Www.Here-I-Am

157 Pages·2002·0.9 MB·English

by  Russell Stannard

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www.Here-I-Am
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Russell Stannard
Illustrated by Jonathan Pugh
Templeton Foundation Press
philadelphia and london
My thanks to John Hull, who suggested I should now try to do for God
what I had earlier done for Einstein; to Maggi, my wife, for her creative
insights; to the children of Beaconsfield School, Burnham Grammar School,
and Putteridge High School, Luton, U.K. for pointing out to me why the
earlier drafts of the books were not much good, and for showing me how
they might be improved.
Templeton Foundation Press
5 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 120
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087
800-561-3367
www.templetonpress.org www.Here-I-Amonline.org
Revised edition © 2002 by Russell Stannard
First published in 1992by Faber and Faber Limited, London
© 1992by Russell Stannard
Illustration ©1992by Jonathan Pugh
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced, stored
in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, elec-
tronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the
written permission of Templeton Foundation Press.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Stannard, Russell
www.Here-I-am / by Russell Stannard ; illustrated by
Jonathan Pugh—First North American ed.
p. cm.
Through a computer, a teenager who thought religion was only for
children meets someone claiming to be God, and begins discussing the
Bible and how it relates to scientific knowledge and everyday life. Includes
“Things to think about” for each chapter.
Originally published as: Here I am : London : Faber & Faber, 1982.
eisbn 1-932031-014
1. God -- Fiction. 2. Christian life -- Fiction. 3. World Wide Web --
Fiction. I. Title.
PZ7.S79314Ww 2002
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by the same author
The Time and Space of Uncle Albert
Black Holes and Uncle Albert
Uncle Albert and the Quantum Quest
World of One Thousand and One Mysteries
Letters to Uncle Albert
More Letters to Uncle Albert
Ask Uncle Albert:
10o1⁄2 Tricky Science Questions Answered
Space, Time, Rhythm, and Rhyme
Our Universe
A Short History of God, Me, and the Universe
The Curious History of God
The Lab Cats Get Up Steam
The Lab Cats on the Move
The Lab Cats See the Light
The Lab Cats Find Out
About Magnets and Electricity
Dr. Dyer’s Academy
and for adults
God for the 21st Century
Science and Wonders
The God Experiment
(with G.Gamow) The New World of Mr. Tompkins

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Contents
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1 Logging On 11
2 Take a Bucket of Slime 25
3 Not a Very Likely Story 39
4 Miracles or Packed Lunches? 53
5 Seeing Is Believing—Perhaps 65
6 Boring! 79
7 The Silent Voice 93
8 The Devil and His Bullies 107
9 Paying the Price 121
10 Where Do We Go from Here? 135
Epilogue: Things to Think About 149