Religion & Science

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780800635879Author Jurgen MoltmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Fortress Press,U.S.Publisher Augsburg Fortress PublishersWeight(grams) 318g

The capacity of human beings to invent, construct and use technical artifacts is a hugely consequential factor in the evolution of society, and in the entangled relations between humans, other creatures and their natural environments. Moving from a...

This volume collects an international body of voices, as a timely response to a rapidly advancing field of the natural sciences. The contributors explore how the disciplines of theology, earth and space sciences contribute to the debate on constantly...

This book examines the concepts of cause and effect from two dimensions. The first concerns the macrocosm of the Universe and how each belief system views creation. The second dimension explores the ways in which beliefs about creation influence the...

The project to map the human genetic codes has been widely hailed as a monumental achievement with vast medical promise. Yet the project is also fraught with ambiguities and, Susan Thistlethwaite claims, great potential dangers to society. This important...

Health, Culture and Religion in South Asia brings together top international scholars from a range of social science disciplines to critically explore the interplay of local cultural and religious practices in the delivery and experiences of health in...

In God and Natural Order: Physics, Philosophy, and Theology, Shaun Henson brings a theological approach to bear on contemporary scientific and philosophical debates on the ordered or disordered nature of the universe. Henson engages arguments for a...

This book brings together process and postmodern theologians to reflect on the crucial topic of energy, asking: What are some of the connections between energy and theology? How do ideas about humanity and divinity interrelate with how we live our lives?...

The Metaphysical Society was founded in 1869 at the instigation of James Knowles (editor of the Contemporary Review and then of the Nineteenth Century) with a view to 'collect, arrange, and diffuse Knowledge (whether objective or subjective) of mental...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780800636043Author John R. StummeFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Augsburg FortressPublisher Augsburg Fortress PublishersWeight(grams) 318g

Many people believe that science provides facts while religion is just opinion or beliefs. This book explores the structure and value of science and religious experience, and demonstrates how similar they are and how equally valuable and valid they are...

In the follow-up to his acclaimed Science in the Looking Glass, Brian Davies discusses deep problems about our place in the world, using a minimum of technical jargon. The book argues that 'absolutist' ideas of the objectivity of science, dating back to...

The field of 'religion and science' is exploding in popularity among academics as well as the general reading public. Spawning an increasing number of conferences and courses, this field has shown an unprecedented rate of growth in recent years. Here for...

Western civilization's genius is in its synthesis of reason and faith. These foundations are under assault today from Islamists and radical secularists. Unless Western society recovers its confidence in this synthesis and its capacity to magnify human...

Drawing on a wealth of new evidence, pioneering research psychologist David DeSteno shows why religious practices and rituals are so beneficial to those who follow them-and to anyone, regardless of their faith (or lack thereof).Scientists are beginning...

Does the giant Yeti roam the mountain ranges of Tibet? Does a real-life Shangri-La lie waiting to be discovered in a Himalayan valley? Do transmissions from lost civilizations beam messages of salvation to humankind? What lost creatures lurk in the murky...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802873798Author William T. CavanaughFormat PaperbackPage Count 261Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing Co

"A superbly argued book." -Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion The New York Times bestselling author of Why Evolution is True explains why any attempt to make religion compatible with science is doomed to fail In this provocative book,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802865120Author John PolkinghorneFormat PaperbackPage Count 215Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802873705Author Stephen M. BarrFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing Co

A foremost thinker on science and religion argues that an adequate understanding of cosmic history requires attention to the emergence of interiority, including religious aspiration Over the past two centuries scientific advances have made it clear that...

A multinational team of scholars focuses on the interface between Christian doctrine and evolutionary scientific research, exploring the theological consequences for the doctrines of original sin, the image of God, and the problem of evil. Moving past...

Our understanding of human rationality has changed significantly since the beginning of the century, with growing emphasis being placed on multiple rationalities, each adapted to the specific tasks of communities of practice. We may think of the world as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830851492Author Peter BusseyFormat PaperbackPage Count 223Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 331gDimensions(mm)...

Evolution is the most creative, all-encompassing force in the universe. It has propelled the development of our world from the moment of the Big Bang through the various wonders of human achievement. Yet our discussion of evolution is often narrowly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988888821Author Coleman LuckFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Sandstar GroupPublisher Sandstar GroupWeight(grams) 141gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

For Christians, the issues raised by the different views on creation and evolution are challenging. Can a "young earth" be reconciled with a universe that appears to be billions of years old? Does scientific evidence point to a God who designed the...

Both science and religion explore aspects of reality, providing "a basis for their mutual interaction as they present their different perspectives onto the one world of existent reality," Polkinghorne argues. In One World, he develops his thesis through...

Much of the modern period was dominated by a `reductionist' theory of science. On this view, to explain any event in the world is to reduce it down to fundamental particles, laws, and forces. In recent years reductionism has been dramatically challenged...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524763626Author Guy ConsolmagnoFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint ImagePublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 266gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 135mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781603868105Author Ernest HolmesFormat PaperbackPage Count 46Imprint Merchant BooksPublisher Merchant BooksWeight(grams) 82gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307886897Author Deepak ChopraFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

We live in God's world, and today this world is continually experiencing the impact of science, scientific ideas, and technological fruits of science. So if this is God's world, then how does God relate to science?"Poythress shows how a proper...

When it comes to relating Christianity to modern Western culture, perhaps no topic is more controversial than the relationship between Christianity and science. Outside the church, the myth of a backwards, anti-science Christianity is very common in...

Faith-Based Solutions to Caring for the Earth Climate change is a confusing and polarizing issue. It may also prove to be the most daunting challenge of this century because children, the elderly, and the poor will be the first to feel its effects...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830857340Author Mark S. WhortonFormat PaperbackPage Count 233Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 363g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830828760Author YoungFormat PaperbackPage Count 510Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 666gDimensions(mm) 250mm * 150mm * 15mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583948903Author Glenn Aparicio ParryFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

"We are delighted to announce that this book has been short listed for the prestigious Michael Ramsey prize for the best in theological writing. For more information please visit: www.michaelramseyprize.org.uk A radical examination of the Christian...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734717006Author Jeff RhoadesFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Welling BooksPublisher Welling BooksWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...