The Case for Divine Design

by Frank B. Salisbury

• Was creation an act of God, or did it occur by natural processes? • Can science logically disprove the existence of God? • Does the apparent design of living things point to the work of a Creator? Author Frank B. Salisbury, retired professor of biology and ecology and former head of the Plant Science Department at Utah State University, answers these questions in this important book that brings understanding and respect to the ongoing debate regarding the origin of life. In The Case for Divine Design, the author argues that we must find God on our own and not be enticed by scientific evidence to believe or disbelieve. His own belief in God, coupled with decades of study and research that he shares in this book, has led him to appreciate the beauty of an Intelligent Creation.

262 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2006

Reviews

[Tom · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has been a very good book so far. I picked this one up because Salisbury is both a respected academic, plant physiologist, author of numerous college botany textbooks.. and an active Latter-day Saint. He doesn't subscribe to the intelligent design camp, but I get the feeling he's more in the vein of theistic evolution - which is where I put myself at the moment. But it's a really good overview of the current state of Evolution theory, all sides of the debate, with some chapters on molecular biology, genetics and other science topics thrown in. Very well done, similar to Francis Collins book, but better informed on the religious doctrine side (although he doesn't go too deep into that).

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very detailed and almost too much for me, but worth whatever effort I put in to read it. I don't know that I agree with all his conclusions, but this is mandatory reading for the religious and scientifically minded. On my son's high school reading list now. Excellent.