Items of interest

with contributions from Ted Parks, Wendy Sa Joe, Tom McAnally

"Sam Didn't Think there was any reason to believe in God. ... Then one day while Sam was surfing the Internet, a new site appeared on the screen. Suddenly Sam was talking to a hacker who says he is God.

"So begins www.Here-I-Am by Russell Stannard (published by Templeton Foundation Press). Stannard, emeritus professor of physics at Open University, the largest university in the United Kingdom, is a well-known contributor to the science/religion dialogue and the author of a number of best selling books introducing children to modern science. Here he addresses the skepticism of many young people (and many adults) who, like [his character] Sam, think God is an anachronism....

"www.Here-I-Am concludes with a list of questions that might be considered by young adult reading and discussion groups. An online web site also has been developed to continue the conversation initiated in the book and to provide further information on the book and author: www.Here-I-Amonline.org."

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