The lab, the temple, and the market : reflections at the intersection of science, religion, and development / / edited by Sharon Harper

• Pubblicazione: Ottawa, : International Development Research Centre, c2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.9
• Soggetto topico: Economic development - Religious aspects; Technology - Religious aspects; Religion and science
• Altri autori: HarperSharon <1965->
• Note generali: Co-published by : Kumarian Press.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 The Principle of Fundamental Oneness; CHAPTER 2 Solidarity with the Poor; CHAPTER 3 Rediscovering the Resources of Religion; CHAPTER 4 Promoting a Discourse on Science, Religion, and Development; AFTERWORD: Our Way of Proceeding; APPENDIX 1 Contributing Authors; APPENDIX 2 Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Sommario/riassunto: The Lab, the Temple, and the Market tackles these complex questions in four separate essays. Each essay meshes a discussion of development issues and processes with a different system of religious belief: Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, and the Bahá'i Faith. The authors — each a scientist as well as a person of faith — show how religious belief and personal faith can be deeply motivational and strikingly fruitful in scientific pursuits. Further, they emphasize how their faith has brought them a profound understanding of interconnectedness and compassion, and thus a wider perspective and greater
• Titolo autorizzato: The lab, the temple, and the market
• ISBN: 1-280-71811-0; 9786610718115; 1-55250-209-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910538194403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II