Chaos and complexity
Subtitle: scientific perspectives on divine action
By: Robert John Russell, Nancey Murphy, Arthur R. Peacocke, editors.
Contributors: Russell, Robert J.; Murphy, Nancey C.; Peacocke, A. R.; Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Series on "Scientific perspectives on divine action"
Publisher: Vatican Observatory Publications; Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Vatican City State; Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
Subjects: Providence and government of God -- Congresses.; Chaotic behavior in systems -- Congresses.; Technological complexity -- Congresses.; Religion and science -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Other titles: Scientific perspectives on divine action.
Description: "This collection of fifteen research papers explores the implications of chaos and complexity in physical, chemical, and biological systems for philosophical and theological issues regarding God's action in the world. It resulted from the second of five international research conferences being co-sponsored by the Vatican Observatory, Rome, and the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, Berkeley. The overarching goal is to contribute to constructive theology as it engages current research in the natural sciences and to investigate the philosophical and theological elements in ongoing theoretical research in the natural sciences."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Papers resulting from a conference at the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, Berkeley, Calif., Aug. 1993.