The Rocks Don't Lie: A Geologist Investigates Noah's Flood [Paperback]

In Tibet, geologist David R.Montgomery heard a local story about a great flood that bore a strikingsimilarity to Noahs Flood. Intrigued, Montgomery began investigating theworlds flood stories anddrawing from historic works by theologians, naturalphilosophers, and scientistsdiscovered the counterintuitive role Noahs Floodplayed in the development of both geology and creationism. Steno, thegrandfather of geology, even invoked the Flood in laying geologys foundingprinciples based on his observations of northern Italian landscapes. Centurieslater, the founders of modern creationism based their irrational view of aglobal flood on a perceptive critique of geology. With an explorers eye and arefreshing approach to both faith and science, Montgomery takes readers on ajourney across landscapes and cultures. In the process we discover the illusivenature of truth, whether viewed through the lens of science or religion, andhow it changed through history and continues changing, even today.An excellent example of how a serious, even sympathetic, engagement with religion need not threaten reason or compromise scientific integrity.[Montgomerys] arguments are spirited and compelling, but his most novel conceit is to frame this intellectual history of geology by giving special attention to Noahs Flood.We can only hope that [Montgomerys] book will be received with the same open-mindedness with which it was written.Thought-provoking.Fascinating, exquisitely researched and comprehensive.Examining a wide variety of flood and creation stories across centuries, Montgomery provides an enthusiastic and valuable recounting of the history of geology and how the advances in science have consistently faced opposition from the guardians of so-called religious authority, based on a literal reading of the Bible.Montgomery... offers a thorough critique of creationist worldviews... while treating his opponents with respect, reflecting on both ancient and modern debates and deló(