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The big questions in science and religion / Keith Ward.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: West Conshohocken, Pa. : Templeton Foundation Press, ©2008.Description: 1 online resource (vi, 281 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781599471600
  • 1599471604
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Big questions in science and religion.DDC classification:
  • 201/.65 22
LOC classification:
  • BL240.3 .W37 2008eb
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
How did the universe begin? -- How will the universe end? -- Is evolution compatible with creation? -- Do the laws of nature exclude miracles? -- What is the nature of space and time? -- Is it still possible to speak of the soul? -- Is science the only sure path to truth? -- Can science provide a wholly naturalistic explanation for moral and religious beliefs? -- Has science made belief in god obsolete? -- Does science allow for revelation and divine action?
Summary: Can religious beliefs survive in the scientific age? Are they resoundingly outdated? Or, is there something in them of great importance, even if the way they are expressed will have to change given new scientific context? These questions are among those at the core of the science-religion dialogue. In The Big Questions in Science and Religion, Keith Ward, an Anglican priest who was once an atheist, offers compelling insights into the often contentious relationship between diverse religious views and new scientific knowledge. He identifies ten basic questions about the nature of the universe and.
List(s) this item appears in: Creation - Science - Evolution
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)380247

Includes bibliographical references (pages 2720-276) and index.

How did the universe begin? -- How will the universe end? -- Is evolution compatible with creation? -- Do the laws of nature exclude miracles? -- What is the nature of space and time? -- Is it still possible to speak of the soul? -- Is science the only sure path to truth? -- Can science provide a wholly naturalistic explanation for moral and religious beliefs? -- Has science made belief in god obsolete? -- Does science allow for revelation and divine action?

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Can religious beliefs survive in the scientific age? Are they resoundingly outdated? Or, is there something in them of great importance, even if the way they are expressed will have to change given new scientific context? These questions are among those at the core of the science-religion dialogue. In The Big Questions in Science and Religion, Keith Ward, an Anglican priest who was once an atheist, offers compelling insights into the often contentious relationship between diverse religious views and new scientific knowledge. He identifies ten basic questions about the nature of the universe and.