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For two millennia, generations have pondered whether the Bible has a place in the task of observing and understanding the natural world. When faith and reason conflict, which one trumps? Jeffrey N. Hardin posits a novel idea: they cooperate. Unlike dogmatic opinions trickling down from an ivory tower, these essays covering a variety of psychosocial, scientific, and political trends urge readers to apply logic and critical thinking to consider whether biblical teachings and faith can coexist with systematized knowledge and reason. From the humorous to the pensive, these essays are food for thought free from the shackling constraints of academia. For instance, "Panspermia" ponders the hilariously ironic idea that aliens seeded life on Earth, allowing evolutionists to punt the inherent problems with the theory into outer space. Striking a different chord, "Time Machine" tempers the bittersweet reality of disillusionment with the knowledge that in a purposeful life, moments can be cherished before time slips into the future. Read on, and reflect on your world view. Test everything that is said, and hold fast to what is good. Hardin is confident that in an honest search for meaning, scripture will emerge as the accurate, inerrant, and eminently relevant victor.