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- catalog contributor b2630852.
- catalog created "c1990.".
- catalog date "1990".
- catalog date "c1990.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1990.".
- catalog description "3. Similarities and differences -- I. history in science and religion -- 1. Historical explanation -- 2. Story and history in Christianity -- II. Objectivity and relativism -- 1. The social construction of science -- 2. Third world critiques -- 3. Feminist critiques -- III. Religious pluralism -- 1. The interpretation of religious experience -- 2. Between absolutism and relativism -- 3. Conclusions -- Part Two: Religion and the theories of science -- 4. Physics and metaphysics -- I. Quantum theory -- 1. Complementarity -- 2. Interdeterminacy -- 3. Parts and wholes -- 4. Bell's theorem -- II. Relativity and thermodynamics -- 1. Space, time, and matter -- 2. The status of time -- 3. Order and disorder -- III. Metaphysical implications -- 1. The role of mind -- 2. Life, freedom, and God -- 3. Physics and Eastern mysticism -- 4. Conclusions -- 5. Astronomy and creation -- I. The big bang -- 1. Theories in astrophysics -- 2. Theological responses -- ".
- catalog description "II. Creation in Judaism and Christianity -- 1. Historical ideas of creation -- 2. The interpretation of Genesis today -- III. The new cosmology -- 1. Design: the anthropic principle -- 2. Chance: many worlds theories -- 3. Necessity: a theory of everything".
- catalog description "IV. Theological implications -- 1. Intelligibility and contingency -- 2. Ex Nihilo and continuing creation -- 3. The significance of humanity -- 4. Eschatology and the future -- 6. Evolution and continuing creation -- I. Evolutionary theory -- 1. The modern synthesis -- 2. Current debates -- 3. DNA and the origin of life -- 4. DNA, information, and systems theory -- II. Hierarchy of levels -- 1. Three forms of reduction -- 2. Levels, emergence, and wholes -- 3. Sentience and purposiveness -- III. Theological implications -- 1. Chance and design -- 2. Models of creation -- 3. Creation and evolution: three views -- 4. The integration of creation and evolution -- Part Three: Philosophical and theological reflections -- 7. Human nature -- I. Biology and human nature -- 1. Human origins -- 2. Sociobiology and cultural evolution -- 3. The status of mind -- II. Religion and human nature -- 1. The evolution of religion -- 2. The Biblical view of human nature -- 3. The role of Christ -- III. The human nature -- 1. Science and the human future- -- 2. Theology and the human future -- 8. Process thought -- I. Summary: a multi leveled cosmos -- 1. Medieval and Newtonian views -- 2. The new view of nature -- II. Process philosophy -- 1. An ecological metaphysics -- 2. Diverse levels of experience -- 3. Science and metaphysics -- III. Process theology -- 1. The role of God -- 2. God's action in the world -- 3. Christian process theology -- 4. The problem of evil and suffering -- 9. God and nature -- I. Classical theism -- 1. The monarchical model -- 2. Primary and secondary causes -- II. Some alternatives -- 1. God's self limitation -- 2. Existentialism -- 3. God as agent -- 4. The world as God's body -- III. Process theism -- 1. God as creative participant -- 2. Problems in process theology -- IV. Conclusions.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-290) and index.".
- catalog description "Part One: Religion and the methods of science -- 1. Ways of relating science and religion -- I. Conflict -- 1. Scientific materialism -- 2. Biblical literalism -- II. Independence -- 1. Contrasting method -- 2. Differing languages -- III. Dialogue -- 1. Boundary questions -- 2. Methodological parallels -- IV. Integration -- 1. Natural theology -- 2. Theology of nature -- 3. Systematic synthesis -- 2. Models and paradigms -- I. The structures of science and religion -- 1. Theory and data in science -- 2. Belief and experience in religion -- 3. Story and ritual in Christianity -- II. The role of models -- 1. Models in science -- 2. Models in religion -- 3. Personal and impersonal models -- 4. Christian models -- III. The role of paradigms -- 1. Paradigms in science -- 2. Paradigms in religion -- 3. Paradigms in Christianity -- IV. Tentativeness and commitment -- 1. Tradition and criticism -- 2. Central and peripheral beliefs -- 3. Revelation, faith, and reason -- ".
- catalog extent "xv, 297 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0060603836".
- catalog isPartOf "Gifford lectures ; 1989-1990.".
- catalog isPartOf "The Gifford lectures ; v. 1, 1989-1991 [i.e. 1990]".
- catalog issued "1990".
- catalog issued "c1990.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "San Francisco : Harper & Row,".
- catalog subject "291.1/75 20".
- catalog subject "BL240.2 .B368 1990".
- catalog subject "Religion and science.".
- catalog tableOfContents "3. Similarities and differences -- I. history in science and religion -- 1. Historical explanation -- 2. Story and history in Christianity -- II. Objectivity and relativism -- 1. The social construction of science -- 2. Third world critiques -- 3. Feminist critiques -- III. Religious pluralism -- 1. The interpretation of religious experience -- 2. Between absolutism and relativism -- 3. Conclusions -- Part Two: Religion and the theories of science -- 4. Physics and metaphysics -- I. Quantum theory -- 1. Complementarity -- 2. Interdeterminacy -- 3. Parts and wholes -- 4. Bell's theorem -- II. Relativity and thermodynamics -- 1. Space, time, and matter -- 2. The status of time -- 3. Order and disorder -- III. Metaphysical implications -- 1. The role of mind -- 2. Life, freedom, and God -- 3. Physics and Eastern mysticism -- 4. Conclusions -- 5. Astronomy and creation -- I. The big bang -- 1. Theories in astrophysics -- 2. Theological responses -- ".
- catalog tableOfContents "II. Creation in Judaism and Christianity -- 1. Historical ideas of creation -- 2. The interpretation of Genesis today -- III. The new cosmology -- 1. Design: the anthropic principle -- 2. Chance: many worlds theories -- 3. Necessity: a theory of everything".
- catalog tableOfContents "IV. Theological implications -- 1. Intelligibility and contingency -- 2. Ex Nihilo and continuing creation -- 3. The significance of humanity -- 4. Eschatology and the future -- 6. Evolution and continuing creation -- I. Evolutionary theory -- 1. The modern synthesis -- 2. Current debates -- 3. DNA and the origin of life -- 4. DNA, information, and systems theory -- II. Hierarchy of levels -- 1. Three forms of reduction -- 2. Levels, emergence, and wholes -- 3. Sentience and purposiveness -- III. Theological implications -- 1. Chance and design -- 2. Models of creation -- 3. Creation and evolution: three views -- 4. The integration of creation and evolution -- Part Three: Philosophical and theological reflections -- 7. Human nature -- I. Biology and human nature -- 1. Human origins -- 2. Sociobiology and cultural evolution -- 3. The status of mind -- II. Religion and human nature -- 1. The evolution of religion -- 2. The Biblical view of human nature -- 3. The role of Christ -- III. The human nature -- 1. Science and the human future- -- 2. Theology and the human future -- 8. Process thought -- I. Summary: a multi leveled cosmos -- 1. Medieval and Newtonian views -- 2. The new view of nature -- II. Process philosophy -- 1. An ecological metaphysics -- 2. Diverse levels of experience -- 3. Science and metaphysics -- III. Process theology -- 1. The role of God -- 2. God's action in the world -- 3. Christian process theology -- 4. The problem of evil and suffering -- 9. God and nature -- I. Classical theism -- 1. The monarchical model -- 2. Primary and secondary causes -- II. Some alternatives -- 1. God's self limitation -- 2. Existentialism -- 3. God as agent -- 4. The world as God's body -- III. Process theism -- 1. God as creative participant -- 2. Problems in process theology -- IV. Conclusions.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Part One: Religion and the methods of science -- 1. Ways of relating science and religion -- I. Conflict -- 1. Scientific materialism -- 2. Biblical literalism -- II. Independence -- 1. Contrasting method -- 2. Differing languages -- III. Dialogue -- 1. Boundary questions -- 2. Methodological parallels -- IV. Integration -- 1. Natural theology -- 2. Theology of nature -- 3. Systematic synthesis -- 2. Models and paradigms -- I. The structures of science and religion -- 1. Theory and data in science -- 2. Belief and experience in religion -- 3. Story and ritual in Christianity -- II. The role of models -- 1. Models in science -- 2. Models in religion -- 3. Personal and impersonal models -- 4. Christian models -- III. The role of paradigms -- 1. Paradigms in science -- 2. Paradigms in religion -- 3. Paradigms in Christianity -- IV. Tentativeness and commitment -- 1. Tradition and criticism -- 2. Central and peripheral beliefs -- 3. Revelation, faith, and reason -- ".
- catalog title "Religion in an age of science / Ian G. Barbour.".
- catalog type "text".