Please note: The
following list is a very partial sampling of the literature on these topics. Many
of the books listed have their own bibliographies, which should help the
interested reader discover more material on these subjects. Some of the works
listed are consonant with the Rebbe’s views on these subjects, while others
offer alternative explanations, which the Rebbe did not agree with. The list of
specific works is followed by a list of topics referencing most of these works.
In addition, we have included excerpts from the cumulative index (as of 2008)
of B’Or HaTorah: A Journal
of Science, Art, and Modern Life in the Light of the Torah.
Aviezer, Nathan: In the Beginning: Biblical Creation and Science.
Carmell, Aryeh and Domb,
Cyril (editors): Challenge: Torah Views on Science and Its Problems.
Jerusalem/NY: Feldheim, and Jerusalem/NY/London: The
Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists, 5738 (1978)
Forchheimer, Paul: Our Miraculous World. NY:
Private Issue, 1983
Ginsburgh, Rabbi Yitzchak: Various articles, available at http://www.inner.org/torah_and_science/index.php
and/or http://torahscience.org.
Goldfinger, Andrew: Thinking About Creation: Eternal
Torah and Modern Physics.
Greenberger, Josh: Human Intelligence Gone Ape. NY: National
Conference of Synagogue Youth, 1990.
Kaplan, Rabbi Aryeh: Immortality,
Resurrection, and the Age of the Universe: A Kabbalistic View.
—Faces and Facets. NY: Moznaim Publishing
Corporation, 1996
Levi, Leo: Torah and Science: Their Interplay in the World Scheme.
Jerusalem/NY: Feldheim, and NY: The Association of
Orthodox Jewish Scientists, 5743 (1983)
Miller, Rabbi Avigdor: Rejoice O Youth: A
Comprehensive Jewish Ideology. NY: Private Issue, 5722 (1962)
—Sing, You Righteous: A Jewish Seeker’s Ideology. NY: Private
Issue, 5733 (1973)
—Awake, My Glory: Aspects of Jewish Ideology. NY: Private Issue,
5740 (1980)
Schimmel, H. Chaim and Carmell,
Aryeh (editors): Encounter: Essays on Torah and
Modern Life. Jerusalem/NY: Feldheim, and
Jerusalem/NY/London: The Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists, 1989
Schroeder, Gerald, Ph.D.: Genesis and the Big Bang: The Discovery of
Harmony between Modern Science and the Bible. NY (etc.): Bantam Books, 1990
—The Science of God: The Convergence of Scientific and Biblical Wisdom.
NY: Free Press, 1997
—The Hidden Face of God: Science Reveals the Ultimate Truth. NY
(etc.): Simon and Schuster, 2001
Shatz, David: “Is There Science in the Bible? An Assessment of Biblical Concordism” in Tradition 41:2 (2008) (www.traditiononline.org)
Slifkin, Rabbi Natan: The Challenge of Creation:
Judaism’s Encounter with Science, Cosmology, and Evolution. Zoo Torah and
NY: Yashar Books, 2006.
Spetner, Dr. Lee: Not
By Chance: Shattering the Modern Theory of Evolution. NY: Judaica Press,
1997
Levi (1983)
Carmell (1978)
Schimmel (1989)
Schroeder
(1997, 2001)
Shatz (2008)
Slifkin (2006), pp.
27-133
Levi (1983),
pp. 102-104
Carmell (1978), pp.
124-285
Kaplan
(1993), pp. 1-16
Goldfinger (1999),
pp. 1-231
Greenberger
(1990)
Miller
(1973), pp.123-129; (1980), pp. 37-49
Schroeder (1990);
(1997), pp. 41 ff.
Slifkin (2006), pp.
137-237
Levi (1983),
pp. 104-106
Carmell (1978), pp.
124-285
Forchheimer (1983),
pp. 27-32
Goldfinger (1999),
pp. 233-287
Greenberger
(1990)
Kaplan
(1996), pp. 80-85
Miller
(1962), pp. 10-34; (1973), pp. 41-42, 65-67, 79-122; (1980), pp. 27-36, 50-60,
125-130
Schroeder
(1990), pp. 19-25, 128-141, 162-169; (1997), pp. 83-145
Slifkin (2006), pp.
241-343
Spetner (1997)
Levi (1983),
pp. 106-113
Carmell (1978), pp.
296-342
Forchheimer (1983),
pp. 43-48
Miller
(1962), pp. 280-303
Schroeder
(1997), pp. 146-165
Roman
numerals refer to issue of B’Or HaTorah; regular numbers refer to the page in the
respective issue.
Creation,
age of the universe, XIII:19-37; XVII:24-25,
determinism and quantum physics, VI:145, 149-150, 154-157;
first six days of, XI:36-38, 70-71; XIII:7-17, 19-37, 63-68, 71-85, 127; XV:21-24; XVII: 20-24
rational argument for, VI:116-120; XI:11-14
science and Judaism, XIII: 63-68
symbolic interpretation of the age of the universe, XIII:71-85
versus evolution, I:28-31; II:60, III:8-11; IV:15-38, 61-69; XIII:7-17; XVII: 17,20-24
Determinism, I:36-37; II:41; VI:43, 106, 141-157; VII:122-129; VIII:18-20, 129-131, 134; IX:23-24, 38-44; XII:148-149; XIII:9; XIV:11-12; XVI:7-16
Dinosaurs, XIII:88-93; XVII:75-77
Earth, age of, XIII:26, 87-93; XVII: 49-50
dating methods for age of Earth, II:32-38; XIII:87-93; XV:27-33; XVII:49-65
formation of the continents, XIII:87-93
Potassium-Argon method for dating, XV:27-33
tilt and rotation of, XIII:87-93
Evolution, II:17-25, 27-30, 60-61; IV:15-38, 61-62, 67; VI:43-44; IX:22-23; XII:143-144; XVII:5-14
age of Earth, XVII:49-65
and Torah, XVII:17-35, 87-94
Darwinism and neo-Darwinism, I:28-31; II:16-25, 60-61; III:9, 13-21; IV:22-23, 30-31; XIII:8-
13, 95-106, 108-111; XIV:43-55; XVII: 37-38
evolutionism, XVII: 5
fossil dating, XVII:37, 39-46, 49
fossils, XVII:37-47
hominid, XVII:37-38,43-47
intelligent design, XVII:87-94
molecules-to-man fallacies, XVII:6-7, 10-13
natural selection, II:27-30; III:15-21; XIV:43-55
non-random mutations, XIV:45-55
saltations in, III:9
speciation, II:18,61; III:9
species, XVII:30-34, 92-94
Free Will, V:30, 93; IX:29; X:170-171; XII:44-45; XIII:8-9
determinism, I:36–37; II:67; VI:61–62, 141–157
Divine
genetic predetermination, XVI: 7-16
Geology, IV:61-62; XIII:87-93; XVII:49-65
geochronology and radioactive rock dating, XV:27-33; XVII: 49, 55-65
hydrothermal effects on rocks and minerals, XV:32-33
Physics
anthropic principle (AP), IX:26, 45-47; X:171-172; XI:41-44, 66; XVII:69-84
big bang theory, II:45; III:8; IV:64-65; V:11; IX:44-45; XI:32-38;
and creation, XV:21-24; XVII:120
black holes, II:5-53
Carmeli and cosmological relativity, XI:22-23; XV:21-24
chaos theory, IX:47-49
cosmic background radiation (CBR), XI:33-35
cosmic sound, XVII: 165-166
cosmology, V:7-11; XI:21-23, 32-40, 44; XV:21-24
biblical, V:7-11
Heaven and Earth, XI:101-113
history of, V:7-11, IX:21-22, 38-40, 44
Jewish, IV:64-66; V:28-32
modern, V:11-27; XV:21-24
physics of, V:7-11; XI:22-23; XIII:7-17, 19-37, 39-57, 63-68; XV:21-24
De Broglie on quantum physics and time, XI:24-25; XV:65-66
decrease of the duration of each day of Creation, XI:36; XV:21-24
Einstein’s general theory of relativity, XIII:20-37, 42-43, 49; XIV:92-93; XV:43-55
Einstein’s principle of equivalence, XI:56-57
Einstein’s theory of special relativity, XI:22-23, 55-57; XV:22-23; XV:43-55
entropy, IV:24-28
expansion, II:44-45; V:12-14, 20-22, 27-28; XI:35-38; XIII:19-37, 63-68
four forces, XI:51-68
geocentrism, V:7-32; IX:26; X:165-167; XI:101-113; XIII:39-54, 59-61; XIV:91-99
gravitational constant, I:32-33
gravitational waves, XVII:163-165
gravity, XIII:39-61
GTR vs.
hidden variables, II:42
Hubble constant, XIII:21-26; Hubble time, XV:22-23
impact theory (asteroid theory), XIII:87-93, 100-101
quantum electrodynamics, I:38
quantum jump, II:54-55
quantum mechanics, I:37-40; XI:24-25, 58-60; XV:63-70
quantum metaphysics, XIII:10-17, 29-37, 51-53, 131-136; XV:63-70
quantum theory, III:8, 26-27; VI:105-106, 141, 146-157; IX:24-25, 35-49; XIII:29-37, 39-57; history and paradoxes of, XV:63-70
quantum vacuum and creation, XVII: 119
quark confinement, XI:32-35, 58
randomness, VI:14-39, 46, 146-157
red shift, II:44; XI:34-35
relativity, I:26–27; IX:21-22
general theory of, II:43-45, 53-54; V:9, 11-27; VI:105, 110; XIII:20-37, 42-43, 49; XIV:92-93
special theory of, I:38-63, 65-66; VIII:8, 83, 182-183, 185-186; XV:22-23
role of the human observer, XIII:29-37, 39-57; XV:62-72; XVI:153-159
rotation, V:11–12, 24-26
space-time continuum, II:45-46, 53-54, IV:19-20; XI:22-25, 31-38; XIV:92-93; XV:47-55
standard model, XI:60-66
steady state theory, IV:64-65
superstring theory, XI:60-67
symmetry, XI:60-62
system of reference, XIII:39-54, 59-61; XV:62-72
teleo-derived big bang, XIII:7-17, 21-35
Theory of Everything, XI:49-68
time, relative and absolute, XI:21-28; XV:43-55
“twin paradox” of special relativity, XI:27-28, 56; XV:43-55
unified field theory, VI:110, 119
von Neuman on wave function, XV:67-69
worm hole, XI:67
Science
conflict with religion, IX:3-32, XII:143-144; XV:137-159
limitations of, II:51-55, 81-90; III:5-11, 23-28; VI:49-56; IX: 13-32; XIV:5-8; XV:137-159
origins of modern science, XI:115-120; XIV:101-105; XV:127-159
scientific revolutions, XII:142-143; XIV:12; XV:127-159
Scientific method, II:51-52, 58-60; III:5-11, 14, 25-26; XIV:101-105; XV:137-159
extrapolation, II:34-36; III:7-8, 10; IX:22-23; XIII:10-13
versus revelation, II:89
Universe
age of, I:32-33; II:29-30, 33-37; III:16; XIII:19-37
blueprint of, IV:21-22; XIII:7-17; XIV:101-105, 115-120; XV:115-135
center of, V:7-32; XIII:39-54, 59-61; XIV:91-99
comprehending its structure, III:23-28, IX:21-22
expansion and finiteness/infinity of, II:44-45; V:12-14, 20-22, 27-28; XI:35-38; XIII:19-37; 63-68; XIV:67-69
purpose of, V:28; XIII:7-17, 39-54; XIV:91-99; XV:115-135