Further reading

The library behind the books

The works Badr lists at the end of The Signature, from physicists, biologists and philosophers on several sides of the debate. Read the ones you disagree with too.

Cosmology and fine-tuning

Why the universe seems set up for life.

  • The Anthropic Cosmological PrincipleJohn D. Barrow and Frank J. Tipler
  • The Goldilocks EnigmaPaul Davies
  • A Fortunate UniverseGeraint F. Lewis and Luke A. Barnes

Consciousness and mind

The hard problem and the place of mind in nature.

  • The Conscious MindDavid J. Chalmers
  • The Emperor’s New MindRoger Penrose
  • Mind and CosmosThomas Nagel

Information and biology

The design argument from the cell.

  • Signature in the CellStephen C. Meyer
  • The Design InferenceWilliam A. Dembski
  • The Deniable Darwin and Other EssaysDavid Berlinski

Philosophy of science

How science and belief relate.

  • Where the Conflict Really LiesAlvin Plantinga
  • The Science of GodAlister E. McGrath
  • Belief in God in an Age of ScienceJohn Polkinghorne