Science & religion : a new introduction / / Alister E. McGrath.
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| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | x, 252 p. :; ill. |
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Table of 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).