About the Book 

Scientific Thought in Messianic Times is a major treatise, seventeen years in the making, covering a wide range of topics in Torah, science and the Messianic Era. It is based on the lectures delivered at the annual Moshiach and Science conferences of the Rabbi Yisroel Aryeh Leib Research Institute on Moshiach and the Sciences since 1992. 

Some of the general areas covered are:

• The convergence of faith and intellect
• Creation and the concept of intelligent design
• History of major developments in Chassidic philosophy and modern science
• Complete coverage of the concepts of Moshiach and the Messianic Era
• Extensive documentation of the global Swords Into Plowshares phenomenon

 

The book includes sections based on the lectures of prominent Jewish scientists including:

• Dr. Naftali Berg
• Prof. Herman Branover
• Dr. Arnie Gotfryd
• Dr. Tsvi Saks
• Prof. Alvin Radkowsky
• Prof. Levi Reiter

 

The vast majority of the book is accessible to the general reader. But the professional mathematician and scientist will also enjoy the technical sections on:

• Quantum mechanics and string theory
• Mathematical Infinity
• Three-valued logic
• The mathematical paper of Rabbi Yisroel Aryeh Leib Schneerson

 

The text is fully annotated with extensive references for further study. This book is unique in its scope and depth.