TIME Magazine ran a story in April 2007 about the faith of Albert Einstein. Though Einstein was not a Christ follower, his views were interesting, and unique among scientists.
After his 50th birthday, he gave an interview to George Sylvester Viereck. Here is an excerpt of Time's excerpt.
To what extent are you influenced by Christianity? "As a child I received instruction both in the Bible and in the Talmud. I am a Jew, but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the Nazarene."
You accept the historical existence of Jesus? "Unquestionably! No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus. His personality pulsates in every word. No myth is filled with such life."
Do you believe in God? "I'm not an atheist. I don't think I can call myself a pantheist. The problem involved is too vast for our limited minds.
We are in the position of a little child entering a huge library filled with books in many languages. The child knows someone must have written those books. It does not know how. It does not understand the languages in which they are written. The child dimly suspects a mysterious order in the arrangement of the books but doesn't know what it is.
That, it seems to me, is the attitude of even the most intelligent human being toward God. We see the universe marvelously arranged and obeying certain laws but only dimly understand these laws."
Here's a link to the article.
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In that same issue of Time Mag, there is an article:
"10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now."
Idea #3 is 'The New Calvinism' that has some interesting things to say.
Here's the link:
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1884779_1884782_1884760,00.html
Did anyone catch the Thursday night 'Nightline' on ABC News where the debate was
Does Satan Exist?
If anyone has the time to watch, it is very compelling.
http://abcnews.go.com/nightline/faceoff
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