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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828539703321

Autore

Polkinghorne J. C. <1930-2021.>

Titolo

Belief in God in an age of science / / John Polkinghorne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, Conn. : , : Yale University Press, , 1998

©1998

ISBN

0-300-17410-1

1-283-95037-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (xv, 133 pages)

Collana

Terry lectures

Disciplina

111

Soggetti

Religion and science

God

Metaphysics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

The first four chapters are based on the Terry Lectures, which the author gave at Yale University in Oct. 1996.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- CHAPTER ONE: Belief in God in an Age of Science -- CHAPTER TWO: Finding Truth: Science and Religion Compared -- CHAPTER THREE: Does God Act in the Physical World? -- CHAPTER FOUR: The Continuing Dialogue Between Science and Religion -- CHAPTER FIVE: Critical Realism in Science and Religion -- CHAPTER SIX: Mathematical Postscript -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.