Gerald Schroeder

Gerald Schroeder, Ph.D. is a scientist with over 30 years of experience in research and teaching and the author of God According to God: A Physicist Proves We've Been Wrong About God All Along (HarperOne). He is also the author of The Science of God, The Hidden Face of God, and Genesis and the Big Bang. He earned his Ph.D. in two fields, physics and the earth sciences, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before moving to laboratories at the Weizmann Institute, the Hebrew University, and the Volcanic Research Institute in Israel. His work has been reported in Time, Newsweek, Scientific American, in leading newspapers around the world, and he has been interviewed on 700 Club, The Dennis Prager Show, The Michael Medved Show, Zola Levitt Ministries, and NPR's All Things Considered. An applied theologian, he currently teaches at The College of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. Schroeder continually receives speaking and media requests for his unique combination of theological and scientific skills. He also has consulted for agencies of the governments of Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Canada, and USA.

In his God According to God talks, Schroeder combines decades of scientific research and biblical study to present a groundbreaking new paradigm of how to understand God. He turns his sights on the Force he has never been able to define. Using his scientific approach to look at the facts presented in the world as we know it and God's own account, the Bible, he tackles straight on the juxtaposition of God as loving and all-powerful with the evil and difficulty that is inherent in our world. He argues that if we look closely at the Bible, the God we find within its pages is 100 percent compatible with the world as we know it today. It is our misconception of God that causes the disparity. In fact the concept of God that atheists rail against and that believers defend is actually an inaccurate portrait of God.

Through in depth examination of the Biblical text as well as a scientific exploration of nature, Schroeder presents the case for a dynamic God, a God that is still learning how to relate to the creation it created. Schroeder retranslates a key verse in Exodus that is typically translated "I am that which I am." His revelation that it should be "I will be that which I will be," describes a God that is continually changing, a dynamic presence in our world.

Schroeder's formal theological training in biblical, Talmudic, and kabalistic interpretation includes 15 years of study under the late Rabbi Herman Pollack, Rabbi Chaim Brovender, and Rabbi Noah Weinberg, of blessed memory.

The scientific career that Schroeder chose has given him varied and often unusual experiences. In his work with nuclear disarmament, he has been present at the detonation of six atomic bombs. Work in control of radioactivity has put him hundreds of meters below ground in U.S. and foreign uranium mines. Within this research, he invented and had patented the first real time monitor for airborne alpha beta gamma emitters. The government of the People's Republic of China, during the decade before it established direct contacts with Israel, was willing to overlook his Jerusalem address and had him as a frequent advisor.

For the past 25 years, Schroeder has also pursued a study of ancient biblical interpretation. An ability to handle the biblical material in the original languages allows him to tap the subtle depths contained in the original texts. These nuances are often missed when working with translations. The uniqueness and success of Schroeder's approach integrating biblical and scientific knowledge is demonstrated by the success of his first book, Genesis and the Big Bang, and the wide acclaim for his second book The Science of God, which was on the Barnes & Noble list of non-fiction best-sellers and was Amazon.com's best-selling book in the field of physics/cosmology for all of 1998. This was followed by The Hidden Face of God, discovering the unity that binds all existence. His books appear in 10 languages.

Schroeder lives in Jerusalem with his wife (author, Barbara Sofer). They've had five children with a changing number of grandchildren. He moved to Israel from the USA in 1971. In addition to his current work in radiation control, he teaches at Aish HaTorah College of Jewish Studies, and writes and lectures on the extraordinary confluence of modern science and ancient biblical commentary.

God According to God and the Bible: A Scientist Proves We’ve Been Wrong About God All Along

The Triumph of Life: Science and Spirituality – How did the light beams of the big bang creation become alive and sentient, learn to love, feel joy, and then ultimately begin to wonder how the wonder of life happened

The Age of Our Universe: Six Days, Fifteen Billion Years, or Both? A discovery of harmony between modern science and ancient biblical commentary

Evolution and the Bible: Answering a Contradiction – Is it Divine, or Darwin?

Origins of Humankind: From Mud to Man – Comparing Biblical writings with the fossil record

Life After Death: Does Death Merely Mark the End of the Body’s Participation in Life?

Free Will: If Our Creator Knows the Future, How Do We Have Free Will – A Biblical and Scientific Explanation

Genesis and the Big Bang: Ancient Kabala and Modern Science

A Scientist’s View of Biblical Religion: Seeing God in the Physics Lab