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Science and religion : an introduction / Alister E. McGrath
| Material Type | Books |
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| ID | 2000097350 |
| ISBN | 9781405187909 |
| Edition | 2nd ed |
| Publisher | Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell |
| Year | 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Size | x, 252 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
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| Other titles | variant access title:Science & religion |
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| Contents | Introducing the dialogue between science and religion History : three landmark debates Why does history matter? Debate 1: Copernicus, Galileo and the solar system Debate 2: Newton, the mechanical universe, and deism Debate 3: Darwin and the biological origins of humanity Science and religion : general themes Models of interaction between science and religion Science, religion, and the explanation of things Science, religion, and proofs for God's existence Verification and falsification in science and religion Realism and its alternatives in science and religion The doctrine of creation and the natural sciences How does god act in the world? The use of models in science and religion Natural science and natural theology Theoretical anomalies in science and religion The development of theory in science and religion The interaction of science and religion in other faiths Science and religion : contemporary debates Richard Dawkins and scientific atheism : does science deny God? Cosmology : does the anthropic principle mean anything? Quantum theory : complementarity in science and religion Evolutionary biology : can one speak of design in nature? Evolutionary psychology : the origins of religious belief The psychology of religion : exploring religious experience The cognitive science of religion : is religion natural? Case studies in science and religion Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) Thomas F. Torrance (1913-2007) Charles A. Coulson (1910-74) Ian R. Barbour (born 1923) Arthur Peacocke (1924-2006) Wolfhart Pannenberg (born 1928) John Polkinghorne (born 1930) Nancey Murphy (born 1951) Alister E. McGrath (born 1953) Philip Clayton (born 1956) |
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Authors | *McGrath, Alister E., 1953- |
| Subjects | LCSH:Religion and science |
| Classification | LCC:BL240.3 |
| NCID | BB10958213 |