Taking Back Astronomy: The Heavens Declare Creation

When an astrophysicist with a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado at Boulder writes a scientific book that says that the universe is not billions of years old, people should take notice. This book makes a lot of sense. It is both scientific and practical. Every college student should buy a copy and it will help them understand the other side of the scientific puzzle and how it connects with theist ideas.

"Taking Back Astronomy" gives Christians a biblical view of astronomy. It's written by Dr. Jason Lisle, who has a doctorate in astrophysics, in a clear fashion that teens and adults can easily understand. Some technical language was used, but the terms were explained in the text and in the glossary in the back. While the book was mainly an overview of astronomy, there were in-depth explanations on a number of topics, like Hubble's Law, gravitational attraction, the horizon problem for the Big Bang model, and so on.

The book was filled with beautiful full-color photographs of nebulae, star clusters, planets, stars, and galaxies. Most of the pictures were fairly small (a couple inches across) but some were full page or even a two-page spread. All were clear and beautiful. Overall, I felt the book was well-written and very interesting. I'd recommend it to any Christian interested in learning more about astronomy and how it confirms a biblical worldview.

The introduction explained how worldviews (starting assumptions about the world) influence how we interpret the evidence. Chapter One surveyed the universe and our solar system to show just how big it is. Chapter Two explained what the Bible says about the universe and how modern science has confirmed much of it even though ancient astronomers didn't accept what the Bible stated on the topic.

Chapter Three talked about the age of the universe, why secular astronomy gives billions of years instead of the biblical ~6,000 years, the many ways that the Big Bang doesn't match the biblical account of the origin and end of the universe, the distant starlight problem versus the horizon problem, problems with the day-age compromise, evidence that confirms a young universe (moon recession; the magnetic field of the earth, other planets, and the sun; spiral galaxies, and comets) and why explanations as to how these evidences can be explained in a billions-of-years time-frame are unsupported.

Chapter Four talked about modern astronomy (with its commitment to naturalism) and the problems with the Big Bang origins model (anti-matter, solar system formation, star formation). It also described how unique the earth is and touched on the subject of UFOs and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Chapter Five explained the conflicts between the biblical and secular worldviews and pointed out which one best fits the evidence found in astronomy.

I received this book as a review copy from the publisher.

Reviewed by Debbie from ChristFocus Book Club

This semi-technical short book explains a myriad of problems that evolutionists have in proving their "theory." Dr. Lisle (Ph.D. in Astrophysics), builds case after case for creationism in the cosmology. In the end you wonder why the evolutionists even try to argue their nonexistent case. 128 pages.

this book has great pictures of the universe that hubble and other telescopes have picked up, but I was hoping for a more insightful look into Creation. Mr. Lisle is a fantastic writer, and he has a great deal of information to share here.

5stars

If you have ever wondered about the heavens, the galaxies and beyond, and never had the opportunity to speak with an astrophysicist to open the complexities of our universe, you are in for a treat.

Dr. Jason Lisle has submitted a marvelous introduction to the field of astronomy. His gem of a book, chock full of prints, drawings, and pictures of galaxies, star clusters and more, is lavishly produced.

An exciting, breathtaking glimpse into our earth unto the regions of space beyond the Milky Way. A foretaste of our soon-coming journey through the stars!

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[[ASIN:0849946158 Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back]]
[[ASIN:0890517886 The New Answers Book Vol. 4: Over 30 Questions on Evolution/Creation and the Bible]]
[[ASIN:0984061169 The Departure: God's Next Catastrophic Intervention Into Earth's History]]
[[ASIN:088469268X The Early Earth-An Introduction to Biblical Creationism]]

Till the Shout !

TL Farley,

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