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== Religion and science ==
== Religion and science ==
Schroeder's works frequently cite [[Talmud]]ic, [[Midrash]]ic and medieval commentaries on the [[Genesis creation narrative|biblical creation account]], such as commentaries written by the Jewish philosopher [[Nachmanides]]. Among other things, Schroeder attempts to reconcile a six-day creation as described in Genesis with the scientific evidence that the world is billions of years old, using the idea that the perceived flow of time for a given event in an expanding universe varies with the observer's perspective of that event. He attempts to reconcile the two perspectives numerically, calculating the effect of the stretching of space-time, based on [[Albert Einstein]]'s [[general relativity]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aish.com/print/?contentID=48951136&section=/ci/sam |last=Schroeder |first=Dr. Gerald |title=Age of the Universe |publisher=aish.com |access-date=18 December 2010}}</ref>
Schroeder's works frequently cite [[Talmud]]ic, [[Midrash]]ic and medieval commentaries on the [[Genesis creation narrative|biblical creation account]], such as commentaries written by the Jewish philosopher [[Nachmanides]] while also referencing scientific discoveries. [[Antony Flew]], an academic philosopher who promoted atheism for most of his adult life, indicated that the arguments of Gerald Schroeder had influenced his late-in-life decision to become a [[deist]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-antony-flew15-2010apr15,0,4059881.story |title=Antony Flew dies at 87; atheist philosopher who changed his mind late in life |agency=Associated Press |date=14 April 2010 |access-date=18 December 2010 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/magazine/04Flew-t.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all |title=The Turning of an Atheist |last=Oppenheimer |first=Mark |date=4 November 2007 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=18 December 2010}}</ref>


Namely, he claims that from the perspective of the point of origin of the [[Big Bang]], according to Einstein's equations of the 'stretching factor', [[Time dilation|time dilates]] by a factor of roughly 1,000,000,000,000, meaning one trillion days on earth would appear to pass as one day from that point, due to the stretching of space. When applied to the estimated age of the universe at 13.8 billion years, from the perspective of the point of origin, the universe today would appear to have just begun its sixth day of existence, or if the universe is 15 billion years old from the perspective of earth, it would appear to have just completed its sixth day.<ref>''The Hidden Face of God: Science Reveals the Ultimate Truth'', by Gerald L. Schroeder PhD (9 May 2002)</ref>
Schroeder's ideas to reconcile faith and science have drawn some criticism from both Christians<ref>[https://answersingenesis.org/creationism/old-earth/gerald-schroeders-new-variation-on-the-day-age-theory-1/ "Gerald Schroeder and his New Variation on the 'Day-Age' Theory"], 1 August 2000</ref> and non-religious scientists.<ref>Perakh, Mark. [http://www.talkreason.org/articles/schroeder.cfm "Not a Very Big Bang About Genesis"], December 2001.</ref>  [[Natan Slifkin]] argues that Schroeder's calculations do not fit the order of creation as presented in Genesis vs. the order of organism development as dictated by our current understanding of [[evolutionary biology]].<ref>''The Challenge of Creation: Judaism's Encounter with Science, Cosmology and Evolution'' (Zoo Torah/Yashar Books 2006) ISBN 1-933143-15-0</ref>
[[Antony Flew]], an academic philosopher who promoted atheism for most of his adult life, indicated that the arguments of Gerald Schroeder had influenced his decision to become a [[deist]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-antony-flew15-2010apr15,0,4059881.story |title=Antony Flew dies at 87; atheist philosopher who changed his mind late in life |agency=Associated Press |date=14 April 2010 |access-date=18 December 2010 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/magazine/04Flew-t.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all |title=The Turning of an Atheist |last=Oppenheimer |first=Mark |date=4 November 2007 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=18 December 2010}}</ref>
 
Schroeder's theories to reconcile faith and science have drawn some criticism from both religious and non-religious scientists, and his works remain controversial in scientific circles.<ref>[https://answersingenesis.org/creationism/old-earth/gerald-schroeders-new-variation-on-the-day-age-theory-1/ "Gerald Schroeder and his New Variation on the 'Day-Age' Theory"], 1 August 2000</ref><ref>Perakh, Mark. [http://www.talkreason.org/articles/schroeder.cfm "Not a Very Big Bang About Genesis"], December 2001.</ref>  [[Natan Slifkin]] argues that Schroeder's calculations do not fit the order of creation as presented in Genesis vs. the order of organism development as dictated by our current understanding of [[evolutionary biology]].<ref>''The Challenge of Creation: Judaism's Encounter with Science, Cosmology and Evolution'' (Zoo Torah/Yashar Books 2006) ISBN 1-933143-15-0</ref>


==Personal==
==Personal==
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* [https://archive.today/20120805222053/https://alum.mit.edu/news/AlumniProfiles/Archive/Gerald_Schroeder_-2759-2C_SM_-2761-2C_PhD_-2765.jsp MIT Alumni Association. "News and Views: Nuclear Scientist Sees No God–Science Conflict"]
* [https://archive.today/20120805222053/https://alum.mit.edu/news/AlumniProfiles/Archive/Gerald_Schroeder_-2759-2C_SM_-2761-2C_PhD_-2765.jsp MIT Alumni Association. "News and Views: Nuclear Scientist Sees No God–Science Conflict"]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzetqYev_AI Dr. Schroeder speaking on cosmology: a 30-min. clip from the documentary ''Has Science Discovered God?'']
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzetqYev_AI Dr. Schroeder speaking on cosmology: a 30-min. clip from the documentary ''Has Science Discovered God?'']
* [http://www.aish.com/print/?contentID=48951136&section=/ci/sam "The Age of the Universe"], aish.com
* [http://www.aish.com/print/?contentID=48951136&section=/ci/sam "The Age of the Universe"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216060006/http://www.aish.com/print/?contentID=48951136&section=/ci/sam |date=16 December 2014 }}, aish.com
* Critiques of Schroeder's books by [[Mark Perakh]] at the site Talk Reason [http://www.talkreason.org/articles/schroeder.cfm 1999], [http://www.talkreason.org/articles/schroeder.cfm 2005], [http://www.talkreason.org/articles/flew.cfm 2007]
* Critiques of Schroeder's books by [[Mark Perakh]] at the site Talk Reason [http://www.talkreason.org/articles/schroeder.cfm 1999], [http://www.talkreason.org/articles/schroeder.cfm 2005], [http://www.talkreason.org/articles/flew.cfm 2007]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110225170234/http://torahexplorer.com/ Critique of ''Genesis & the Big Bang''], Rabbi Yoram Bogacz
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110225170234/http://torahexplorer.com/ Critique of ''Genesis & the Big Bang''], Rabbi Yoram Bogacz


===Articles by Gerald L. Schroeder===
===Articles by Gerald L. Schroeder===
*{{cite web |url=http://www.jpost.com/Christian-In-Israel/Features/God-and-the-laws-of-natures |title=God and the laws of natures |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316033929/www.jpost.com/Christian-In-Israel/Features/God-and-the-laws-of-natures |archive-date=16 Mar 2015}}
*{{cite web |url=https://www.jpost.com/Christian-In-Israel/Features/God-and-the-laws-of-natures |title=God and the laws of natures |work=The Jerusalem Post &#124; JPost.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316033929/http://www.jpost.com/Christian-In-Israel/Features/God-and-the-laws-of-natures |archive-date=16 March 2015 |access-date=18 August 2025 |url-status=live }}
*[http://www.aish.com/ci/sam/64069232.html "The Origins of Life"]
*[http://www.aish.com/ci/sam/64069232.html "The Origins of Life"]
*[http://www.aish.com/ci/sam/48961636.html "An Atheist Turns"]
*[http://www.aish.com/ci/sam/48961636.html "An Atheist Turns"]
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Latest revision as of 21:41, 31 March 2026

Not to be confused with Gerhard Schröder.
For the Idaho judge, see Gerald F. Schroeder.

Gerald L. Schroeder
ג'רלד לורנס שרדר
File:Portrait of Gerald Schroeder.jpg
Portrait by Michael Netzer
Born (1938-02-20) February 20, 1938 (age 88)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Websitehttp://geraldschroeder.com/

Gerald Lawrence Schroeder (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; born 20 February 1938) is an American-Israeli Orthodox Jewish physicist, author, lecturer, and teacher at College of Jewish Studies Aish HaTorah's Discovery Seminar, Essentials and Fellowships programs and Executive Learning Center,[1] who focuses on what he perceives to be an inherent relationship between science and spirituality.

Education

Schroeder received his BSc in 1959, his MSc in 1961, and his PhD in nuclear physics and earth and planetary sciences in 1965, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[2] He worked seven years on the staff of the MIT physics department. He was a member of the United States Atomic Energy Commission.[3]

Aliyah to Israel

After immigrating to Israel in 1971, Schroeder was employed as a researcher at the Weizmann Institute of Science, the Volcani Research Institute, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[4][5] He currently teaches at Aish HaTorah College of Jewish Studies.[6]

Religion and science

Schroeder's works frequently cite Talmudic, Midrashic and medieval commentaries on the biblical creation account, such as commentaries written by the Jewish philosopher Nachmanides while also referencing scientific discoveries. Antony Flew, an academic philosopher who promoted atheism for most of his adult life, indicated that the arguments of Gerald Schroeder had influenced his late-in-life decision to become a deist.[7][8]

Schroeder's ideas to reconcile faith and science have drawn some criticism from both Christians[9] and non-religious scientists.[10] Natan Slifkin argues that Schroeder's calculations do not fit the order of creation as presented in Genesis vs. the order of organism development as dictated by our current understanding of evolutionary biology.[11]

Personal

Schroeder's wife Barbara Sofer is a columnist for the English-language Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post. The couple have five children.[12]

Prizes

In 2012, Schroeder was awarded the Trotter Prize by Texas A&M University's College of Science.[13]

Works

  • Genesis and the Big Bang (1990), ISBN 0-553-35413-2
  • The Science of God: The Convergence of Scientific and Biblical Wisdom, (1997), ISBN 0-7679-0303-X
  • The Hidden Face of God: Science Reveals the Ultimate Truth, (2002), ISBN 0-7432-0325-9.
  • God According to God: A Physicist Proves We've Been Wrong About God All Along, (2009), ISBN 978-0-06-171015-5.

References

  1. ↑ "Executive Learning Center Faculty". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  2. ↑ Lowe, Chelsea (September–October 2006). "Nuclear Scientist Sees No God–Science Conflict". Technology Review. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  3. ↑ Sacks, Brian (2 October 2007). "Where the Bible meets the Big Bang". sullivan-county.com. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  4. ↑ Schroeder, Gerald (Fall 2006). "Finding the Intelligence Within the Design" (PDF). Jewish Action: 17–22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2006.
  5. ↑ "Gerald Schroeder '59". Archived from the original on 14 January 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2008.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "About Dr. Gerald Schroeder". geraldschroeder.com. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  7. ↑ "Antony Flew dies at 87; atheist philosopher who changed his mind late in life". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  8. ↑ Oppenheimer, Mark (4 November 2007). "The Turning of an Atheist". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  9. ↑ "Gerald Schroeder and his New Variation on the 'Day-Age' Theory", 1 August 2000
  10. ↑ Perakh, Mark. "Not a Very Big Bang About Genesis", December 2001.
  11. ↑ The Challenge of Creation: Judaism's Encounter with Science, Cosmology and Evolution (Zoo Torah/Yashar Books 2006) ISBN 1-933143-15-0
  12. ↑ "Barbara Sofer". The Jerusalem Post.
  13. ↑ Trotter Prize & Endowed Lecture Series

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