TY - BOOK AU - Polkinghorne,J.C. TI - Science and providence: God's interaction with the world SN - 9781599470849 AV - BL240.3 .P645 2005eb U1 - 215 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Templeton Foundation Press KW - Religion and science KW - Providence and government of God KW - Religion et sciences KW - Providence divine KW - RELIGION KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast N1 - Text copyright 1989. New 5 page preface copyright 2005; Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-125) and index; Introduction -- The problem -- Embodiment and action -- Providence -- Miracle -- Evil -- Prayer -- Time -- Incarnation and sacrament -- Hope N2 - Internationally renowned priest-scientist Dr. John C. Polkinghorne examines whether a personal, interacting God is a credible concept in today's scientific age. Encouraging the belief that there is a compatibility between the insights of science and the insights of religion, this book, previously published in the United Kingdom, focuses on the viewpoint that the world is one in which both human beings and God have the freedom to act. A modern understanding of the physical world is applied to questions of prayer and providence, such as: Do miracles happen? Can prayer change anything? UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=369433 ER -