A Worm's Eye View of Space

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ERIC C BARR^TT, BSc (Hons), MSc, PPiD, DSc: etc, has held academic posts in two English and two Austraíian universities- in addition to hí§ Íö.ng career ín the - University of Bristol. Here he beeame thé Fotmding Director of the Research Centre Cn.Satellité Remote Sensjng. He frequently' servéd as a consultant or contractor to nátional and-intemational bodies on space related matters, iricluding NASA & the United : Nations. A firm Christian BeHever, he now co-directs 4H' / Magyar Misszió along wkh his wife, Rosemary. IN THIS UNUSUAL AND HIGHLY INDIVIDUAL BOOK; Dr Barrett roves extensively from his own inner or personal space out to the very limits of knowable outer space, connecting the two extremes with acute and experienced assessments of mankind's place and roles in it all. Part autobiography and part explanation of how '4H' / Magyar Misszió came about and functions, it is alsó in part an exploration of the interface between science and the Christian faith: the 'B' chapters are... Tovább

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ERIC C BARR^TT, BSc (Hons), MSc, PPiD, DSc: etc, has held academic posts in two English and two Austraíian universities- in addition to hí§ Íö.ng career ín the - University of Bristol. Here he beeame thé Fotmding Director of the Research Centre Cn.Satellité Remote Sensjng. He frequently' servéd as a consultant or contractor to nátional and-intemational bodies on space related matters, iricluding NASA & the United : Nations. A firm Christian BeHever, he now co-directs 4H' / Magyar Misszió along wkh his wife, Rosemary. IN THIS UNUSUAL AND HIGHLY INDIVIDUAL BOOK; Dr Barrett roves extensively from his own inner or personal space out to the very limits of knowable outer space, connecting the two extremes with acute and experienced assessments of mankind's place and roles in it all. Part autobiography and part explanation of how '4H' / Magyar Misszió came about and functions, it is alsó in part an exploration of the interface between science and the Christian faith: the 'B' chapters are based on somé of the many illustrated taíks he has given in recent years in this fascinating field, especially at the invitation of church leaders in the Hungarian-speaking region of Eastern Europe. A headline in the Australian Christian newspaper New Life on 7 October 1999 made this pronouncement about Eric: "SCIENTISTOR MISSIONARY?... BOTH!" A Worm's Eye View of Space confirms this has long been so. Readers will be informed, challenged, made to think, and sometimes even amused by this far-ranging and beautifully illustrated volume, which is in effect not one book but two in one. scínating boök - not ar rather call a personal testimony. Presenting his life story, science/faith matters and ardent issues that face the contemporary world in a way that is accessible for the generál reader, he scatters the myth that a scientist cannot believe in God. Rev Dr Kovács József, General Secretary, Convention of Hungárián Baptist Churches in Rc--- Vissza