Finding God in the Waves

Mike McHargue

'Through the lens of neuroscience McHargue makes his case for valuing religion not for its factual explanatory power but rather for its ability to give meaning to human existence . . . For those who fear science will rob them of both God and Christian community this work may offer much-needed hope that Christianity and science can coexist.'
-Publishers Weekly

'I thoroughly recommend this book. It is written with humility honesty and a liberal sprinkling of humour ... not only thought-provoking but also a jolly good read ... A review does not do it justice so I suggest you read the book!'
- Methodist Recorder

What do you do when God dies? It's a question facing millions today as science reveals a universe that's self-creating western culture departs from its Christian heritage and the idea of God begins to seem implausible at best and barbaric at worst.

Mike McHargue understands the pain of unravelling belief. In Finding God in the Waves Mike tells the story of how his evangelical faith dissolved into atheism as he studied the Bible a crisis that threatened his identity his friendships and even his marriage. Years later Mike was standing on the shores of the Pacific Ocean when a bewildering seemingly mystical moment motivated him to take another look. But this time it wasn't theology or scripture that led him back to God - it was science.

In Finding God in the Waves 'Science Mike' draws on his personal experience to tell the unlikely story of how science led him back to faith. Among other revelations we learn what brain scans reveal about what happens when we pray; how fundamentalism affects the psyche; and how God is revealed not only in scripture but in the night sky in subatomic particles and in us.

For the faithful and sceptic alike Finding God in the Waves is a powerful page-turning read about belonging life's biggest questions and the hope of knowing God in an age of science.

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