Dawn, Corien Oranje
Dawn, Corien Oranje
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Dawn
A Proton's Tale of All That Came to Be (BioLogos Books on Science and Christianity)

Author: Corien Oranje, Cees Dekker, Gijsbert Van den Brink, Harry Cook

Narrator: Timothy Andrés Pabon

Unabridged: 4 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/20/2022


Synopsis

This is an adventure that began almost fourteen billion years ago, one that so often threatened to fail. It's truly a miracle I'm still here. Despite everything, I wouldn't have wanted to miss one second of it. And the best is yet to come.

With the help of an extraordinary narrator, you're invited to discover the wonder and drama of the history of the cosmos. In this story we follow the journey of one proton who comes into existence at the beginning of creation and makes it all the way through history to today. By becoming a part of atoms and molecules that turn up at some of the universe's most important moments, our friend Proton witnesses emerging galaxies, the origin of life, its evolution into a wild diversity of life forms, the first human beings, the birth and life of Jesus, the beginnings of the Christian church, all the way up to the present day. Through it all, the mysterious, seemingly unbelievable plans of the Creator continue to unfold . . .

Combining its authors' mind-bending scientific knowledge, storytelling skills, and insights from theology, Dawn provides a fresh look at the fundamentals of cosmology, evolutionary biology, and the good news of God in one overarching adventure—in the form of a gripping story.

About Corien Oranje

Corien Oranje is a novelist and theologian who has won literary prizes for Christian children's literature.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Clemens

‘Oer’ is een origineel, maar op zeer kinderlijke wijze beschreven vertelling van de natuurhistorische reis die hoofdpersoon Proton, naar het gelijknamige subatomaire deeltje, meemaakt vanaf de oerknal tot de nabije toekomst. De drie auteurs hebben geprobeerd deze kosmologische en evolutionaire omzwe......more

Goodreads review by Bob

Summary: An imaginative account of cosmology, evolutionary biology, and the creation-fall-redemption story of Christianity, bringing all these together in one grand narrative, recounted by a proton who witnesses it all. I’ve never encountered a book like this before. I’ve read books on cosmology. I’v......more

Goodreads review by Nico

Volgens Robbert Dijkgraaf past dit boek in een lange en rijke traditie waarin wetenschappers gedreven door hun geloof proberen de oorsprong en evolutie van ons heelal te duiden, maar denk niet dat er iets geduid wordt in dit boek. De auteurs hebben weinig te zeggen over de evolutie van het heelal of......more

Goodreads review by Jessica

Ik heb al meerdere boeken gelezen over het ontstaan van het heelal, de aarde en de mens, geschreven vanuit zowel christelijke als atheïstische uitgangspunten. Oer is in dat rijtje wel het meest basic en simpele verhaal. Bijna kinderlijk. Dit verhaal moet je niet lezen om meer te weten te komen over......more