Former Governor of North Carolina Publishes Updated Edition of Book Reconciling Relationship Between Religion and Science

MOORESVILLE, N.C., July 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Organic chemist and former North Carolina Governor James G. Martin has refreshed his book, "Revelation Through Science," which recently won a 2021 International Impact Book Award in the Science category. Dr Martin's book provides a comprehensive examination of the intersections of science and theology and explores how the worlds of scientific study and religion – often pitted against each other – can and should exist in harmony. In "Revelation Through Science," Dr. Martin provides an updated edition of his first book, originally published in 2016, that tackles modern topics like the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and provides the educated non-scientist with a field guide to reconciling apparent conflicts between research findings and faith.

Dr. Martin delves into disciplines like astronomy, cosmology, physics, geology, biology, and chemistry to show readers how the more deeply science probes nature, the more it reveals evidence pointing to the existence of God. "Revelation Through Science" notably adds new material from chemistry and describes organic structures that are profoundly vital for life, yet too complex for self-assembly without some guiding principle.

"Revelation Through Science" also examines the key role politics and ideology play in straining the relationship between religion and science, including a review of state laws in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of evolution. Dr. Martin dedicates one section of "Revelation Through Science" to dissecting contributions of both political parties in confusing the general population's scientific understanding, as in the increasing resistance to vaccination and the politicization of food additive regulation. The author also includes a fascinating chapter on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

"James G. Martin confronts the science-versus-faith controversy in "Revelation Through Science," not only opining that this isn't an either/or proposition, but also that science itself has become a modern expression of Divine Revelation," a BlueInk reviewer wrote about the book. "Armed with a PhD in organic chemistry, as well as his lifelong personal faith journey, Martin has produced a work aiming to make scientific principles more accessible and to shed light on some of the historical clashes between science and faith. Organized in a modular fashion, the book can be tackled chapter by chapter, or perused by preference of focus, including science specialties (e.g., biology, physics, organic chemistry) and hot topics such as creation versus evolution."

Ultimately, Dr. Martin's findings lift the burden from believers and seekers and demonstrate that science is not the enemy of faith.

"Revelation Through Science"
By James G. Martin
ISBN: 978-1-6641-3587-1 (hc); ISBN: 978-1-6641-3586-4 (sc); ISBN: 978-1-6641-3585-7 (e)
Available through Xlibris, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon

About the author
James G. Martin is an organic chemist and previously served as the Governor of North Carolina. Dr. Martin earned his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Davidson College in 1957 and his Ph.D. in chemistry from Princeton in 1960. He went on to teach chemistry at Davidson College, his alma mater, for 12 years. During that time, he played principal tuba in the Charlotte Symphony and officiated high school football. Drawn to politics as a precinct worker, Dr. Martin was elected three times as county commissioner, six times to the U.S. Congress, and twice as Governor of North Carolina. After 26 years of public service, Dr. Martin returned to his scientific roots in private life to serve as Vice President of Medical Research at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C. – a role from which he retired in 2000. He and his wife Dottie have three children and five grandchildren, and he currently resides in Mooresville, N.C.

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