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Stages of Thought: The Co-Evolution of Religious Thought and Science » Read Now
by Michael Horace Barnes. 334 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

In Stages of Thought, Michael Barnes examines a pattern of cognitive development that has evolved over thousands of years--a pattern manifest in both science and religion. He describes how the major world cultures built upon our natural human language skills to add literacy, logic, and, now, a...
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In Stages of Thought, Michael Barnes examines a pattern of cognitive development that has evolved over thousands of years--a pattern manifest in both science and religion. He describes how the major world cultures built upon our natural human language skills to add literacy, logic, and, now, a highly critical self-awareness. In tracing the histories of both scientific and religious thought, Barnes shows why we think the way that we do today. Although religious and scientific modes of thought are often portrayed as contradictory-one is highly rational while the other appeals to tradition and faith-Barnes argues that they evolved together and are actually complementary. Using the developmental thought of Piaget, he argues that cultures develop like individuals in that both learn easier cognitive skills first and master the harder ones later. This is especially true, says Barnes, because the harder ones often require first the creation of cognitive technology like writing or formal logic as well as the creation of social institutions that teach and sustain those skills. Barnes goes on to delineate the successive stages of the co-evolution of religious and scientific thought in the West, from the preliterate cultures of antiquity up to the present time. Along the way, he covers topics such as the impact of literacy on human modes of thought; the development of formalized logic and philosophical reflections; the emergence of an explicitly rational science; the birth of formal theologies; and, more recently, the growth of modern empirical science. This groundbreaking book offers a thorough and persuasive argument in favor of the development of modes of thought across cultures. It will serve as an invaluable resource for historians of religion, philosophers and historians of science, and anyone interested in the relationship between religion and science.
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Science and Theology: The New Consonance » Read Now
by Ted Peters. 256 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

How can we think about God's action in a quantum world of indeterminacy? in a world that began with a Big Bang? in a world in which life evolved & is continually evolving? in a world governed by entropy & heading toward its eventual heat death? Science & Theology: The New Consonance grapples with...
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How can we think about God's action in a quantum world of indeterminacy? in a world that began with a Big Bang? in a world in which life evolved & is continually evolving? in a world governed by entropy & heading toward its eventual heat death? Science & Theology: The New Consonance grapples with these seeming conundrums by asking both scientists & religious thinkers to reflect upon possible solutions. Chapter authors include Nobel Prize-winning physicist & inventor of the laser, Charles Townes, along with Pope John Paul II. The resulting interplay between science & theology presses toward consonance, encouraging comparisons, crossovers, & complementarity.
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The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen Scientist » Read Now
by Richard P. Feynman. 134 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Many appreciate Richard P. Feynman's contributions to twentieth-century physics, but few realize how engaged he was with the world around him -- how deeply and thoughtfully he considered the religious, political, and social issues of his day. Now a wonderful book -- based on a previously...
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Many appreciate Richard P. Feynman's contributions to twentieth-century physics, but few realize how engaged he was with the world around him -- how deeply and thoughtfully he considered the religious, political, and social issues of his day. Now a wonderful book -- based on a previously unpublished, three-part public lecture he gave at the University of Washington in 1963 -- shows us this other side of Feynman, as he expounds on the inherent conflict between science and religion, on people's distrust of politicians, and on our universal fascination with flying saucers, faith healing, and mental telepathy.
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Religious Experience and Scientific Method » Read Now
by Henry Nelson Wieman. 392 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...reciprocal relation between science and religion which I try to trace in parts...9 PART I WHY RELIGION NEEDS SCIENCE I. SCIENCE...PART II WHY SCIENCE NEEDS RELIGION V. THE...
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The Science-Religion Relation: Controversy, Convergence, and Search for Meaning, in International Journal for the Psychology of Religion » Read Now
by Philip Hefner. 16 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Psychology, Entire Library

...INVITED ESSAY The Science-Religion Relation: Controversy, Convergence...Hefner Chicago Center for Religion and Science and Lutheran School of Theology...MEANING When I...
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Science and Religion, an Interpretation of Two Communities » Read Now
by Harold K. Schilling. 276 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...SCIENCE AND RELIGION SCIENCE AND RELIGION An Interpretation...a series of daily lectures on science and religion. There was ample time for leisurely...interactions and...
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Evangelicals and Science in Historical Perspective » Read Now
by David N. Livingstone, D. G. Hart, Mark A. Noll. 351 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Comprising papers by such distinguished scholars as John Headley Brooke, James R. Moore, Ronald Numbers, and George Marsden, this collection shows that questions of science have been central to evangelical history in the United States, as well as in Britain and Canada. It is an invaluable resource...
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Comprising papers by such distinguished scholars as John Headley Brooke, James R. Moore, Ronald Numbers, and George Marsden, this collection shows that questions of science have been central to evangelical history in the United States, as well as in Britain and Canada. It is an invaluable resource for understanding the historical context of contemporary political squabbles such as the debate over the status of "creation science" and the teaching of evolution.
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Science and Christian Belief » Read Now
by C. A. Coulson. 127 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...as the conflict between science and religion: and to a consideration of...Among them was this: Every religion contradicts science. Apparently, in order to...antithesis...
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Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate over Science and Religion » Read Now
by Edward J. Larson. 328 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Education, Entire Library

...Americas Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion EDWARD J. LARSON BasicBooks...Americas continuing debate over science and religion / Edward J. Larson. --...
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Science and Religion in America, 1800-1860 » Read Now
by Herbert Hovenkamp. 273 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Science and Religion in America 1800-1860 Herbert Hovenkamp SCIENCE and RELIGION in AMERICA 1800-1860 University...Publication Data Hovenkamp, Herbert. Science and...
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Science and Religion in Early America: Cotton Mather's Christian Philosopher, in Church History » Read Now
by Winton U. Solberg. 20 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Science and Religion in Early America: Cotton Mathers...Philosopher WINTON U. SOLBERG Science and religion both constitute vital dimensions...outlook of society, many...
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Science and Religion in Elizabethan England » Read Now
by Paul H. Kocher. 344 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Huntington Library Publications Science and Religion in Elizabethan England...331 Preface D ID science and religion conflict in Elizabethan England...of our later...
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The History of Science and Religion in the Western Tradition: An Encyclopedia » Read Now
by Darrel W. Amundsen, Gary B. Ferngren, Edward J. Larson, Anne-Marie E. Nakhla. 587 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Spanning from 5th century Greece to today, this volume describes the relationship of science and religion throughout history. From ancient cosmology to modern physics, every major intellectual movement and discipline is covered.