Latin American perspectives on science and religion / / edited by Ignacio Silva

• Pubblicazione: London, England ; ; Vermont, New England, United States : , : Pickering & Chatto, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (205 p.)
• Disciplina: 215; 330.951
• Soggetto topico: Religion and science - Latin America
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): SilvaIgnacio
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Contributors; List of Figures; Introduction; 1. Mariano Artigas and the Philosophical Bridge between Science andReligion; 2. Science and Religion from Paul Tillich's Theology of Culture and Philosophy of Religion ; 3. Liberation Theology and Science ; 4. The Historian between Faith and Relativism; 5. The Cult of the Heavens; 6. Jesuit Science in the Missions of Paraguay and Río de la Plata; 7. Darwinism in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century in Latin America; 8. 'Rescuing Darwin' in Brazil; 9. The Creationist/Evolutionist Debate, from Science to Myth ; 10. 'Person' as Converging Notion for Neuroscience, Philosophy and Religion11. Indeterminism and Pluralism in Nature; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Latin America plays an increasingly important role in the development of modern Christianity yet it has been underrepresented in current scholarship on religion and science. In this first book on the subject, contributors explore the different ways that religion and science relate to each other.
• Titolo autorizzato: Latin American perspectives on science and religion
• ISBN: 1-317-31773-4; 1-317-31774-2; 1-78144-466-8; 1-78144-457-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463530003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: International perspectives on science, culture and society.