More Than Meets the Eye: Fascinating Glimpses of God's Power and Design

This book does a wonderful job of pointing out miracles of God as discovered by modern science. Swenson presents the complexity of the universe from a Christian world-view and masterfully mixes orthodox commentaries into his discussions of human anatomy and physiology, and modern physics. Multiple scientific thoughts are explained well enough to be understandable and intriguing but without the intricate detail of a science textbook. This book is very edifying for Christians with a passion for science and technology and would likely be a good evangelism tool for presenting a Christian world-view to a scientist or engineer that does not yet know the Lord.

This book will take you to the smallest known reaches of science and in the process expand your horizons exponentially. Don't be fooled into thinking scientists know everything there is to know for the deeper they dig, the less the established laws of science apply. There are dimensions where the concept of Jesus being here, there and everywhere become relevant and what we consider possible and impossible is thrown on its ear. Properly applied, the study of physics is a gateway to the realm of the Divine and this is the book to start you on your journey. --Moza.

I began this book with a certain cynicism. I heard the author on the radio, found him to be both brilliant and enjoyable, so I bought the book. One problem: I've never enjoyed things scientific. Wow, what a great surprise! This book presents what I'll call "intimate science" so engagingly that I soon dropped my long-held objection to reading about science and enjoyed the read. As a believer, I most appreciated the deeper understanding of the limitlessness of God which this book fosters. (I find it amazing that the "official" reviewer of this book suggests that Swenson stretches credulity when he asserts that God could hear a billion prayers at once! She has missed the key point which leaps from these pages: God is without limits -- we view him through the eyes of finite mortality.) If you are a "seeker" -- read this book. If you like science -- read this book. If you don't like science but love theology and genuinely good writing -- read this book. If you are trying to develop a stronger "apologia" for the faith -- read this book.

Every now and then, a Christian book comes along that's an instant classic -- a book that winds up on every evangelical bookshelf in the nation -- a book like "Knowing God" or "Evidence That Demands a Verdict."I'm pretty sure "More Than Meets the Eye" will be one such book.Swenson believes that science actually supports religion -- that it shows us there is in fact a deity, undeniably so; that only a blind man or an idiot could think otherwise in view of the amazing complexity of our world; and, for those already convinced about God, his book also demonstrates that most of us have a concept of God that is pathetically small and inadequate.Tackling such topics as the human body, outer space, and subatomic physics, Swenson amasses such a dazzling array of facts and insights that you can start reading on almost any page and find it very tough to put down.This is the kind of book you buy for everyone you know, believer and unbeliever alike. It's absolutely fascinating, and essential reading.