Scientism and Secularism

Learning to Respond to a Dangerous Ideology

J. P. Moreland (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2018
Crossway Books (Verlag)
978-1-4335-5690-6 (ISBN)

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This book exposes the inadequacy of scientism by demonstrating its self-defeating nature and 7 important facts it can never explain, arguing that together science and theology have true things to tell us about the world.

Rigid adherence to scientism—as opposed to a healthy respect for science—is all too prevalent in our world today. Rather than leading to a deeper understanding of our universe, this worldview actually undermines real science and marginalizes morality and religion.

In this book, celebrated philosopher J. P. Moreland exposes the selfdefeating nature of scientism and equips us to recognize scientism’s harmful presence in different aspects of culture, emboldening our witness to biblical Christianity and arming us with strategies for the integration of faith and science—the only feasible path to genuine knowledge.

J. P. Moreland (PhD, University of Southern California) is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Biola University. He is an author of, contributor to, or editor of over ninety books, including The Soul: How We Know It's Real and Why It Matters.

Tables and Illustrations
Foreword by Dan Egeler
Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. The (Scientistic) Air We Breathe

2. Why Scientism Matters

3. How Scientism Changed the Universities

4. Scientism Is Self-Refuting

5. Scientism Is the Enemy of Science

6. Why Weak Scientism Is No Better Than Strong Scientism

7. The Availability of Nonscientific Knowledge

8. When Science Exceeds Its Reach: A Case Study

9. Scientism and First Philosophy

10. Examples of the Authority and Autonomy Theses

11. How Do We Explain Things?

12. Five Things Science Cannot In Principle Explain (But Theism Can)

13. Methodological Naturalism, Theistic Evolution, and Intelligent Design

14. The Importance of Integrating Christianity and Science

15. A Plan for the Integration of Christianity and Science

One Final Plea
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	20.09.2018
Verlagsort	Wheaton, IL
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	266 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-4335-5690-1 / 1433556901
ISBN-13	978-1-4335-5690-6 / 9781433556906
Zustand	Neuware