his scholarly analysis and comparisons of the intrinsic nature of science and Christianity that they are not, as is often thought, mutually exclusive. He has found for himself arguments that enable him to put aside his atheism to reconcile a belief in God / Christianity alongside his work as a scientist.

The explanations and discussions used to conclude that the scientific and Christian worldviews are fundamentally compatible are thought provoking and convincing. The inclusion of a few personal revelatory spiritual experiences was an interesting deviation from the largely academic discussion and was a highlight of the book for me.

A belief in God does not produce any conflicts for me personally, but for those who have a science based worldview and who perhaps discount the notion of incorporating God or a spiritually based belief into their lives, I would recommend this as a thought provoking read.

Another book about how science and faith are complements of each other. I love this subject and f when I find good books which explains clearly the facts and evidences of how this sentence is true, are truly welcomed by me.

Very well-structured and approachable, rich in relevant examples.

This is author's own experience with faith and science so often it reads a bit memoir-ish, But overall, it's a collection of insights that he considers valuable. Although I found a lot to agree in this book, I also had points of disagreement. That, of course, doesn't really take away from the book as I found both valuable, the latter perhaps even more so as it helped me figure out where I stand on some issues. Most passages were discussion-worthy and ignited me to ponder on the subject matter which I always appreciate.

Similarly, as truth is bigger than proof, I think faith is bigger than God or religion. Therefore, I don't think atheism and faith are mutually exclusive. With the risk of sounding nit-picky, I don't think faith and religion are interchangeable words, and although I didn't necessarily get the impression that the author thinks that I would have appreciated less ambiguity with the use of these two.

I'm not sure I’m the right audience for this book. Personally, I’m not an atheist, and I’m pursuing science, so I don't exactly need evidence for faith and religion and science co-existing. I think this book would be more beneficial for people who see science and religion as the opposite sides of a spectrum, no matter which side they favour. From that point of view, I think this book would provide much more food for thought.

So, is believing seeing? Even if I did start with favourable notions towards the title, this book convinced me thoroughly.