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Science and the Spiritual Quest: New Essays by Leading Scientists

Autor Phillip Clayton, Mark Richardson, Robert J. Russell, Kirk Wegter-McNelly
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 feb 2002
Addressing fundamental questions about life, death and the universe, Science and the Spiritual Questexamines the ways in which scientists negotiate the complex frontiers between their scientific and religious beliefs. Distinguished cosmologists, physicians, biologists and computer scientists of different faiths explore the connections between the domain of science and the realms of ethics, spirituality and the divine. Through essays and frank interviews, they offer honest, stimulating, and often intensely personal thoughts about life's most impenetrable mysteries. This unique volume presents radical new approaches to the religion/science debate and highlights the continued importance of the 'spiritual quest' in a world transformed by the developments of science.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780415257671
ISBN-10: 0415257670
Pagini: 276
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.53 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate

Cuprins

Preface Kirk Wegter-McNelly Introduction W. Mark Richardson 1. Science, Spirituality and Religion: An Exploration of Bridges and Gaps Jocelyn Bell Burnell 2. Must Not the Judge of All the Earth Do Justice? God's Nature and the Existence of Genetic Diseases in Man Kenneth S. Kendler 3. Theology for Nerds Kevin Kelly 4. Science and religion: Separate Closets in the Same House Allan Sandage 5. Does science Offer Evidence of a Purpose and a Transcendent Reality? Cyril Domb 6. What Price Reductionism? Martinez J. Hewlett 7. Scientific Reduction: Adversary or Ally? Robert b. Griffiths 8. Computer Science, the Informational, and Jewish Mysticism Mitchell P. Marcus 9. The Islamic Worldview and Modern Cosmology Bruno Guideroni 10. Darwinism and Atheism: A Marriage Made in Heaven? Michael Ruse 1. An Historical Reality that Includes Big Bang, Free Will, and Elementary Particles Geoffrey F. Chew 12. The Horrors of Humanity and the Computation of the Self Michael A. Arbib 13. The Universe, Life, and Consciousness Andrei Linde 14. God, Approximately Brian Cantwell Smith 15. The Challenges and Possibilities for Western Monotheism Arthur Peacocke 16. One Quest, One Knowledge George Sudarshan Some Concluding Reflections Philip Clayton

Notă biografică

W. Mark Richardson teachers at General Theological Seminary in New York.
Robert John Russell is the founder and director of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, and Professor of Theology and Science at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkley.
Phillip Clayton is Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at California State University (Sonoma).
Kirk Wegter-McNelly is a doctoral student at the Graduate Theological Union at Berkley.

Recenzii

"This is a remarkable series of 16 interviews and essays." - The Scientific and Medical Network

'This is an interesting book that has many illuminating things to say about science.' - Theology

Descriere

Addressing fundamental questions about life, this unique volume examines the way in which distinguished scientists of different faiths explore the connections between science, ethics, spirituality and the divine.