Background
Birch, Louis Charles was born on February 8, 1918 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Son of Harry Milton and Honoria Eleanor (Hogan) Birch.
( In his recent book How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation...)
In his recent book How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher From Galilee historian Bart Ehrman explores a claim that resides at the heart of the Christian faith― that Jesus of Nazareth was, and is, God. According to Ehrman, though, this is not what the earliest disciples believed, nor what Jesus claimed about himself. The first response book to this latest challenge to Christianity from Ehrman, How God Became Jesus features the work of five internationally recognized biblical scholars. While subjecting his claims to critical scrutiny, they offer a better, historically informed account of why the Galilean preacher from Nazareth came to be hailed as “the Lord Jesus Christ.” Namely, they contend, the exalted place of Jesus in belief and worship is clearly evident in the earliest Christian sources, shortly following his death, and was not simply the invention of the church centuries later.
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"The authors of The Distribution and Abundance of Animals have now written The Ecological Web, an extended and careful synthesis of theory and field research, which provides an illuminating analysis of how environment influences the distribution and abundance of animals. The work also provides the first comprehensive account, illustrated by numerous case histories, of P. J. den Boer's theory of 'spreading the risk.' . . . Andrewartha and Birch, by shifting the emphasis away from abstract theory and back to consideration of animals in their complex natural environments, have provided a useful guide for ecologically sound conservation and management."—Animal Behaviour "The Ecological Web presents an entirely fresh look at ecology from the autecological perspective, and is a worthy successor to the authors' classic work, The Distribution and Abundance of Animals. The work is original—indeed unique—and the detailed coverage of case histories is unprecedented. The point of view will be controversial, but every ecologist will be impressed with the competence and completeness with which the arguments are mustered. A 'must' for every ecologist and environmental scientist."—Paul R. Ehrlich "This book is the naturalist's vision of population ecology. The authors do not intend a formal description of the environment, but are seeking a way of functional analysis, a workable framework of theory within which to ask questions that will help us understand the distribution and abundance of animals in natural populations. The Ecological Web should be studied carefully by every population ecologist and should take a prominent place in the teaching of ecology. It marks a very significant period in our science as we change from one paradigm to another."—P. J. den Boer
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( "The authors of The Distribution and Abundance of Anima...)
"The authors of The Distribution and Abundance of Animals have now written The Ecological Web, an extended and careful synthesis of theory and field research, which provides an illuminating analysis of how environment influences the distribution and abundance of animals. The work also provides the first comprehensive account, illustrated by numerous case histories, of P. J. den Boer's theory of 'spreading the risk.' . . . Andrewartha and Birch, by shifting the emphasis away from abstract theory and back to consideration of animals in their complex natural environments, have provided a useful guide for ecologically sound conservation and management."—Animal Behaviour "The Ecological Web presents an entirely fresh look at ecology from the autecological perspective, and is a worthy successor to the authors' classic work, The Distribution and Abundance of Animals. The work is original—indeed unique—and the detailed coverage of case histories is unprecedented. The point of view will be controversial, but every ecologist will be impressed with the competence and completeness with which the arguments are mustered. A 'must' for every ecologist and environmental scientist."—Paul R. Ehrlich "This book is the naturalist's vision of population ecology. The authors do not intend a formal description of the environment, but are seeking a way of functional analysis, a workable framework of theory within which to ask questions that will help us understand the distribution and abundance of animals in natural populations. The Ecological Web should be studied carefully by every population ecologist and should take a prominent place in the teaching of ecology. It marks a very significant period in our science as we change from one paradigm to another."—P. J. den Boer
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( Charles Birch considers fundamental questions about Lif...)
Charles Birch considers fundamental questions about Life and the relationship between science and religion. Questions such as: What is Life? What does it mean to be alive? Is God necessary? Birch shows that viewing the world as a realm of experience rather than as a collection of objects allows one to come to a naturalistic understanding of God which is very different from traditional religious notions.
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(Charles Slagle promises in this book to provide a glimple...)
Charles Slagle promises in this book to provide a glimple into God's heart, his nature and ways. His literary device is the letter, letters written by God to his beloved children and filled with counsel, encouragement, affection, and sometimes reproof.
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(Pushed by advances in science modernity poses the questio...)
Pushed by advances in science modernity poses the question; who do we thank for the evolution of man, his morals and his gods—Nature or God? The answer for Christians continues to be based on their belief in the supernatural Christian narrative from which they declare - thank God for creation (evolution). A second answer, Nature, is postulated by Naturalists and is available as an alternate answer. It is advanced by most evolutionary biologists, neuroscientists, physicists and philosophers, who argue that Darwin’s Theory of natural selection is sound science and that Nature’s biological evolution of living organisms includes man, his brain and his mental capabilities to conceive of supernatural gods. That is, they thank evolution (Nature) for God. The Christian view of thanking God is extracted from several books by leading Christian authors addressing creation/evolution. The book, Thank Evolution for God, examines the basis for thanking either God or Nature for man’s evolution, the conflicts presented by these two differing answers and proposes a path to overcome these conflicts.
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(Pushed by advances in science modernity poses the questio...)
Pushed by advances in science modernity poses the question; who do we thank for the evolution of man, his morals and his gods—Nature or God? The answer for Christians continues to be based on their belief in the supernatural Christian narrative from which they declare - thank God for creation (evolution). A second answer, Nature, is postulated by Naturalists and is available as an alternate answer. It is advanced by most evolutionary biologists, neuroscientists, physicists and philosophers, who argue that Darwin’s Theory of natural selection is sound science and that Nature’s biological evolution of living organisms includes man, his brain and his mental capabilities to conceive of supernatural gods. That is, they thank evolution (Nature) for God. The Christian view of thanking God is extracted from several books by leading Christian authors addressing creation/evolution. The book, Thank Evolution for God, examines the basis for thanking either God or Nature for man’s evolution, the conflicts presented by these two differing answers and proposes a path to overcome these conflicts.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1482086301/?tag=2022091-20
(Pushed by advances in science modernity poses the questio...)
Pushed by advances in science modernity poses the question; who do we thank for the evolution of man, his morals and his gods—Nature or God? The answer for Christians continues to be based on their belief in the supernatural Christian narrative from which they declare - thank God for creation (evolution). A second answer, Nature, is postulated by Naturalists and is available as an alternate answer. It is advanced by most evolutionary biologists, neuroscientists, physicists and philosophers, who argue that Darwin’s Theory of natural selection is sound science and that Nature’s biological evolution of living organisms includes man, his brain and his mental capabilities to conceive of supernatural gods. That is, they thank evolution (Nature) for God. The Christian view of thanking God is extracted from several books by leading Christian authors addressing creation/evolution. The book, Thank Evolution for God, examines the basis for thanking either God or Nature for man’s evolution, the conflicts presented by these two differing answers and proposes a path to overcome these conflicts.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1482086301/?tag=2022091-20
Birch, Louis Charles was born on February 8, 1918 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Son of Harry Milton and Honoria Eleanor (Hogan) Birch.
Bachelor of Agricultural Science, University Melbourne, 1939. Doctor of Science, University Adelaide, 1948.
Research officer Waite Agricultural Research Institute, Adelaide, 1939-1945. Research fellow University Chicago, 1946, Bureau Animal Population, Oxford, England, 1947. Senior lecturer biology University Sydney, 1948-1954, reader, 1954-1960, Challis professor biology, 1960-1983, emeritus professor, since 1984.
Visiting professor biology University Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1955.
(Pushed by advances in science modernity poses the questio...)
(Pushed by advances in science modernity poses the questio...)
(Pushed by advances in science modernity poses the questio...)
( "The authors of The Distribution and Abundance of Anima...)
( "The authors of The Distribution and Abundance of Anima...)
( In his recent book How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation...)
( Charles Birch considers fundamental questions about Lif...)
(Charles Slagle promises in this book to provide a glimple...)
Author: Nature and God, 1965, Confronting The Future, 1976, (with others) The Distribution and Abundance of Animals, 1954, The Liberation of Life, 1981, The Ecological Web, 1984, On Purpose, 1990, Liberating Life, 1990, Regaining Compassion, 1993, Feelings, 1995, Biology and the Riddle of Life, 1999.
Vice-moderator department church and society World Council Churches, Geneva, 1970-1985. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Australian Academy of Sciences. Member British Ecological Society (honorary life), Indian Academy Environmental Biology (vice president since 1980), Club of Rome, Ecological Society of America (honorary life).