Religion and Science

Informationen zum Autor Ian G. Barbour has retired from Carleton College where he was professor of physics, professor of religion, and Bean Professor of Science, Technology, and Society. The "preeminent synthetic in the field" (Cross Currents,) he is the author of several influential books, including Ethics in an Age of Technology and Myths Models, and Paradigms, which was nominated for the National Book Award. He gave the world-renowned Gifford Lectures, 1989-1991. Klappentext Religion and Science is a definitive contemporary discussion of the many issues surrounding our understanding of God and religious truth and experience in our understanding of God and religious truth and experience in our scientific age. This is a significantly expanded and feshly revised version of Religion in an Age of Science, winner of the American Academy of Religion Award for Excellence and the Templeton Book Award. Ian G. Barbour--the premier scholar in the field--has added three crucial historical chapters on physics and metaphysics in the seventeenth century, nature and God in the eighteenth century, and biology and theology in the nineteenth century. He has also added new sections on developments in nature-centered spirituality, information theory, and chaos and complexity theories. Zusammenfassung Religion and Science is a definitive contemporary discussion of the many issues surrounding our understanding of God and religious truth and experience in our understanding of God and religious truth and experience in our scientific age. This is a significantly expanded and feshly revised version of Religion in an Age of Science! winner of the American Academy of Religion Award for Excellence and the Templeton Book Award. Ian G. Barbour--the premier scholar in the field--has added three crucial historical chapters on physics and metaphysics in the seventeenth century! nature and God in the eighteenth century! and biology and theology in the nineteenth century. He has also added new sections on developments in nature-centered spirituality! information theory! and chaos and complexity theories. ...

Product details

• Authors: Ian G Barbour, Ian G. Barbour
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.08.1997
• EAN: 9780060609382
• ISBN: 978-0-06-060938-2
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 234 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Gifford Lectures Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Theology, mysticism, History of Science, Neurosciences, Philosophy of religion, Christian life and practice, Personal religious testimony and popular inspirational works, Religion and science, Relating to Christian people and groups, RELIGION: Christian Living / General, PHILOSOPHY: RELIGION, RELIGION: SCIENCE AND RELIGION, RELIGION: Mysticism, PHILOSOPHY: SCIENCE & PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION: Christian Theology / General, RELIGION: Christian Theology / History, PHILOSOPHY: Religious, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Neuroscience, RELIGION: Reference, Philosophy / Religion, Religion / Science & Religion, Philosophy / Science & Philosophy