Understanding religion and science
Subtitle: introducing the debate
By: Michael Horace Barnes.
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781441118165; 9781441182005
Subjects: Religion and science
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Section I: Method in religion : relations between faith and reason; title: Faith and reason in religion : some basics; title: Modern theologies about faith; title: Section II: The method of science : how does it arrive at its conclusions?; title: The method of science; title: The limits of science; title: Criticisms of science; title: Section III: God and atheism; title: The reality and nature of God in western religion; title: Science-based atheism and some religious responses; title: Section IV: Miracles : does God intervene in natural processes?; title: Belief in miracles today; title: A brief history of christian thought on miracles; title: Skepticism and modern theologies about miracles; title: Section V: Cosmic evolution : how did we get here?; title: Varieties of universes; title: Cosmic order; title: Religious interpretations of the cosmos; title: Section VI: Biological evolution : how did we get here?; title: Basic theories of evolution; title: Evolution and Christianity; title: The new creationism : intelligent design; title: Human nature : who are we?; title: The soul tradition; title: Science on the mind; title: The freedom of a material soul; title: Epilogue: Religion and science : conflicting commitments.