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ISBN 10: 1405187913
ISBN 13: 978-1405187916
Author: Alister McGrath
Now thoroughly updated to reflect the latest debates, this popular textbook introduces readers to the central questions in the field of science and religion. Ideally suited to those who have little or no prior knowledge in either area, it incorporates numerous student-friendly features, including maps, summaries, and historical references, resulting in the most up-to-date introduction to the study of religion and the natural sciences available.
- Examines the historical, theological, philosophical and scientific aspects of the interaction between religion and science
- Fully updated to reflect current, cutting-edge debates on scientific atheism and the limits of scientific method, and discussions about the relationship between science and religion in major world faiths
- Includes a historical component to enable readers to orientate themselves within the subject
- Takes a topic based approach which fits into the existing structure of most courses, and includes explanatory material not found in other works of this kind, making it highly accessible for those with little scientific or religious background knowledge
- Incorporates illustrations, tables, maps, summaries and questions for a lively and engaging approach to the subject
- Written by world-renowned theologian, Alister McGrath; author of bestselling books such as Dawkins’ God, and an acknowledged expert in the field of science and religion
Science and Religion A New Introduction 2nd Table of contents:
Chapter 1: Introducing the Dialogue Between Science and Religion
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Part I: History: Three Landmark Debates
Chapter 2: Why Study History?
The Historical Origins of the “Warfare” Model of Science and Religion
There Is No “Master Narrative” for Science and Religion
The Essentialist Fallacy About Science and Religion
Dispelling Myths About Science and Religion
The Importance of Biblical Interpretation
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Chapter 3: Debate 1: Copernicus, Galileo, and the Solar System
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Chapter 4: Debate 2: Newton, the Mechanical Universe, and Deism
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Chapter 5: Debate 3: Darwin and the Biological Origins of Humanity
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Part II: Science and Religion: General Themes
Chapter 6: Models of Interaction Between Science and Religion
Conflict
Independence
Dialogue
Integration
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Chapter 7: Science, Religion, and the Explanation of Things
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Chapter 8: Science, Religion, and Proofs for God’s Existence
The Cosmological Argument
The Kalam Argument
The Teleological Argument
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Chapter 9: Verification and Falsification in Science and Religion
The Verification Principle
Falsification: Karl Popper
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Chapter 10: Realism and its Alternatives in Science and Religion
Realism
Idealism
Instrumentalism
Theology and Realism
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Chapter 11: The Doctrine of Creation and the Natural Sciences
Three Views of God’s Creative Activity
Creation and the Laws of Nature
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Chapter 12: How Does God Act in the World?
Deism: God Acts Through the Laws of Nature
Thomas Aquinas: God Acts Through Secondary Causes
Process Theology: God Acts Through Persuasion
Other Approaches: Indeterminacy, Downward Causation, and Information
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Chapter 13: The Use of Models in Science and Religion
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Chapter 14: Natural Science and Natural Theology
The Appeal to Reason
The Appeal to the Ordering of the World
The Appeal to the Beauty of Nature
Objections to Natural Theology
Philosophical Objections
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Chapter 15: Theoretical Anomalies in Science and Religion
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Chapter 16: The Development of Theory in Science and Religion
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Chapter 17: The Interaction of Science and Religion in Other Faiths
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
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Part III: Science and Religion: Contemporary Debates
Chapter 18: Richard Dawkins and Scientific Atheism: Does Science Deny God?
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Chapter 19: Cosmology: Does the Anthropic Principle Mean Anything?
The “Big Bang”
The Anthropic Principle
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Chapter 20: Quantum Theory: Complementarity in Science and Religion
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Chapter 21: Evolutionary Biology: Can One Speak of “Design” in Nature?
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Chapter 22: Evolutionary Psychology: The Origins of Religious Belief
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Chapter 23: The Psychology of Religion: Exploring Religious Experience
William James
Sigmund Freud
The Present State of Affairs
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Chapter 24: The Cognitive Science of Religion: Is Religion “Natural”?
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Part IV: Case Studies in Science and Religion
Chapter 25: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881–1955)
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Chapter 26: Thomas F. Torrance (1913–2007)
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Chapter 27: Charles A. Coulson (1910–74)
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Chapter 28: Ian G. Barbour (born 1923)
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Chapter 29: Arthur Peacocke (1924–2006)
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Chapter 30: Wolfhart Pannenberg (born 1928)
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Chapter 31: John Polkinghorne (born 1930)
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Chapter 32: Nancey Murphy (born 1951)
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Chapter 33: Alister E. McGrath (born 1953)
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Chapter 34: Philip Clayton (born 1956)
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Conclusion
References
Index
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