Dr. Francis Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world's leading scientists. He works at the cutting edge of the study of DNA, the code of life. Yet he is also a man of unshakable faith in God and scripture. Dr. Collins believes that faith in God and faith in science can coexist within a person and be harmonious. In The Language of God he makes his case for God and for science. He has heard every argument against faith from scientists, and he can refute them. He has also heard the needless rejection of scientific truths by some people of faith, and he can counter that, too. He explains his own journey from atheism to faith, and then takes readers for a stunning tour of modern science to show that physics, chemistry, and biology can all fit together with belief in God and the Bible. The Language of God is essential reading for anyone who wonders about the deepest questions of faith: Why are we here? How did we get here? What does life mean?

弗兰西斯·柯林斯，美国分子生物学家。

1993年柯林斯就任美国国家人类基因组研究中心主任，领导并参与了全世界的人类基因组计划(HGP)，此计划最终在2003年宣布完成。

2009年8月7日，经时任美国总统奥巴马提名，美国参议院同意，柯林斯就任美国国立卫生院院长。

2009年10月14日，罗马天主教教皇本笃十六世任命柯林斯为教皇科学院院士，而早在20世纪90年代初，柯林斯就已被选为美国科学院院士和美国医学科学院院士。