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Henry F. Schaefer Testimonial

C. S. Lewis is considered the most widely read and influential serious Christian writer of the 20th century. While not agreeing with him on a few minor points, I find Lewis's writing to be very insightful and am happy to be a member of his fan club. I have given his classic book "Mere Christianity" to many friends over the years. I also especially like his novel "That Hideous Strength," which is required reading in my "Science and Christianity" course at the University of Georgia. I consider C. S. Lewis to be the best example we have for constructive engagement by a Christian scholar with the secular world of the university.

I became a Christian during my fourth year as a professor of chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley. For details, see my book "Science and Christianity: Conflict or Coherence?" Although I had not read any C. S. Lewis at the time, I did so soon thereafter, and found his books to be exceptionally helpful. In particular Lewis inspired me to examine the relationship between my academic pursuits in chemistry/physics and the Christian faith. I was initially surprised to find that most of the pioneers in the physical sciences were Christians. There can be no doubt that there is a tremendous tradition, past and indeed present, of distinguished scientist Christians. It gives me great joy to be a part of that continuing adventure.

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Henry F. Schaefer

Henry F. Schaefer

Henry F. Schaefer, is the Graham Perdue Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Center for Computational Chemistry at the University of Georgia, GA. He is a professing Christian and speaks on topics such as the relationship between faith and science. He is a five-time nominee for the Nobel Prize, and one of the most highly cited scientists in the world being the author of more than 1500 scientific publications, with a large majority appearing in the Journal of Chemical Physics and the Journal of the American Chemical Society

 

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