"Is there a God?" is one of the most profound questions people ask. Throughout history, the subject has been discussed, defended, refuted, and debated. Now Francis Collins, bestselling author of The Language of God, defends the reason for faith in this provocative collection. In Belief, Collins, a renowned physician and geneticist, guides us through the writings of many of the world's greatest thinkers. This definitive reader on the rationality of faith features the words of philosophers, preachers, poets, and scientists, including such luminaries as Augustine, Elie Wiesel and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Despite the doubts of a cynical world, this essential companion proves once and for all the rationality of faith. Francis S.

Collins, M.D., Ph.D. is one of America's leading geneticists and the recently appointed head of the National Institutes of Health. He is the former director of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health, where he led the successful effort to complete the Human Genome Project, an extraordinary scientific enterprise charged with mapping and sequencing the human DNA structure. Prior to coming to Washington, he helped to discover the genetic misspellings that cause cystic fibrosis, neurofibromatosis, and Huntington's disease. He is the bestselling author of The Language of God and is a contributor to Parade Magazine.

"Belief is more than an anthology; it is a provocation, a brilliant, wide ranging and powerful series of readings on the possibilities, problems and mysteries of faith. This book belongs on the shelf of every believer - and every serious skeptic."- Rabbi David Wolpe, author of Why Faith Matters.