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Understanding religion and science [electronic resource] : introducing the debate / Michael Horace Barnes

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Barnes, Michael Horace
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London ; New York : Continuum, 2010.
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1 online resource (vi, 308 pages)
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Contents
Introduction -- Section 1: Methods in religion : relations between faith and reason -- Faith and reason in religion : some basics -- Modern theologies about faith -- Section 2: The method of science : how does it arrive at its conclusions? -- The method of science -- The limits of science -- Criticisms of science -- Section 3: God and atheism -- The reality and nature of God in western religion -- Science-based atheism and some religious responses -- Section 4: Miracles : does God intervene in natural processes? -- Belief in miracles today -- A brief history of Christian thought on miracles -- Skepticism and modern theologies about miracles -- Section 5: Cosmic evolution : how did we get here? -- Varieties of universes -- Cosmic order -- Religious interpretations of the cosmos -- Section 6: Biological evolution : how did we get here? -- Basic theories of evolution -- Evolution and Christianity -- The new creationism : intelligent design -- Human nature : who are we? -- The soul tradition -- Science on the mind -- The freedom of a material soul -- Epilogue: Religion and science : conflicting commitments.
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ISBN
9781472549532 (electronic bk.)
1441118160 (pbk.)
9781441182005 (HB)
1441182004 (HB)
40017963058
9781441118165 (pbk.)
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AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [286]-295) and index.
Other Forms
Also issued in print.
Reproduction Note
Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement.
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