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Publisher
Continuum
Language
English
Pages
308

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Table of Contents

Introduction
Section 1: Methods in religion : relations between faith and reason
Faith and reason in religion : some basics
Modern theologies about faith
Section 2: The method of science : how does it arrive at its conclusions?
The method of science
The limits of science
Criticisms of science
Section 3: God and atheism
The reality and nature of God in western religion
Science-based atheism and some religious responses
Section 4: Miracles : does God intervene in natural processes?
Belief in miracles today
A brief history of Christian thought on miracles
Skepticism and modern theologies about miracles
Section 5: Cosmic evolution : how did we get here?
Varieties of universes
Cosmic order
Religious interpretations of the cosmos
Section 6: Biological evolution : how did we get here?
Basic theories of evolution
Evolution and Christianity
The new creationism : intelligent design
Human nature : who are we?
The soul tradition
Science on the mind
The freedom of a material soul
Epilogue: Religion and science : conflicting commitments.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [286]-295) and index.

Published in
London, New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
213
Library of Congress
BL240.3 .B375 2010, BL240.3.B375 2010

The Physical Object

Pagination
vi, 308 p. ;
Number of pages
308

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24585592M
Internet Archive
understandingrel0000barn
ISBN 10
1441118160, 1441182004, 40017963058
ISBN 13
9781441118165, 9781441182005
LCCN
2009035039
OCLC/WorldCat
432983341

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