Metaphors for God''s Time in Science and Religion

Informationen zum Autor STEPHEN HAPPEL is Dean of the School of Religious Studies at the Catholic University in America. He is author of many articles and several books including Coleridge's Religious Imagination: A Catholic Vision (with David Tracy), and Conversion and Discipleship (with James J.Walter.) Klappentext Metaphors for God's Time in Science and Religion examines the exploratory work of metaphors for time in astrophysical cosmology, chaos theory, evolutionary biology and neuroscience. Happel claims that the Christian God is intimately involved at every level of physical and biological science. He compares how scientists and theologians both generate stories, metaphors and symbols about the universe and asks 'who is the God who invents me? Zusammenfassung Metaphors for God's Time in Science and Religion examines the exploratory work of metaphors for time in astrophysical cosmology, chaos theory, evolutionary biology and neuroscience. Happel claims that the Christian God is intimately involved at every level of physical and biological science. He compares how scientists and theologians both generate stories, metaphors and symbols about the universe and asks 'who is the God who invents me? Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Introduction: Can Transcendence be Found in Things? Metaphors and Multiple Meanings The Story of the Universe: Metaphors for Time in Astrophysical Cosmology Does Chaos Tell a Story? The Politics of Evolution: Metaphors for Competition Neutral Networks, Human Time and the Soul Time as Gift: God's Journey Index

Produktdetails

• Autoren: S Happel, S. Happel, Stephen Happel
• Verlag: Palgrave UK
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 23.09.2002
• EAN: 9780333714102
• ISBN: 978-0-333-71410-2
• Seiten: 226
• Serien: Cross Currents in Religion and Culture; Cross-Currents in Religion and; Cross Currents in Religion and Culture; Cross Currents in Religion and
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Religion: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; Verstehen, B, Spiritualism, Spirituality, Literary theory, Philosophy of religion, Religion—Philosophy, Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, god;religion;time