Science and Religion in Dialogue (eBook)

Melville Y. Stewart (Herausgeber)

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2009 | 1. Auflage
1168 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-4443-1736-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This two-volume collection of cutting edge thinking about
science and religion shows how scientific and religious practices
of inquiry can be viewed as logically compatible, complementary,
and mutually supportive.

* Features submissions by world-leading scientists and
philosophers

* Discusses a wide range of hotly debated issues, including Big
Bang cosmology, evolution, intelligent design, dinosaurs and
creation, general and special theories of relativity, dark energy,
the Multiverse Hypothesis, and Super String Theory

* Includes articles on stem cell research and Bioethics by
William Hurlbut, who served on President Bush's Bioethics
Committee

Autor

Melville Y. Stewart is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Bethel University, St. Paul, Minnesota. His many previous publications include East & West Philosophy of Religion (with Zhang Zhigang, 1998), Philosophy of Religion: An Anthology of Contemporary Views (1996) and The Greater-Good Defence: An Essay on the Rationality of Faith (1993).

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"In sum, whereas there are a few papers that are
'technical', the vast majority will be interesting to
the general reader, though profitable also to the scholar, as they
are both thought-provoking and enlightening, Science and Religion
in Dialogue offers an (almost) complete guide to most of the
current thinking on the complementary disciplines of science and
faith." (The Heythrop Journal, 24 May 2013)
"This excellent collection of papers was written by 12 philosophers
and 14 scientists who participated in a five-year-long "Science and
Religion" series held at five major Chinese universities. These
world-class scientists, philosophers, and theologians engage in a
genuine dialogue in their papers based on the idea that
science and religion have things in common and enough of a common
universe of discourse to participate in a meaningful exchange,
since science and religion not only are logically compatible when
both are properly understood and described, but also are
complementary. An excellent introduction explains the focus for
each of the 26 areas into which the papers are grouped. These
sections range from "Has Science Really Destroyed Its Own Religious
Roots?" to "Theories and Unobservables: The Realist/Nonrealist
Debate in Science and Religion." Each paper is preceded by an
abstract, and all but three of the writers are represented by three
papers in a specific area. Documentation is excellent, and the
second volume contains a glossary. This collection is an excellent
resource for those wishing to explore the current state of dialogue
between science and religion. Although a few of the papers are
somewhat technical, interested general readers will find these
essays very thought-provoking." (CHOICE, December 2010)

"The essays in Science and Religion in Dialogue explode any
naive notion about a simple monologue--in either
direction--between 'science' and 'religion'. Drawing together
accomplished scholars from across the sciences and humanities, this
collection serves as an excellent introduction to key themes and
issues at the nexus of philosophy, theology, and the sciences. The
pithiness of the contributions and the breadth of topical coverage
make this a fine resource for research or instructional
purposes."

--Justin L. Barrett, University of Oxford

"This book is a treasure trove for recent dialogue in science
and religion. It covers an enormous range of topics, featuring many
of the leading figures who have written on these issues. Further,
the writing is unusually accessible. No doubt this will be among
the one or two leading volumes on science and religion for years to
come."

--Robin Collins, Messiah College

"Science and Religion in Dialogue ranges widely, both in
topics covered and in disciplines represented by expert
contributors. Put these two elements together and you have a
treasure trove of cogent reflection on topic after topic, issue
after issue, in the contemporary dialogue."

--Keith E. Yandell, University of Wisconsin -
Madison

"This collection of essays nicely puts the lie to the 'warfare
model' and shows how fruitful dialogue between science and religion
can be."

--Kenneth Kemp, University of St. Thomas

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.12.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
• Schlagworte: Philosophie • Philosophy • Philosophy of Religion • Religionsphilosophie
• ISBN-10: 1-4443-1736-9 / 1444317369
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4443-1736-7 / 9781444317367