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The Interface of Science and Religion   

An introduction to the interface of science and religion. It includes a wide range of subjects related to science and religion, such as, scientific explanations of the universe, scientific discoveries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; theories on the origin of the universe; philosophy and sociology of science with the highlights on the contributions of some of the philosophers and sociologists of science. At the end, it presents the whole crux of the topic with a discussion on the theological responses to science and religion dialogue.

A Brief History of TIme

Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time is about the theoretical physics. The book provide a wide scope of a complex concepts comprehensible to people who had not studied physics in a very simple terms and understandable. It is an introduction to cosmology aimed at the layman and addresses fundamental questions such as “How did the world come to be?” and “Will it come to an end?”. The book uses minimal technical jargon and mathematical knowledge to explain how the notions of gravity, relativity, black holes have developed over the twentieth century. The book was addictive despite being a slightly difficult read as, once you understand an idea, you want to understand how it relates to other topics of the book.

Theory and Reality: an Introduction to the Philosophy of Science.

In Theory and Reality, Peter Godfrey-Smith addresses these questions by taking the reader on a grand tour of more than a hundred years of debate about science. The result is a completely accessible introduction to the main themes of the philosophy of science. Examples and asides engage the beginning student, a glossary of terms explains key concepts, and suggestions for further reading are included at the end of each chapter. 

Like no other text in this field, Theory and Reality combines a survey of recent history of the philosophy of science with current key debates that any beginning scholar or critical reader can follow. The second edition is thoroughly updated and expanded by the author with a new chapter on truth, simplicity, and models in science.