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ATF Press Interface Theology - Volume 6, Issue 1
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Pitchstone Publishing Discovering Our World: Humanity's Epic Journey
Book SynopsisWhere did everything come from? Why are humans so biologically similar, and why do we let small differences divide us? What shall determine our destiny? Paul Singh and John R. Shook draw on the latest findings from the physical and biological sciences, astronomy and cosmology, geology and genetics, and prehistory and archeology in search of answers. As they lucidly and engagingly demonstrate, the answers science gives about ourselves and the universe in which we live are incomparably more surprising and interesting than any mythical tale about some clash of titans or calculating creator. Indeed, science’s proud journey of exploration and discovery is humanity’s finest narrative yet, about how we trusted our intelligence to find out what we really are and who we can be—intrepidly going wherever the evidence led. Even though science reveals that humanity may have no special place in the universe, humanity is truly special because of our ability to comprehend our universe. Thus, this inspiring story of exploration and discovery is a celebration not only of science—of science’s knowledge of the world, and of science’s own journeys to gain that knowledge—but also of ourselves.Trade Review"A clear and engaging look at the greatest story of allhow we came to (finally) understand who we are and what our place is in the universe. The millennia of false starts and missed guesses are treated as a lack not of intelligence but of a reliable way to interrogate reality. The book captures the questing curiosity of earlier humanity, then conveys the astonishing feeling of sudden acceleration as science filled the slack sails, revealing at last who and what we really are. This is a marvelous, accessible contribution to the literature." Dale McGowan, PhD, executive director, Foundation Beyond Belief, and coauthor, Raising Freethinkers"Paul Singh and John Shook show that the truth about the origin and nature of our world is much more enchanting than myth. Their message is clear: the significance of human existence lies not in seeing ourselves as uniquely privileged beneficiaries of a universe created especially for us, but rather as fortunate participants in a rich, naturaland truenarrative of a remarkably beautiful cosmos. And just as they are candid about the shortcomings of religion without being dismissive of it, they rightly applaud the successes of modern science without being uncritically worshipful of it." Barbara Forrest, professor of philosophy, Southeastern Louisiana University
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Square Halo Books Birds in the Sky Fish in the Sea
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Brepols N.V. Orthodox Christianity and Modern Science:
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Brepols Publishers Orthodox Christianity and Modern Science: Past,
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Kohlhammer Religionsgeschichte Japans
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Kohlhammer An N Den Grenzen Des Messbaren: Die Kraft Von
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Pano Verlag Frieden ALS Beruf. Beitrage Aus Der Religions-
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Pano Verlag Digitalisierung Aus Theologischer Und Ethischer
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Evangelische Verlagsanstalt Deutsch-Deutsche Studienausgabe: Band 3: Christ
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Evangelische Verlagsanstalt Universitat - Theologie - Kirche:
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Evangelische Verlagsanstalt Ein Meilenstein Der Hebraistik: Der Sefer
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Evangelische Verlagsanstalt Glaube Und Theologie / Faith and Theology:
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Brill Schoningh Suffering in Theology and Medical Ethics
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Ignac Goldzihers monotheistische Wissenschaft:
Book SynopsisThe orientalist Ignác Goldziher (18501921) was far more than just one of the founders of modern research on Islam. Firmly anchored in the debates of his time, he contradicted the cultural Protestant view, according to which only Christianity in the full sense of the word is culture and religion, with the model of a dynamic unity of Orient and Occident. Ottfried Fraisse opens the lecture series "Wesen and Development of Judaism "Goldziher to a German-speaking audience and thus makes its unique historical method accessible to scientific analysis. It becomes clear how Goldziher, referring to the thinking of the medieval Jewish polymath Moses ben Maimon, refers to the superiority of the interweaving of science and monotheism mediated in Judaism and Islam in order to arrive at an alternative interpretation of modernity. On the basis of a historical-critical method developed in front of a normative horizon, Goldziher counters the concept of secularization that prevailed in the 20th century by reconciling science and religious tradition - a model that to this day is as progressive as it is controversial.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Arbeit am Welträtsel: Religion und Säkularität in
Book SynopsisDer Prozess der Modernisierung galt lange als eine Niedergangsgeschichte der Religion. Blickt man jedoch auf das wilhelminische Kaiserreich, so gerät diese Vorstellung schnell ins Wanken. Bürgerliche Emanzipation, Industrialisierung und Verstädterung setzten dem Bedürfnis nach Religion um 1900 kein Ende im Gegenteil: Die Jahrhundertwende erlebte eine Renaissance religiöser Sinnsuche jenseits der Kirchen. Dasselbe gilt auch für den 1906 gegründeten Deutschen Monistenbund, der unter dem Chemiker Wilhelm Ostwald (18531932) zur viel beachteten Freidenkerorganisation aufstieg. Obwohl Monisten eine naturwissenschaftliche Weltanschauung verkündeten und den christlichen Schöpfungsglauben attackierten, blieben sie religiöse Sucher. Ihre Geschichte war geprägt von der kontinuierlichen Arbeit an einem neuen Verständnis von Religion und Säkularität. Ob Naturwissenschaftler, Künstler, Schriftsteller oder liberale Pastoren sie alle fanden im Monismus eine neue geistige Heimat. Christoffer Leber zeigt anhand der Monismusbewegung auf, dass sich schon im Wilhelminismus eine Reformgesellschaft anbahnte, die wichtige Impulse für spätere Generationen setzte.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Vying for Truth -- Theology and the Natural
Book SynopsisThe emancipation of the natural sciences from religion was a gradual affair during the last four centuries. Initially many of the leading scientists were churchmen indicating a symbiosis between faith and reason. Due to the increasing specialisation in the sciences this close connection came to an end often leading to antagonism and mutual suspicion. This book traces this historical development with its twists and turns in both Europe and North America. It depicts the major players in this story and outlines their specific contributions. The main focus is on the 19th and 20th centuries with figures such as Darwin and Hodge, but also Beecher and Abbott in the 19th century. In the 20th century the narrative starts with Karl Barth and moves all the way to Hawking and Tipler. Special attention is given to representatives from North America, Great Britain, and Germany. In conclusion important issues are presented in the present-day dialogue between theology and the natural sciences. The issue of design and fine-tuning is picked up, and advances in brain research. Finally technological issues are assessed and the status of medicine as a helpmate for life is discussed. An informative and thought-provoking book. The emancipation of the natural sciences from religion was a gradual affair during the last four centuries. Initially many of the leading scientists were churchmen indicating a symbiosis between faith and reason. Due to the increasing specialization in the sciences this close connection came to an end often leading to antagonism and mutual suspicion. This book traces this historical development with its twists and turns in both Europe and North America. It depicts the major players in this story and outlines their specific contributions. The main focus is on the 19th and 20th centuries with figures such as Darwin and Hodge, but also Beecher and Abbott in the 19th century. In the 20th century the narrative starts with Karl Barth and moves all the way to Hawking and Tipler. Special attention is given to representatives from North America, Great Britain, and Germany. In conclusion important issues are presented in the present-day dialogue between theology and the natural sciences. The issue of design and fine-tuning is picked up, and advances in brain research. Finally technological issues are assessed and the status of medicine as a helpmate for life is discussed. An informative and thought-provoking book.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Jenseits von Eigennutz
Book SynopsisCurrent perspectives of evolutionary theory examine religion with regard to the question of how it developed evolutionarily or what its evolutionary advantage lies or whether religion represents an evolutionary advantage at all (e.g. Pascal Boyer, Justin L. Barrett, Stewart E. Guthrie, David S. . Wilson). In contrast, this work brings up evolutionary perspectives in a different way. It positions the biblical social ethos in opposition to evolutionarily successful behavior. Charity towards strangers and renunciation of status are biblically determined as required behavior compared to an evolutionarily successful behavior of worrying about increasing one's own chances of survival and reproduction at the expense of others. At the same time, from the perspective of an evolutionary anthropology, humans are natural and cultural beings, driven by archaic instincts and at the same time capable of teaching and learning. He can design narratives and rituals that inform his behavior beyond archaic instincts. In this sense, Christian faith exercises a perception of the world based on the believed goodness of God, according to which possibilities of life do not need to be played off against one another, but can be developed together. He thus contradicts evolutionarily shaped behavioral and perceptual structures of humans (cf. sociobiology, evolutionary psychology).
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Der Dawkins-Diskurs in Theologie, Philosophie Und
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Schwabe Verlagsgruppe Nietzschean Meditations: Untimely Thoughts at the
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Schwabe Verlagsgruppe AG Nietzschean Meditations: Untimely Thoughts at the
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V&R Unipress Unter Dem Bodhi-Baum
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V&R unipress GmbH Opening Pandora’s Box: Gender, Macht und Religion
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V&R unipress GmbH Religious Education at Schools in Europe: Part 5:
Book SynopsisReligious Education in Southeastern Europe on the Basis of thirteen Key Questions
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Vida Publishers Detrás de Cada Puerta: Dios Está Detrás de Cada
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Vida Publishers Génesis. Creación, Edén Y Diluvio: ¿Qué Trata de
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Editorial Kairos La Ciencia de la Mente: Cuando La Ciencia Y La
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Peeters Publishers The Articulation between Natural Sciences and
Book SynopsisThe object of this work is the interdisciplinary dialogue between natural sciences and Christian theology. It studies the theological, epistemological and semantic conditions that make possible an articulation between scientific worldviews and theological discourses. Based on some theological and epistemological conditions, this work proposes a theological method that articulates scientific worldviews into systematic theology through the mediation of philosophy. The method seeks two objectives: (a) that theology remains in its epistemological boundaries and (b) to respect the autonomy of natural sciences. Finally, the proposed theological method is applied to three examples in dialogue with natural sciences: (i) creation, (ii) human action and (iii) a spiritual contemplation of God’s presence in the world. This book follows the contributions of two major scholars of the Twentieth Century: Jean Ladrière and Xavier Zubiri. Our considerations are based on the scholars’ analyses of the plurality of epistemologies and their analyses of the intellectual act.
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Peeters Publishers The Evolution of Hope: Theological Metaethics in
Book SynopsisThis book is situated within the realm of theological engagement with the sciences with a particular focus on how the nature of ethics is understood through this dialogue. Its purpose is to provide a theological appreciation of the nature of ethics which also takes seriously evolutionary accounts of how ethics came to be. It argues that such a theological metaethic can be interpreted as hopeful and optimistic given the apparent evolution of the moral from the amoral. This work hinges on two different but intertwined levels. One is the level of ethical systems: a particular understanding of Western Christian ethics. This level is framed by another, broader level of metaethics: an overarching understanding of the character of ethics that emerges from reflections on evolutionary theory and its naturalistic context.
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