McGrath on Barrow

Alister McGrath writes about John Barrow's popularisation of the anthropic principle and looks briefly at its implications for theology:

But what of the nature of the “God” who emerges from such reflections? As a Christian, I am forced to ask whether this God that might be discerned within the ordering of things bears a direct relationship with the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Is there a secure theological link between the anthropic principle and the incarnation?

There could be – but it is not already there. It needs to be constructed. ...