The Many Faces of God - Science's 400-Year Quest for Images of the Divine

A grand work of philosophy and history, The Many Faces of God shows how our religious conceptions have been shaped by advances in technology and science. Beginning his narrative in the 1600s and concluding with the fervor of the millennium, Jeremy Campbell shows how Isaac Newton and his generation altered the medieval definition of God from one interpreted through divine messengers to an all-knowing, autocratic God who watched over the scientific wonders of the universe. Arguing that religions harbor a secret fear that science may one day explain God away, Campbell masterfully shows how twentieth-century technology and theology have become intertwined, often to the detriment of both disciplines. Illuminating the writings of such intellectual luminaries as Calvin, Luther, Einstein, and Niels Bohr, all the way up to John Updike, The Many Faces of God is a sweeping history of religious and scientific thought in the Western world.

Info autore

Jeremy Campbell is the author of The Liar’s Tale, Winston Churchill’s Afternoon Nap, and The Grammatical Man. He is the Washington correspondent for the Evening Standard and lives in Washington, DC.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jeremy Campbell, Campbell Jeremy
• Editore: W. W. Norton & Company
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 17.07.2025
• EAN: 9780393344851
• ISBN: 978-0-393-34485-1
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; SCIENCE / History, RELIGION / Christianity / History, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Religion & Science, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Christianity, History of Religion, History of Science, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Religion and science, Religion & science, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies