In the midst of global resurgence of interest in religion, and especially religion s relation to modern scientific knowledge, Pascal s Fire offers an erudite and original perspective. Many scientists have written about religion. However this is the first contemporary volume in which a theologian takes on science. In examining four pivotal figures in the history of the science-religion debate, Ward argues that each individual challenge, and scientific knowledge generally, elicits a new, up-to-date concept of God rather than an obituary. But the question remains: is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob also the God of the scientists?