Augustine and Science

Informationen zum Autor Edited by John Doody; Adam Goldstein and Kim Paffenroth - Contributions by Paul Allen; Andrew J. Brown; John C. Caiazza; Nicholas Campion; Rodney D. Holder; C. P. E. Nothaft; Lawrence H. Osborn; Alvin Plantinga; Patrick Richmond; James S. Spiegel and Davi Klappentext The essays here make the findings of scholars of philosophy and theology accessible and useful to upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level courses in religious studies or the history and philosophy of science. It also presents a useful collection of classic essays and new essays appearing here for the first time. Zusammenfassung The essays here make the findings of scholars of philosophy and theology accessible and useful to upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level courses in religious studies or the history and philosophy of science. It also presents a useful collection of classic essays and new essays appearing here for the first time. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: General Observations on Scientific Method and Biblical InterpretationChapter 1: Augustine and the Systematic Theology of OriginsPaul L. AllenChapter 2: Augustine's View of Creation and Its Modern ReceptionAndrew BrownChapter 3: The Doctrine of Creation and Modern ScienceWolfhart Pannenberg Chapter 4: The Contemporary Relevance of Augustine's View of CreationDavis A. Young Chapter 5: The Franciscans and Natural Philosophy in the Thirteenth CenturyLawrence Osborn Part 2: AstronomyChapter 6: Augustine and AstronomyNicholas Campion Chapter 7: Augustine and the Shape of the EarthC. P. E. NothaftPart 3: EvolutionChapter 8: Augustine on Evolution, Time and MemoryJohn Caizza Chapter 9: An Augustinian Perspective on Creation and EvolutionRodney D. HolderChapter 10: Science: Augustinian or Duhemian?Alvin Plantinga Chapter 11: Modern Science and Augustine's Account of Evil and SufferingPatrick Richmond Chapter 12: Augustine, Evolution, and Scientific MethodologyJames S. Spiegel...

Product details

• Authors: John (EDT)/ Adam Goldstein (EDT)/ Paffenrot Doody
• Assisted by: John Doody (Editor), Adam Goldstein (Editor), Kim Paffenroth (Editor), Davis Young (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.12.2012
• EAN: 9780739174340
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-7434-0
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Augustine in Conversation: Tradition and Innovation; Augustine in Conversation: Tra; Augustine in Conversation: Tradition and Innovation
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, SCIENCE / History, RELIGION / Religion & Science, History of Science, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Religion and science, Religion & science