This treatise, subtitled "A Christian View of Time, Space, and the Universe", was given to me by Virginia's cousin's husband, a Baptist minister. It appears to be, at least in part, a rebuttal to Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time", and to be blunt, "God and Cosmos" is much better written and a provides a substantially clearer description of modern cosmological theory than Hawking does. Byl's ultimate aim in explaining the Big Bang theory is to knock it down in favor of a literal interpretation of Genesis, but he sets up his target in a very thorough, comprehensive, and fair fashion. If you're a Christian who is looking for some synthesis or reconciliation between the scientific and religious viewpoints, you'll be disappointed, as Byl's argument is essentially: "Here's what astronomers think about the universe, but they're wrong, because the Bible is right. QED." But if you're just interested in a solid summary of our current understanding of the universe, including a historical review of how this worldview has evolved (oops, loaded word!) over time, this is a good book to read.
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