Review: The Way of Science: Finding Truth and Meaning in a Scientific Worldview by Dennis R. Trumble

The Way of Science: Finding Truth and Meaning in a Scientific Worldview . By Dennis R. Trumble. 2013. Prometheus Books. (ISBN 9781616147563). 346 pp. Paperback. $20.00. I recently attended a conference in Washington, D.C., where scientists and theologians from around the country got together to discuss the importance of understanding the science of nature through the nature of science (i.e., the processes and mechanisms of science). At a time of critical scientific and human challenges such as climate change, nuclear proliferation, human overpopulation, massive habitat destruction, and the loss of biodiversity, along with constant misinformation in the mass and social media (e.g., alien encounters and chemtrails), The Way of Science: Finding Truth and Meaning in a Scientific Worldview provides a much needed counteractive, and reason to hope for the future. Recent polling data indicate that just over 50% of Americans believe in special creation, and of those polled, about 40% believe that humans lived during the same time as dinosaurs. Although most people appreciate science on a technological level (e.g., the benefits of modern …