LEADER 03899nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910462235403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-299-44879-8 010 $a1-118-69728-6 010 $a1-4443-5808-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000262376 035 $a(EBL)819391 035 $a(OCoLC)773580544 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000758553 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12241986 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000758553 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10773967 035 $a(PQKB)10824110 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC819391 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL819391 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10683266 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL476129 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000262376 100 $a20090518d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aScience & religion$b[electronic resource] $ea new introduction /$fAlister E. McGrath 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aMalden, Mass. $cWiley-Blackwell$d2010 215 $a[264 s.] 311 $a1-4051-8790-5 311 $a1-4051-8791-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroducing the dialogue between science and religion -- History : three landmark debates -- Why does history matter? -- Debate 1: Copernicus, Galileo and the solar system -- Debate 2: Newton, the mechanical universe, and deism -- Debate 3: Darwin and the biological origins of humanity -- Science and religion : general themes -- Models of interaction between science and religion -- Science, religion, and the explanation of things -- Science, religion, and proofs for God's existence -- Verification and falsification in science and religion -- Realism and its alternatives in science and religion -- The doctrine of creation and the natural sciences -- How does god act in the world? -- The use of models in science and religion -- Natural science and natural theology -- Theoretical anomalies in science and religion -- The development of theory in science and religion -- The interaction of science and religion in other faiths -- Science and religion : contemporary debates -- Richard Dawkins and scientific atheism : does science deny God? -- Cosmology : does the anthropic principle mean anything? -- Quantum theory : complementarity in science and religion -- Evolutionary biology : can one speak of design in nature? -- Evolutionary psychology : the origins of religious belief -- The psychology of religion : exploring religious experience -- The cognitive science of religion : is religion natural? -- Case studies in science and religion -- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) -- Thomas F. Torrance (1913-2007) -- Charles A. Coulson (1910-74) -- Ian R. Barbour (born 1923) -- Arthur Peacocke (1924-2006) -- Wolfhart Pannenberg (born 1928) -- John Polkinghorne (born 1930) -- Nancey Murphy (born 1951) -- Alister E. McGrath (born 1953) -- Philip Clayton (born 1956). 330 $aNow 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. 606 $aReligion and science 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aReligion and science. 676 $a201/.66 700 $aMcGrath$b Alister E.$f1953-$0868809 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462235403321 996 $aScience & religion$92474785 997 $aUNINA