Understanding religion and science : introducing the debate / Michael Horace Barnes
Publication details: London ; New York : Continuum, 2010Description: vi, 308 p. ; 25 cmContent type:- 9781441118165 (pbk.)
- 1441118160 (pbk.)
- 9781441182005 (hbk.)
- 1441182004 (hbk.)
- BL240.3
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [286]-295) and index.
Introduction -- Section 1: Methods in religion : relations between faith and reason -- Faith and reason in religion : some basics -- Modern theologies about faith -- Section 2: The method of science : how does it arrive at its conclusions? -- The method of science -- The limits of science -- Criticisms of science -- Section 3: God and atheism -- The reality and nature of God in western religion -- Science-based atheism and some religious responses -- Section 4: Miracles : does God intervene in natural processes? -- Belief in miracles today -- A brief history of Christian thought on miracles -- Skepticism and modern theologies about miracles -- Section 5: Cosmic evolution : how did we get here? -- Varieties of universes -- Cosmic order -- Religious interpretations of the cosmos -- Section 6: Biological evolution : how did we get here? -- Basic theories of evolution -- Evolution and Christianity -- The new creationism : intelligent design -- Human nature : who are we? -- The soul tradition -- Science on the mind -- The freedom of a material soul -- Epilogue: Religion and science : conflicting commitments.