Author : Philip Clayton
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 19,51 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780748607983
This text is part of the Edinburgh Studies in Constructive Theology series, which aims to provide a dialogue between the history of Western theological traditions and the contemporary interpretative context. Intended for those with no particular historical or theological training, it guides students through the core theological issues, searching out common ground by surveying the classic works of the theological tradition.
Author : Kenneth James Howell
Publisher :
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 29,24 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN :
This is an analysis of how 16th- and 17th-century astronomers and theologians in Northern Protestant Europe used science and religion to challenge and support one another. It argues that these schemes can solve the enduring problem of how theological interpretation and investigation interact.
Author : Michael J. Dodds
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 33,59 MB
Release : 2012-09-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0813219892
Provides a sustained account of how the thought of Aquinas may be used in conjunction with contemporary science to deepen our understanding of divine action and address such issues as creation, providence, prayer, and miracles.
Author : Philip Clayton
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,89 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802844606
It is widely believed that contemporary science has ruled out divine action in the world. Arguing that theology can and must respond to this challenge, Philip Clayton surveys the available biblical and philosophical resources. Recent work in cosmology, quantum physics, and the brain sciences offers exciting new openings for a theology of divine action. If Christian theism is to make use of these opportunities, says Clayton, it must place a greater stress on divine immanence. In response to this challenge, Clayton defends the doctrine of panentheism, the view that the world is in some sense "within" God although God also transcends the world. God and Contemporary Science offers the first book-length defense of panentheism as a viable option within traditional Christian theology. Clayton first defends a "postfoundationalist" model of theology that is concerned more with the coherence of Christian belief than with rational obligation or proof. He makes the case that the Old and New Testament theologies do not stand opposed to panentheism but actually support it at a number of points. He then outlines the philosophical strengths of a panentheistic view of God's relation to the world and God's activity in the world. The remainder of the book applies this theological position to recent scientific developments: theories of the origin of the universe; quantum mechanics, or the physics of the very small; the debate about miracles; and neuroscientific theories of human thought.
Author : Neil A. Manson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 14,29 MB
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1134574606
Recent discoveries in physics, cosmology, and biochemistry have captured the public imagination and made the Design Argument - the theory that God created the world according to a specific plan - the object of renewed scientific and philosophical interest. This accessible but serious introduction to the design problem brings together new perspectives from prominent scientists and philosophers including Paul Davies, Richard Swinburne, Sir Martin Rees, Michael Behe, Elliot Sober and Peter van Inwagen. It probes the relationship between modern science and religious belief, considering their points of conflict and their many points of similarity. Is the real God of creationism the 'master clockmaker' who sets the world's mechanism on a perfectly enduring course, or a miraculous presence who continually intervenes in and alters the world we know? Are science and faith, or evolution and creation, really in conflict at all? Expanding the parameters of a lively and urgent debate, God and Design considers how perennial questions of origin continue to fascinate and disturb us.
Author : Richard L Thompson
Publisher : Institute for Vaishnava Studies
Page : pages
File Size : 46,64 MB
Release : 2004-02-04
Category :
ISBN : 9780998187112
In the world of modern science, traditional religion is often seen as a force of ignorance which attempts to impose outdated ideas on scientific truth. At the same time, many scientists see science giving rise to a materialistic doctrine of scientism that aims to eradicate the spiritual world view of religion. This may seem to be an irreconcilable conflict. But there is another way to look at it. Science and religion can interact synergistically to generate new and interesting ideas. God & Science is a collection of essays that examine the relationship between modern science and the Vaishnava tradition of India. Although little known in the West, the Vaishnava tradition is based on a monotheistic philosophy having much in common with Judeo-Christian thought. When brought into contact with modern science, Vaishnavism generates some of the same questions that arise from the confrontation of science and Christianity. At the same time, there are significant differences. These essays contain a smorgasbord of novel insights that provide new perspectives on the relation between science and religion.
Author : David L. Block
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 14,82 MB
Release : 2019-05-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433562928
"A devastating attack upon the dominance of atheism in science today." Giovanni Fazio, Senior Physicist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics The debate over the ultimate source of truth in our world often pits science against faith. In fact, some high-profile scientists today would have us abandon God entirely as a source of truth about the universe. In this book, two professional astronomers push back against this notion, arguing that the science of today is not in a position to pronounce on the existence of God—rather, our notion of truth must include both the physical and spiritual domains. Incorporating excerpts from a letter written in 1615 by famed astronomer Galileo Galilei, the authors explore the relationship between science and faith, critiquing atheistic and secular understandings of science while reminding believers that science is an important source of truth about the physical world that God created.
Author : PhD Leslie Wickman
Publisher : Worthy Books
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 38,12 MB
Release : 2015-04-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1617955663
Ph.D. expert in astronautical and aeronautical engineering provides good news for believers -- new scientific research supports the idea that the universe was created by God.
Author : Mark William Worthing
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 13,80 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Religion
ISBN :
Worthing describes the critique of traditional arguments for God's existence by physicists. He then examines three Christian doctrines in light of theoretical physics--God and creation out of nothing in relation to the Big Bang Theory; God and continuing creation in relation to field theory, Bell's theorem, providence, entropy, and theodicy; and God and the consummation of creation.
Author : Christopher C. Knight
Publisher :
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 40,24 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0800662210
* Addresses contemporary questions about how God acts in the world * Urges Christians to take seriously the meaning of God's becoming human
