The Cambridge Companion to Science and Religion

Herausgeber: Harrison, Peter

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A wide-ranging collection of essays exploring the impact of religion on the origin and development of science.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 471g
• ISBN-13: 9780521712514
• ISBN-10: 0521712513
• Artikelnr.: 28934739

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Peter Harrison
Part I. Historical Interactions: 1. The fate of science in patristic and medieval Christendom David C. Lindberg
2. Religion and the Scientific Revolution John Henry
3. Natural theology and the sciences Jon Topham
4. Religious reactions to Darwin Jon Roberts
5. Science and secularization John Hedley Brooke
Part II. Religion and Contemporary Science: 6. Scientific creationism and intelligent design Ronald L. Numbers
7. Evolution and the inevitability of intelligent life Simon Conway Morris
8. God, physics and the Big Bang William R. Stoeger
9. Psychology and theology Fraser Watts
10. Science, bioethics and religion John H. Evans
Part III. Philosophical Perspectives: 11. Atheism, naturalism and science: three in one? Michael Ruse
12. Divine action, emergence and scientific explanation Nancey Murphy
13. Science, God and cosmic purpose John Haught
14. Ways of relating science and religion Mikael Stenmark
A guide to further reading
Index.