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Informationen zum Autor Fraser Watts was ordained in the Church of England in 1990 and is now Vicar-Chaplain of St. Edward, King and Martyr, in Cambridge, England. In 1994 he became the Starbridge Lecturer in Theology and the Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge. He has been director of the Psychology and Christianity Project in the Center for Advanced Religious and Theological Studies since its foundation in 1996. Rev. Dr.Watts was founding editor of the journal Cognition and Emotion, and has served as the President of the British Psychological Society. Kevin Dutton was appointed as the Executive Secretary of the International Society for Science and Religion in August 2004. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Advanced Religious and Theological Studies at the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge. He has a Ph.D in psychology. Klappentext Each world faith tradition has its own distinctive relationship with science, and the science-religion dialogue benefits from a greater awareness of what this relationship is. In this book, members of the International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) offer international and multi-faith perspectives on how new discoveries in science are met with insights regarding spiritual realities.The essays reflect the conviction that “religion and science each proceed best when they’re pursued in dialogue with each other, and also that our fragmented and divided world would benefit more from a stronger dialogue between science and religion.” Zusammenfassung Offers international and multi-faith perspectives on how discoveries in science are met with insights regarding spiritual realities. This book reflects the conviction that religion and science each proceed when they're pursued in dialogue with each other, and also that our world would benefit more from a dialogue between science and religion. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Fraser Watts Part 1: Why the Dialogue Matters 1. Why the Science and Religion Dialogue Matters George F. R. Ellis 2. Does “Science and Religion” Matter? John Polkinghorne 3. The Science and Religion Dialogue: Why It Matters Holmes Rolston III Part 2: The International Context 4. Science and Religion: Where Have We Come From and Where Are We Going? John Polkinghorne 5. Science, Religion, and Culture Fraser Watts 6. The State of the International Religion-Science Discussion Today Philip Clayton Part 3: Perspectives from World Faith Traditions 7. Judaism and Science: A Contemporary Appraisal Carl Feit 8. Is the Science and Religion Discourse Relevant to Islam? Munawar A. Anees 9. Science and Hinduism: Some Reflections B. V. Subbarayappa 10. Science and Buddhism: At the Crossroads Trinh Xuan Thuan 11. Asian Christianity: Toward a Trilogue of Humility: Sciences, Theologies, and Asian Religions Heup Young Kim Conclusion: Science, Religion, and the Future of Dialogue Ronald Cole-Turner Contributors Index ...
