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Schwabe Verlagsgruppe Nietzschean Meditations: Untimely Thoughts at the
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£128.25
Schwabe Verlagsgruppe Zeit - In Gedanken Erfasst: Philosophische
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£34.20
V&R Unipress Unter Dem Bodhi-Baum
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£74.13
V&R unipress GmbH Opening Pandora’s Box: Gender, Macht und Religion
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£59.50
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
£59.49
Ergon Transzendenz in Der Wissenschaft: Studien in Der
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£34.50
Vida Publishers Introducción a la Apologética Cristiana: La
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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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£26.83
Editorial Kairos La Ciencia de la Mente: Cuando La Ciencia Y La
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£20.05
Gregorian & Biblical Press Special Divine Action Key Issues in the
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£24.00
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.
£94.00
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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Templeton Foundation Press,U.S. The Runes of Evolution: How the Universe became
Book SynopsisHow did human beings acquire imaginations that can conjure up untrue possibilities? How did the Universe become self-aware? In The Runes of Evolution, Simon Conway Morris revitalizes the study of evolution from the perspective of convergence, providing us with compelling new evidence to support the mounting scientific view that the history of life is far more predictable than once thought. A leading evolutionary biologist at the University of Cambridge, Conway Morris came into international prominence for his work on the Cambrian explosion (especially fossils of the Burgess Shale) and evolutionary convergence, which is the process whereby organisms not closely related (not monophyletic), independently evolve similar traits as a result of having to adapt to similar environments or ecological niches. In The Runes of Evolution, he illustrates how the ubiquity of convergence hints at an underlying framework whereby many outcomes, not least brains and intelligence, are virtually guaranteed on any Earth-like planet. Conway Morris also emphasizes how much of the complexity of advanced biological systems is inherent in microbial forms. By casting a wider net, The Runes of Evolution explores many neglected evolutionary questions. Some are remarkably general. Why, for example, are convergences such as parasitism, carnivory, and nitrogen fixation in plants concentrated in particular taxonomic hot spots? Why do certain groups have a particular propensity to evolve toward particular states? Some questions lead to unexpected evolutionary insights: If bees sleep (as they do), do they dream? Why is that insect copulating with an orchid? Why have sponges evolved a system of fiber optics? What do mantis shrimps and submarines have in common? If dinosaurs had not gone extinct what would have happened next? Will a saber-toothed cat ever re-evolve? Cona Morris observes: “Even amongst the mammals, let alone the entire tree of life, humans represent one minute twig of a vast (and largely fossilized) arborescence. Every living species is a linear descendant of an immense string of now-vanished ancestors, but evolution itself is the very reverse of linear. Rather it is endlessly exploratory, probing the vast spaces of biological hyperspace. Indeed this book is a celebration of how our world is (and was) populated by a riot of forms, a coruscating tapestry of life.” The Runes of Evolution is the most definitive synthesis of evolutionary convergence to be published to date.Trade Review"The runes of evolution spell out a surprising message: Some evolutionary outcomes are virtually inevitable. Or, so goes the argument of Cambridge palaeontologist Simon Conway Morris, resting on two key premises: Evolution repeats itself in unexpected ways: Very different lineages evolve to have similar traits. Conway Morris calls this 'convergence.' Precursors of complex traits, such as a nervous system, are found in much simpler organisms. Conway Morris calls this 'evolutionary inherency.' The premises are supported with a wealth of data—thousands of references across the book’s 27 chapters. The intriguing tale is told by way of a journey over many different areas in which we find convergence and inherency, with touches of humour along the way." —Zachary Ardern, BioLogos“Conway Morris’s exploration of the phenomenon of convergence in biological evolution is rife with implications for Christian theology. It lends credence to a Christian view of God’s providential action in history, and it supports an ecological view of the interdependence of all things in God’s creation. It also fits with a scriptural account of a story-shaped world.” —Ian Curran, Christian Century "This is a very good book. The author is most effective when presenting his evidence as both glaringly obvious and unfairly maligned. Not everyone will like the volume’s familiar tone, but the overall excellence of the writing is hard to deny. Many of the book’s grandest ideas were already covered in his previous publications, but The Runes of Evolution is nevertheless Conway Morris’ most comprehensive statement on convergence to date, and is thus well worth reading." —Abraham H. Gibson, Quarterly Review of Biology (September 2017)This book was presumably written by Morris more for fellow natural scientists than for philosophers and theologians, but in each case so as to prove that his hypothesis of ongoing convergence in evolution is not a series of fortuitous coinci-dences but empirical evidence of established patterns or in-built mechanisms within the evolutionary process. Three hundred pages of text with double columns of print on each page and 150 pages of endnotes make that clear. Names of different species, genera, families, orders, classes, and so on turn up on virtually every page so that the nonprofessional reader ends up hunting for summary statements by Morris at the end of each major subdivision within the 26 chapters. Yet despite its obvious density and degree of detail for the ordinary reader, the implications of this book for philosophical/theological understanding of the God–world relationship and for the classic distinction between the natural and the supernatural within creation are in my judgment very significant. —Joseph A. Bracken, SJ, Xavier University, Cincinnati
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Ignatius Press Christ Science and Reason
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£19.76
SPCK Publishing Designers of the Future: Who should make the
Book SynopsisWhat insights does Christianity offer? Christians believe we are stewards of God's creation. We therefore should win control of diseases. We should tackle Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and spinal cord injuries. But the ethical choices are tough. In this coherent, engaging book Professor Gareth Jones tackles: * Who designs designer babies? * What is special about the human embryo? * What are the limits of stem cell research? * Should we not merely repair, but enhance?
£9.49
SAR Press Nature, Science and Religion: Intersections
Book SynopsisThis book is about the complicated and provocative ways nature, science, and religion intersect in real settings where people attempt to live in harmony with the physical environment. Scholars of philosophy, religious studies, and science and technology have been at the forefront of critiquing the roles of religion and science in human interactions with the natural world. Meanwhile, researchers in the environmental sciences have encountered disciplinary barriers to examining the possibility that religious beliefs influence social–ecological behaviours and processes simply because the issue resists quantitative assessment. The contributors to this book explore how scientific knowledge and spiritual beliefs are engaged to shape natural resource management, environmental activism, and political processes.
£26.96
Schwabe Verlagsgruppe AG Nietzschean Meditations: Untimely Thoughts at the
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£36.10
Ha Enterrado La Ciencia a Dios
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£26.21
Prometheus Books Why I Became an Atheist: A Former Preacher
Book SynopsisFor about two decades John W. Loftus was a devout evangelical Christian, an ordained minister of the Church of Christ, and an ardent apologist for Christianity. With three degrees--in philosophy, theology, and philosophy of religion--he was adept at using rational argumentation to defend the faith. But over the years, doubts about the credibility of key Christian tenets began to creep into his thinking. By the late 1990s he experienced a full-blown crisis of faith. In this honest appraisal of his journey from believer to atheist, the author carefully explains the experiences and the reasoning process that led him to reject religious belief. The original edition of this book was published in 2006 and reissued in 2008. Since that time, Loftus has received a good deal of critical feedback from Christians and skeptics alike. In this revised and expanded edition, the author addresses criticisms of the original, adds new argumentation and references, and refines his presentation. For every issue he succinctly summarizes the various points of view and provides references for further reading. In conclusion, he describes the implications of life without belief in God, some liberating, some sobering. This frank critique of Christian belief from a former insider will interest freethinkers as well as anyone with doubts about the claims of religion.
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Prometheus Books Writing God's Obituary: How a Good Methodist
Book SynopsisA former African American minister revealshis unusual journey from faith to atheism. Anthony Pinn preached his first sermon at age twelve. At eighteen he became one of the youngest ordained ministers in his denomination. He then quickly moved up the ministerial ranks. Eventually he graduated from Columbia University and then received a Master of Divinity in theology and a PhD in religion from Harvard University. All the while, Pinn was wrestling with a growing skepticism. As his intellectual horizons expanded, he became less and less confident in the theism of his upbringing. At the same time, he became aware that his church could offer only anemic responses to the acute social needs of the community. In his mid-twenties, he finally decided to leave the ministry and committed the rest of his life to academia. He went on to become a distinguished scholar of African American humanism and religious history. The once fully committed believer evolved into an equally committed nonbeliever convinced that a secular approach to life offers the best hope of solving humanity's problems.
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Prometheus Books The God Problem: How a Godless Cosmos Creates
Book SynopsisHow does the cosmos do something it has long been thought that only gods could achieve? How does an inanimate universe generate stunning new forms and unbelievable new powers without a Creator? How does the cosmos create? That's the central question of a book that in its original edition was called profound, extraordinary, provocative, mind-bending, and daring. Author Howard Bloom takes you on a scientific expedition into the secret heart of a cosmos you've never seen. Not just any cosmos. An electrifyingly inventive cosmos. An obsessive-compulsive cosmos. A driven, ambitious cosmos. A cosmos of colossal shocks. A cosmos of screaming, stunning surprise. A cosmos that breaks five of science's most sacred laws. Yes, five. At the end of this intellectual thrill-ride is a whole new theory of the beginning, middle, and end of the universe-the Bloom toroidal model, also known as the big bagel theory-which explains two of the biggest mysteries in physics: dark energy and why, if antimatter and matter are created in equal amounts, there is so little antimatter in this universe. Called "truly awesome" by Nobel Prize-winner Dudley Herschbach, this paperback edition of The God Problem will pull you in with the irresistible attraction of a black hole and spit you out again enlightened with the force of a big bang. Be prepared to have your mind blown.
£14.39
Sacristy Press In Awesome Wonder: Bridging Faith and Science
Book SynopsisFor many Christians there is still a gap between science and their faith. Exploring topics like cosmology, evolution and climate change, In Awesome Wondershows how science and faith can mutually enrich each other and can be incorporated, confidently and healthily, into an orthodox Christian worldview.
£11.69
Sacristy Press Good God: Suffering, faith, reason and science
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£15.29
Sacristy Press Faith in the Age of Science: Atheism, Religion,
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£13.49
Orbis Books (USA) Ecological Spirituality
Book SynopsisECOLOGICAL SPIRITUALITYDiarmuid O'MurchuEcology & Justice SeriesThe popular author of Quantum Theology and Evolutionary Faith offers a new way of spiritual becoming for a world facing environmental crises.The changes that we must make to address the complex ecological crises today are unlikely to happen if we do not experience a spiritual revolution. In Ecological Spirituality, Diarmuid O'Murchu invites readers to the revolutionary work of a life-promoting spirituality for our time. He explores how we must move beyond understandings of holiness that emphasize detachment from our world in favor of something beyond. In his welcoming style O'Murchu reintroduces readers to the long history of humanity's relationship with the creative Spirit of God, including and transcending religious traditions in a growing horizon of faith. As we rediscover the sacred here on Earth, we are called to connect spirit with Spirit, discerning and living an ecologically-focused spirituality for the well-being of creatures and ecosystems around the planet.
£20.39
Bibliotech Press Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays
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£21.95
Turner Publishing Company Sex God and the Brain
Book SynopsisFor the modern world, it seems as if sexuality and spirituality have always been at odds. But what if the two are actually deeply connected? And what if science could prove this connection?From neuroscientist Andrew Newberg, Sex, God, and the Brain argues that our religious and spiritual experiences derive directly from our sexual being. While others have speculated on a connection between religion and sex, Newberg is the first to demonstrate—with groundbreaking brain scan research gained through Orgasmic Meditation studies—that the underlying biological mechanism of religious, spiritual, and sexual experiences are identical.With research technical enough for academics, but explained simply enough for the everyday reader, Sex, God, and the Brain, will reframe our understanding of the link between spirituality and sexuality.
£12.34
Loxwood Press Lord Jesus Christ: Historicity of The Lord Jesus
Book SynopsisChristmas and Easter are far more than just seasonal festivals, but demonstrate that Christianity is based on proven historical facts and for the author history is important, and he shares his personal testimony of why he believes in God. He shows there should be no conflict between science and belief in God and The Lord Jesus Christ.Table of ContentsIntroduction Historicity of The Lord Jesus Christ (Christmas) Historicity of the Lord Jesus Christ (2) Significance of Easter Personal Answer to the question, "Do you believe in God?" Time was Created (Millennium Hymn)
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Andromeda Light Press It's Time to Wake up the Trees
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£10.99
Independently Published Ebós no Ritual do Candomblé: Vol. 3 - Ebós para
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£9.16
Templeton Foundation Press,U.S. Horizons of Cosmology
Book SynopsisHorizons of Cosmology: Exploring Worlds Seen and Unseen is the fourth title published in the Templeton Science and Religion Series, in which scientists from a wide range of fields distill their experience and knowledge into brief tours of their respective specialties. In this volume, highly esteemed astrophysicist Joseph Silk explores the vast mysteries and speculations of the field of cosmology in a way that balances an accessible style for the general reader and enough technical detail for advanced students and professionals. Indeed, while the physical laws and origins of the universe can be endlessly complex, even Einstein once mused that they could be explained simply enough to be grasped by nonspecialists. To that end Silk begins by introducing the basic story of the major discoveries in cosmology over the past century—wherein we learned that we live in an expanding universe populated with galaxies and stars. The middle chapters examine a number of contemporary puzzles such as dark matter and dark energy. The last third of the book looks at the human side of cosmology and moves to the more philosophical frontiers of the field, such as concepts of multiverses and time travel—areas of exploration where some crossover into speculative territory becomes unavoidable. In the past century alone, our understanding of the universe has expanded exponentially, and it will be fascinating to see what discoveries the next hundred years hold. Few books will provide such a thorough understanding of where we have been and what might lie ahead as Horizons of Cosmology.
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Templeton Foundation Press,U.S. Global Perspectives on Science and Religion
Book Synopsis Gathering thinkers from ten countries and various scientific and spiritual backgrounds, Global Perspectives on Science and Spirituality leads readers on a fascinating tour of distinctly non-Western approaches to topics in these two fields. These voices add fresh and invigorating input to a dialogue that has thus far been predominantly guided by scholars from the United States or Western Europe. The award-winning researchers in this volume were selected from a pool of over one hundred and fifty applications. They offer the very best scholarship from underrepresented regions around the globe. The essays cover a broad spectrum of scientific fields, spanning mathematical physics, robotics, biosemiotics and other new schools of theoretical biology, embryonic stem cells, cognitive science, and the concept of opening the human mind to broader ideas of reality. Hailing from some of the top research institutions in India, Japan, Russia, Korea, China, and a variety of Eastern European nations, contributors offer unique insights into their cultures' spiritual and philosophical traditions. At the same time, they deftly engage concepts from the ongoing Western dialogue in its terms, delving deeply, at times, into schools of thought like phenomenology or process thought. Scholars, students, researchers, and anyone seeking new ways of understanding the interplay of spirituality and science will discover a multitude of windows into previously underexplored research areas in these truly interdisciplinary essays. Indeed, any of these pieces could serve as the basis for entirely new long-term study programs. Table of Contents Preface / vii Introduction / ix Pranab Das Elon University, United States 1. The Puzzle of Consciousness and Experiential Primacy: Agency in Cognitive Sciences and Spiritual Experiences / 3 Sangeetha Menon National Institute of Advanced Studies, India 2. Religion, Science, and Lebenswelt: New Interdisciplinary Crossroads / 21 Ilya Kasavin Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia 3. Science and Spirituality in Modern India / 39 Makarand Paranjape Jawaharlal Nehru University, India 4. Kokoro [Mind-Heart-Spirit]: Affirming Science and Religion in the Japanese Context / 55 Paul Swanson Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture, Japan 5. Daoism and the Uncertainty Principle / 69 Jiang Sheng Shandong University, China 6. Whitehead Reconsidered from a Buddhist Perspective / 93 Ryusei Takeda Ryukoku University, Japan 7. Sanctity of Life: A Reflection on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Debates from an East Asian Perspective / 107 Heup Young Kim Kangnam University, South Korea 8. Aut Moses, Aut Darwin? / 125 A. Markoš, F. Grygar, L. Hajnal, K. Kleisner, Z. Kratochvíl, and Z. Neubauer Charles University, Czech Republic 9. Human Origins: Continuous Evolution versus Punctual Creation / 143 Grzegorz Bugajak and Jacek Tomczyk Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, Poland 10. Mathematics as a Formal Ontology: The Hermeneutical Dimensions of Natural Sciences and Eastern Patristics / 165 Alexei Chernyakov S t. Petersburg School of Religion and Philosophy, Russia 11. Is Mathematics Able to Open the Systems of the Human Intellect? / 179 Botond Gaál Debrecen Reformed Theological University, Hungary 12. On the Role of Transcendence in Science and in Religion / 191 Ladislav Kvasz Catholic University in Rozomberok, Slovakia Contributors / 207 Index / 213
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Templeton Foundation Press,U.S. Envisioning Nature, Science, and Religion
Book Synopsis Contemporary scholarship has given rise to several modes of understanding biophysical and human nature, each entangled with related notions of science and religion. Envisioning Nature, Science, and Religion represents the culmination of three years of collaboration by an international group of fourteen natural scientists, social scientists, humanists, and theologians. The result is an intellectually stimulating volume that explores how the ideas of nature pertain to science and religion. Editor James D. Proctor has gathered sixteen in-depth essays, each examining and comparing five central metaphors or "visions" of biophysical and human nature. These visions are evolutionary nature, emergent nature, malleable nature, nature as sacred, and nature as culture. The book's diverse contributors offer a wide variety of unique perspectives on these five visions, spanning the intellectual spectrum and proposing important and often startling implications for religion and science alike. Throughout the essays, the authors do a great deal of cross-referencing and engaging each other's ideas, creating a cohesive dialogue on the visions of nature.Envisioning Nature, Science, and Religion offers a blend of scholarly rigor and readable prose that will be appreciated by anyone engaged in the fields of religion, philosophy, and the natural sciences. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments / vii Introduction: Visions of Nature, Science, and Religion / 3 James D. Proctor 1. The Nature of Visions of Nature: Packages to Be Unpacked / 36 Willem B. Drees 2. Visions of Nature through Mathematical Lenses / 59 Douglas E. Norton 3. Between Apes and Angels: At the Borders of Human Nature / 83 Johannes M.M.H. Thijssen 4. Locating New Visions / 103 David N. Livingstone 5. Enduring Metaphysical Impatience? / 131 Robert E. Ulanowicz 6. God from Nature: Evolution or Emergence? / 149 Barbara J. King 7. Who Needs Emergence? / 166 Gregory Peterson 8. Creativity through Emergence: A Vision of Nature and God / 180 Antje Jackelén 9. Rereading a Landscape of Atonement on an Aegean Island / 205 Martha L. Henderson 10. The Vision of Malleable Nature: A Complex Conversation / 227 Andrew Lustig 11. Visions of a Source of Wonder / 245 Fred D. Ledley 12. Nature as Culture: The Example of Animal / Behavior and Human Morality / 271 Nicolaas A. Rupke 13. Environment after Nature: Time for a / New Vision / 293 James D. Proctor 14. Should the Word Nature Be Eliminated? / 312 John Hedley Brooke Afterword: Visualizing Visions and Visioners / 337 James D. Proctor Contributors / 353 Index / 357
£49.40
Templeton Foundation Press,U.S. Paleontology: A Brief History of Life
Book Synopsis"Endlessly absorbing and informative. It would be hard to imagine a better introduction to this most important and fascinating field.”—Bill Bryson, author of A Short History of Nearly EverythingPaleontology: A Brief History of Life is the fifth title published in the Templeton Science and Religion Series, in which scientists from a wide range of fields distill their experience and knowledge into brief tours of their respective specialties. In this volume, Ian Tattersall, a highly esteemed figure in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, and paleontology, leads a fascinating tour of the history of life and the evolution of human beings. Starting at the very beginning, Tattersall examines patterns of change in the biosphere over time, and the correlations of biological events with physical changes in the Earth’s environment. He introduces the complex of evolutionary processes, situates human beings in the luxuriant diversity of Life (demonstrating that however remarkable we may legitimately find ourselves to be, we are the product of the same basic forces and processes that have driven the evolutionary histories of all other creatures), and he places the origin of our extraordinary spiritual sensibilities in the context of the exaptational and emergent acquisition of symbolic cognition and thought. Concise and yet comprehensive, historically penetrating and yet up-to-date, responsibly factual and yet engaging, Paleontology serves as the perfect entrée to science's greatest story.
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Templeton Foundation Press,U.S. Psychological Science and Christian Faith:
Book SynopsisIs it possible to integrate scientific psychology with a Christian understanding of human nature? Are science and religion locked in an inevitable conflict, or is there an underlying harmony between these two sources of knowledge about humans? This book goes to the heart of the past and present dialogue between Christianity and psychology, comparing three models that have been used to describe the relationship between them. Because Christianity and psychology deal with different levels of truth and speak vastly different languages, efforts to unify them often create more problems than they solve. What is needed is a better way to think about the relationship—an approach that does justice to the emerging insights from psychological science and biblical scholarship and that can enrich our understanding of both. In this volume, two accomplished psychologists show how this complementary dialogue can unfold, giving us a broader, deeper understanding of ourselves, our relationships, and our place in the cosmos. .Trade Review"A refreshing, balanced presentation of what is often a difficult intersection: science and religion. . . . Going beyond the conflict motif that places science and religion at odds, Jeeves and Ludwig explore various avenues of perception and relationship, including concordism, integrative approaches, complementary perspectives, and mutual insight and enrichment between psychology and theology. One important chapter on social psychology and faith is contributed by the prominent social psychologist David Myers, who argues that collaboration between advances in scientific research and biblical scholarship can mutually enrich our understanding of spirituality. This text is clearly written, well researched, and documented with a valuable list of references. The text is suitable for collections in Christianity and also psychology of religion collections. Summing Up: Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty and professionals." —Choice “A stimulating analysis of the relationship between psychological science and theology. The authors advocate a complementary relationship in which each discipline can provide insights and enrichments for the other, and they illustrate this with forays into neuropsychology, cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, and the psychology of emotion and morality. I’ve been a clinical practitioner and researcher for 45 years, and tried to live consistently a life of faith and a professional identity. I learned a lot from this read! My bet is that you will, too.” —Everett L. Worthington, Jr., PhD, author of Coming to Peace with Psychology (InterVaristy Press) “A scintillating engagement with one of the most important dialogues of our time. Highly recommended.” —Alister McGrath, DPhil, Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion, University of Oxford “This spirited and clearly written book argues that scientific psychology and Christian theology can provide complementary accounts of the human person. The authors are distinguished scientists who show how our understanding of humans is greatly enriched by seeing them as physically embodied creatures, but they reject reductionist accounts that see us only as products of mechanistic ‘bottom-up’ processes.” —C. Stephen Evans, PhD, professor of philosophy and humanities, Baylor University “A comprehensive and very welcome exploration of the relationship between faith and psychology. Based on a lifetime's experience and up-to-date research, the book offers a map for mutually enriching interdisciplinary conversations between science and Christian theology.” —Joanna Collicutt, PhD, Karl Jaspers Lecturer in Psychology and Spirituality, Ripon College Cuddesdon
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Templeton Foundation Press,U.S. Psychological Science and Christian Faith:
Book SynopsisIs it possible to integrate scientific psychology with a Christian understanding of human nature? Are science and religion locked in an inevitable conflict, or is there an underlying harmony between these two sources of knowledge about humans? This book goes to the heart of the past and present dialogue between Christianity and psychology, comparing three models that have been used to describe the relationship between them. Because Christianity and psychology deal with different levels of truth and speak vastly different languages, efforts to unify them often create more problems than they solve. What is needed is a better way to think about the relationship—an approach that does justice to the emerging insights from psychological science and biblical scholarship and that can enrich our understanding of both. In this volume, two accomplished psychologists show how this complementary dialogue can unfold, giving us a broader, deeper understanding of ourselves, our relationships, and our place in the cosmos. .Trade Review"A refreshing, balanced presentation of what is often a difficult intersection: science and religion. . . . Going beyond the conflict motif that places science and religion at odds, Jeeves and Ludwig explore various avenues of perception and relationship, including concordism, integrative approaches, complementary perspectives, and mutual insight and enrichment between psychology and theology. One important chapter on social psychology and faith is contributed by the prominent social psychologist David Myers, who argues that collaboration between advances in scientific research and biblical scholarship can mutually enrich our understanding of spirituality. This text is clearly written, well researched, and documented with a valuable list of references. The text is suitable for collections in Christianity and also psychology of religion collections. Summing Up: Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty and professionals." —Choice “A stimulating analysis of the relationship between psychological science and theology. The authors advocate a complementary relationship in which each discipline can provide insights and enrichments for the other, and they illustrate this with forays into neuropsychology, cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, and the psychology of emotion and morality. I’ve been a clinical practitioner and researcher for 45 years, and tried to live consistently a life of faith and a professional identity. I learned a lot from this read! My bet is that you will, too.” —Everett L. Worthington, Jr., PhD, author of Coming to Peace with Psychology (InterVaristy Press) “A scintillating engagement with one of the most important dialogues of our time. Highly recommended.” —Alister McGrath, DPhil, Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion, University of Oxford “This spirited and clearly written book argues that scientific psychology and Christian theology can provide complementary accounts of the human person. The authors are distinguished scientists who show how our understanding of humans is greatly enriched by seeing them as physically embodied creatures, but they reject reductionist accounts that see us only as products of mechanistic ‘bottom-up’ processes.” —C. Stephen Evans, PhD, professor of philosophy and humanities, Baylor University “A comprehensive and very welcome exploration of the relationship between faith and psychology. Based on a lifetime's experience and up-to-date research, the book offers a map for mutually enriching interdisciplinary conversations between science and Christian theology.” —Joanna Collicutt, PhD, Karl Jaspers Lecturer in Psychology and Spirituality, Ripon College Cuddesdon
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Templeton Foundation Press,U.S. Sir John's Vision: What Do We Know? What Is There
Book SynopsisIn 2017, the year marking the 105th anniversary of the birth of Sir John Templeton, a group of scientists, scholars, and advisors who knew him personally gathered in Lyford Cay in the Bahamas. Their purpose: to discuss how the Foundation that bears his name could best extend his philanthropic vision into the twenty-first century. This volume is a result of that meeting—a collection of thirteen essays written by experts in fields that most fascinated Sir John. The contributors assess the Foundation’s fidelity to its founder’s intent, chart promising avenues for future grantmaking, and champion Sir John’s contrarian mission of unlocking life’s deepest mysteries. The members of the John Templeton Foundation are the custodians of Sir John’s vision—bold in its aspiration; humble in its approach—charged with using the tools of science to advance the frontiers of the spirit. May the essays collected here serve as inspiration as we carry that vision forward.Table of Contents Foreword / vii Introduction / xiii section one 1. Extending Sir John’s Vision into the Twenty-First Century / 3 Paul C. W. Davies 2. From Cosmology to Life and Ethics / 11 George F. R. Ellis 3. Future Research in a Diversity of Domains in Science, Theology and Spirituality / 27 Robert John Russell 4. John Marks Templeton: The Man Who Said No / 51 Owen Gingerich Section Two 5. Psychological Science and Christian Faith: Insights and Enrichments from Sustained Dialogue / 61 Malcolm Jeeves 6. Frontiers in Psychological Science / 83 David G. Myers 7. Religion, Spirituality and Health: What We Know, What We Need to Know 97 Harold G. Koenig 8. The Search for God in the Human Mind 111 Russell Stannard 9. The Evolving Process of Man’s Consciousness from a Scientific and Spiritual Perspective / 122 Rebekah A. Dunlap 10. Can We Investigate Sir John’s Core Metaphysical Idea? An Infinite Mind of Creative Love Manifest in the Ordered Universe and as a Source of Our Nonmaterial Souls / 129 Stephen G. Post Section Three 11. Has There Been Progress in Theological Understanding in the Modern World? / 153 Keith Ward 12. From Spiritual Information to Communication and Transformation / 164 Niels Henrik Gregersen 13. The Philanthropic Vision of a Contrarian / 174 Philip Clayton About the Contributors / 186
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ISI Books Unbelievable: 7 Myths About the History and
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Purdue University Press Jews and Science
Book SynopsisJews and Science examines the complicated relationship between Jewish identities and the evolving meanings of science throughout the history of Western academic culture. Jews have been not only the agents for study of things Jewish, but also the subject of examination by "scientists" across a range of disciplines, from biology and bioethics to anthropology and genetics. Even the most recent iteration of Jewish studies as an academic discipline—Israel studies—stresses the global cultural, economic, and social impact of Israeli science and medicine.The 2022 volume of the Casden Institute's Jewish Role in American Life series tackles a range of issues that have evolved with the rise of Jewish studies, throughout its evolution from interdisciplinary to transdisciplinary, and now finally as a discipline itself with its own degrees and departments in universities across the world. This book gathers contributions by scholars from various disciplines to discuss the complexity in defining "science" across multiple fields within Jewish studies. The scholars examine the role of the self-defined "Jewish" scholar, discerning if their identification with the object of study (whether that study be economics, criminology, medicine, or another field entirely) changes their perception or status as scientists. They interrogate whether the myriad ways to study Jews and their relationship to science—including the role of Jews in science and scientific training, the science of the Jews (however defined), and Jews as objects of scientific study—alter our understanding of science itself. The contributors of Jews and Science take on the challenge to confront these central problems.Table of Contents FOREWORD EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION DEFINING SCIENCE; DEFINING JEWS Science, Imperialism, and Heteromasculinity in the Wissenschaft des Judentums, by Susannah Heschel Philosophers of Catastrophe: Early Twentieth-Century Jewish Proponents and Opponents of Objectivity in Science, by Steven Gimbel and Stephen Stern Medical History: A Blank Spot in Jewish Studies?, by Robert Jütte Jewish Scientists and Scholars at the University of Vienna from the Late Habsburg Period until the Early Post-War Years, by Mitchell G. Ash HUMAN BIOLOGY: GENETICS IN THE NOW "Questions Remain": Racialism, Geneticism, and the Continuing Lure of Jewish Essentialism, by Mitchell B. Hart Science, Sovereignty, and Diaspora: Alternative Genealogies and DNA Research on Jewish Populations, by Yulia Egorova ISRAEL STUDIES AND SCIENCE The Fusion of Zionism and Science: The First Two Decades—and the Present Day?, by Amos Morris-Reich and Danny Trom Israel as a Laboratory in the Time of COVID-19, by Sander L. Gilman JEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Environmental History and Jewish Studies: Methodological Intersections and Opportunities, by Dean Phillip Bell Changing Climates: Zionist Medical Climatology in Palestine, 1897–1948, by Netta Cohen ISRAEL STUDIES AND SCIENCE Jews and Science: A Note, by David A. Hollinger Science and Judaism, by Roald Hoffmann ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS ABOUT THE USC CASDEN INSTITUTE
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Purdue University Press Jews and Science
Book SynopsisJews and Science examines the complicated relationship between Jewish identities and the evolving meanings of science throughout the history of Western academic culture. Jews have been not only the agents for study of things Jewish, but also the subject of examination by "scientists" across a range of disciplines, from biology and bioethics to anthropology and genetics. Even the most recent iteration of Jewish studies as an academic discipline—Israel studies—stresses the global cultural, economic, and social impact of Israeli science and medicine.The 2022 volume of the Casden Institute's Jewish Role in American Life series tackles a range of issues that have evolved with the rise of Jewish studies, throughout its evolution from interdisciplinary to transdisciplinary, and now finally as a discipline itself with its own degrees and departments in universities across the world. This book gathers contributions by scholars from various disciplines to discuss the complexity in defining "science" across multiple fields within Jewish studies. The scholars examine the role of the self-defined "Jewish" scholar, discerning if their identification with the object of study (whether that study be economics, criminology, medicine, or another field entirely) changes their perception or status as scientists. They interrogate whether the myriad ways to study Jews and their relationship to science—including the role of Jews in science and scientific training, the science of the Jews (however defined), and Jews as objects of scientific study—alter our understanding of science itself. The contributors of Jews and Science take on the challenge to confront these central problems.Table of Contents FOREWORD EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION DEFINING SCIENCE; DEFINING JEWS Science, Imperialism, and Heteromasculinity in the Wissenschaft des Judentums, by Susannah Heschel Philosophers of Catastrophe: Early Twentieth-Century Jewish Proponents and Opponents of Objectivity in Science, by Steven Gimbel and Stephen Stern Medical History: A Blank Spot in Jewish Studies?, by Robert Jütte Jewish Scientists and Scholars at the University of Vienna from the Late Habsburg Period until the Early Post-War Years, by Mitchell G. Ash HUMAN BIOLOGY: GENETICS IN THE NOW "Questions Remain": Racialism, Geneticism, and the Continuing Lure of Jewish Essentialism, by Mitchell B. Hart Science, Sovereignty, and Diaspora: Alternative Genealogies and DNA Research on Jewish Populations, by Yulia Egorova ISRAEL STUDIES AND SCIENCE The Fusion of Zionism and Science: The First Two Decades—and the Present Day?, by Amos Morris-Reich and Danny Trom Israel as a Laboratory in the Time of COVID-19, by Sander L. Gilman JEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Environmental History and Jewish Studies: Methodological Intersections and Opportunities, by Dean Phillip Bell Changing Climates: Zionist Medical Climatology in Palestine, 1897–1948, by Netta Cohen ISRAEL STUDIES AND SCIENCE Jews and Science: A Note, by David A. Hollinger Science and Judaism, by Roald Hoffmann ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS ABOUT THE USC CASDEN INSTITUTE
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Peter Lang Publishing Inc Science and Catholicism in the Universities of
Book SynopsisThis edited collection sheds new light on the complex dialogue between religion and science which played out at universities in South-East Europe during the 19th and early 20th centuries. This discourse took place against a backdrop of great political, cultural, linguistic, and religious diversity, as well as the long-term transition from Habsburg rule to new nation states. The book’s contributors—an international team of scholars with a wide range of expertise—delve into a range of key questions, including the influence of political regimes on faculties of theology and implications for university autonomy, the role of theology as a science in defining the status of these faculties, and the development of science in the face of religious divisions. The book will appeal to readers interested in religious and intellectual history, the history of science, and the relationship between faith and science, as well as all those interested in South-East Europe either side of the First World War. "The collection holds significant value for graduate and postgraduate students, especially when studying the relationship between faith and science, the approach to theology as a science, and critical examination of specific dogmatic and ecumenical matters. The contributors to this volume provide insightful analyses on these topics, making it an indispensable resource for scholars seeking to enrich their understanding of these complex areas of inquiry." —Ante Mateljan, Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Split, CroatiaTrade Review"The collection holds significant value for graduate and postgraduate students, especially when studying the relationship between faith and science, the approach to theology as a science, and critical examination of specific dogmatic and ecumenical matters. The contributors to this volume provide insightful analyses on these topics, making it an indispensable resource for scholars seeking to enrich their understanding of these complex areas of inquiry." —Ante Mateljan, Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Split, CroatiaTable of ContentsAna Biočić: Introduction: University—A Place of Conflict or Collaboration Between Religion and Science – Ana Biočić: The Impact of Social-Political Circumstances on the Position of Theology as Science. Case-Study: Priests as Rectors of the University of Zagreb and Professors of the Catholic Faculty of Theology – Tihana Luetić: The Catholic Youth and Student Conflicts at the University of Zagreb in the Early Twentieth Century – Aleš Gabrič: The Attitude of the Communist Authorities Towards the Faculty of Theology in Ljubljana in the Initial Post-War Period – Slavko Slišković: Priests-Rectors of the University of Zagreb, Inter-Confessional Relations, and the Unity of Church – Iva Mršić Felbar: Inaugural Speeches of the Priests-Rectors. The Relationship between the Catholic Faith (Theology) and Science – Danijel Tolvajčić: The Relation of Religion and Science in the Thought of Antun Bauer – Marija Pehar: Mariology of Ivan Bujanović, Scientific and Theological Contribution in the Context of Time – Simonetta Polenghi: Father Agostino Gemelli, Founder of the Catholic University of Milan: Faith, Science and Education – Alexandru Simon: The Florentine Union and the Late Medieval Habsburg in Transylvania on the Eve of the First World War: In the Institutional and Scholarly Impact of Augustin Bunea – Brief Author Description – Index.
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Lexington Books The Multiplicity of Interpreted Worlds: Inner and
Book SynopsisIn The Multiplicity of Interpreted Worlds: Inner and Outer Perspectives, Donald A. Crosby examines whether there is such a thing as an uninterpreted, unitary, in-itself world or if all claims about the world—whether scientific historical, cultural, communal, or individual—are necessarily partial and limited. If the latter is so, then ultimately many different worlds call for recognition, ranging in scope and reliability, but none of them—including those of the most allegedly "hard" science—either is or can be free of the limitations, disagreements, and fallibilities among even the most qualified experts in a particular field of investigation. The inward and the outward, the subjective and the objective, are thus crucially dependent on one another, and neither is finally intelligible as such apart from the other. Crosby argues that there is no such thing as a completely objective view of the world. This observation is pertinent to our treatment of other natural beings and their ecological domains because it makes us aware that they too have different relations to and perspectives on their environments or worlds in a manner similar to our own irreducibly different outlooks on such worlds from within.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter One Mind and WorldChapter Two Inner Lives of HumansChapter Three Conscious Self-Awareness in Other AnimalsChapter Four Morality and the Inner LifeChapter Five Persons and ThingsChapter Six Inwardness and ReligionChapter Seven Interpreted WorldsBibliographyIndexAbout the Author
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Lexington Books Science and Religion: Perspectives Across
Book SynopsisScience and Religion: Perspectives Across Disciplines interweaves Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields with the arts, humanities, theology, and psychology to cultivate discussion on science and religion alongside biblical interpretation. This anthology is paradoxically ecumenical, for it embraces unifying and disparate positions without being prescriptive or exclusive. It is both synergistic and disruptive. Building on this premise, the Advent and Easter stories are examined through praxes from STEM, theology, and psychology. Taken together, this anthology allows for connection between disciplines by creating community in the midst of differing approaches to the study of science and religion.Trade Review‘This is an engaging and timely book from both well-established scholars in science and religion and from new and impressive voices as well. It highlights the diversity of approaches required to address some of the most pressing issues facing us today and that drawing on many different disciplines across the sciences and humanities is needed to unify our increasingly fragmented world.’Michael Burdett, University of Nottingham -- Michael Burdett, University of NottinghamTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Pervading Intricacy of the World’s Detail: Science and Religion Across Diverse Perspectives, Claudia May and Channon VisscherChapter One: Bridging the Disciplines: Reflections on Interdisciplinarity and the Unity of Knowledge, Alister E. McGrath Chapter Two: The Beginnings of Science in the Western World, John Hedley BrookeChapter Three: On Leibniz’s Objection against Substantivalism, Omar FakhriChapter Four: Science as Storytelling: Making the Moon, Channon VisscherChapter Five: Heaven and Earth in Earnest: Annie Dillard’s Natural Theology, Barrett FisherChapter Six: Finite Ear, Infinite God: The Living Art and Science Heard in God’s Creation, Marcus SimmonsChapter Seven: Art, Imago, and Human Dignity, Wayne L. RoosaChapter Eight: The Science of Propriety in Florence Nightingale’s Bible, Bernon LeeChapter Nine: Inference to the Best Explanation: Potential Gateways to the Relationship Between Science and Religion and Multidisciplinary Interpretations of Biblical Stories, Claudia MayChapter Ten: Advent and Easter in the Gospel Narratives, Mike Holmes Chapter Eleven: The Face of Christmas, Sherryse L. CorrowChapter Twelve: Eternal Evolution in the New Creation: A Proposal, Cara M. Wall-SchefflerChapter Thirteen: Paradoxical Presence: God with us In Time and Space, Julie HoganChapter Fourteen: Do We Need a Nano-Theology? Christian Engagement at the Cutting Edge, Nathan Lindquist Chapter Fifteen: Psychological Views of the Resurrection: The Integral Role of Paradox, AngelaM. Sabates Chapter Sixteen: Easter as Divine Summons: A Theological Reflection, Victor I. EzigboChapter Seventeen:Faith, Fundamentalism, and the Guild: The Challenge of Our DiscrepantGospels, Juan Hernández Jr.Conclusion: Science and Religion: Furthering Multidisciplinary Entanglements, Claudia MayAbout the Contributors
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Lexington Books Religious and Cultural Implications of
Book SynopsisTechnology is an integral part our world. But how does inter-human technology affect our ability to be present to one another, to God, to ourselves, and to the world around us? Modern technologies are reshaping human relationships. While they offer new possibilities for presence across time and space, they also function as either a substitute for human relationships or as a filter that mediates relationships between ourselves and others. In our technologically saturated world, it is vital that we become aware of how these technologies alter our perceptions, our actions, and our relationships. Religious and Cultural Implications of Technology-Mediated Relationships in a Post Pandemic World offers a variety of positions on how technology is influencing religious communal and cultural life. There is no doubt that our interaction with technology will shape the human community up ahead. These essays provide a basis for thoughtful choice and action. Trade ReviewWhen COVID isolated us from each other, technology kept us connected. Well, sort of. What actually happens when we human beings, who are innately social, put our social connections online? Are we still fully present to each other? Chatbots and robotic companions have already moved in to live with us, rechanneling if not replacing human connections altogether. Religious communities are discovering how quickly technology is altering religious practices. Will technology make us less human or more human? This book offers thoughtful analyses, multiple vantage points, and diverse perspectives all driving at one question: How is technology modifying the human social fabric and, in so doing, remaking humanity? -- Ron Cole-Turner, Pittsburgh Theological SeminaryTable of ContentsPrefaceSteven Barrie-AnthonyIntroductionNoreen HerzfeldPart I: Technology, Religious Practices and the COVID PandemicChapter One: Technology and Ancestor OfferingsNatasha Heller Chapter Two: The Meanings of Presence in Judaism: How Expressions of Social Community Evolved Over Centuries and Adapted Under Stress To COVIDAmy Sue BixPart II: Remaining Human in a Digital AgeChapter Three: Social Technology and the Paradoxes of Spirituality and AttachmentSteven Barrie-AnthonyChapter Four: Re-visioning Friendship and Spirituality in an Age of Social MediaJennifer Constantine JacksonChapter Five: Paying Attention to Where We Pay Attention: Rethinking the Attention Economy through the Lens of Simone WeilLisa M. DollingPart III: Digital Media and Contemplative ImaginationChapter Six: Technology and Contemplative PedagogyBeverly McGuireChapter Seven: Technology and the ArtsKevin HealyPart IV. Technology, Materiality and EmbodimentChapter Eight: Crypto-Ethic? Presence, Relationality, and Care Among Digital CurrenciesDevin SinghChapter Nine: “‘Grow Old with Me’: Humanoid Robots and the Aging Process”Noreen HerzfeldPart V. Looking Beyond the Pandemic Chapter Ten: Why Technology Is Our FutureIlia DelioAbout the Contributors
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Catholic Answers Press Gods Wounds
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Berghahn Books Religion and Science as Forms of Life:
Book Synopsis The relationships between science and religion are about to enter a new phase in our contemporary world, as scientific knowledge has become increasingly relevant in ordinary life, beyond the institutional public spaces where it traditionally developed. The purpose of this volume is to analyze the relationships, possible articulations and contradictions between religion and science as forms of life: ways of engaging human experience that originate in particular social and cultural formations. Contributions use this theoretical and ethnographic research to explore different scientific and religious cultures in the contemporary world.Trade Review “The publication of this volume marks a rich addition to long-established anthropological fields of magic, religion, and science. More importantly, however, the book is an important, much-needed injection to arguably sidelined anthropological fields of belief, disbelief, and, relatedly, unresolved contradiction.” • Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JRAI) “The contributors accomplished what they set out to do. They crossed disciplinary lines, exchanging and cross-referencing essays, while maintaining functionality in their own areas of expertise. The book produces an enlightening and fruitful conversation about religion and science as forms of life. It is especially recommended for academic classrooms to encourage critical reasoning and debate.” • International Social Science Review “Religion and Science as Forms of Life: Anthropological Insights into Reason and Unreason brings together various theoretical positions from which to consider how forms of knowledge are articulated, opposed or mingled together, and their impact in different social settings. It is of special interest for academics in the field of anthropology and sociology of religion, but it can also be of particular relevance to anyone interested in analyses that explore the categories of ‘superstition’ and ‘belief’.” • Anthropological Forum “Drawing on an eclectic range of ethnographic, empirical and theoretical sources, this book is a fascinating and timely contribution to contemporary scholarly debates about that most troubled of interfaces, between religion and science.” • Alexander Smith, The University of Warwick “The conceptualization of the volume in terms of science, religion and forms of life (although public life might also work) is original and compelling as a means of exploring the complex terrains and scales at which religion and science meet, are received and transform one another.” • Paul-François Tremlett, The Open UniversityTable of Contents Introduction: Science, Religion and Forms of Life Carles Salazar PART I: COGNITION Chapter 1. Maturationally Natural Cognition Impedes Professional Science and Facilitates Popular Religion Robert N. McCauley Chapter 2. Scientific vs. Religious ‘Knowledge’ in Evolutionary Perspective Michael Blume Chapter 3. Magic and Ritual in an Age of Science Jesper Sørensen PART II: BEYOND SCIENCE Chapter 4. Moral Employments of Scientific Thought Timothy Jenkins Chapter 5. The Social Life of Concepts: Public and Private 'Knowledge' of Scientific Creationism Simon Coleman Chapter 6. The Embryo, Sacred and Profane Marit Melhuus Chapter 7. The Religions of Science and the Sciences of Religion in Brazil. Roger Sansi-Roca Chapter 8. Science in Action, Religion in Thought: Catholic Charismatics’ Notions about Illness Maria Coma PART III: MEANING SYSTEMS Chapter 9. On the Resilience of Superstition João de Pina-Cabral Chapter 10. Religion, Magic and Practical Reason: Meaning and Everyday Life in Contemporary Ireland Tom Inglis Chapter 11. Can the Dead Suffer Traumas? Religion and Science after the Vietnam War Heonik Kwon Notes on Contributors
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Berghahn Books Religion and Science as Forms of Life:
Book Synopsis The relationships between science and religion are about to enter a new phase in our contemporary world, as scientific knowledge has become increasingly relevant in ordinary life, beyond the institutional public spaces where it traditionally developed. The purpose of this volume is to analyze the relationships, possible articulations and contradictions between religion and science as forms of life: ways of engaging human experience that originate in particular social and cultural formations. Contributions use this theoretical and ethnographic research to explore different scientific and religious cultures in the contemporary world.Trade Review “The publication of this volume marks a rich addition to long-established anthropological fields of magic, religion, and science. More importantly, however, the book is an important, much-needed injection to arguably sidelined anthropological fields of belief, disbelief, and, relatedly, unresolved contradiction.” • Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JRAI) “The contributors accomplished what they set out to do. They crossed disciplinary lines, exchanging and cross-referencing essays, while maintaining functionality in their own areas of expertise. The book produces an enlightening and fruitful conversation about religion and science as forms of life. It is especially recommended for academic classrooms to encourage critical reasoning and debate.” • International Social Science Review “Religion and Science as Forms of Life: Anthropological Insights into Reason and Unreason brings together various theoretical positions from which to consider how forms of knowledge are articulated, opposed or mingled together, and their impact in different social settings. It is of special interest for academics in the field of anthropology and sociology of religion, but it can also be of particular relevance to anyone interested in analyses that explore the categories of ‘superstition’ and ‘belief’.” • Anthropological Forum “Drawing on an eclectic range of ethnographic, empirical and theoretical sources, this book is a fascinating and timely contribution to contemporary scholarly debates about that most troubled of interfaces, between religion and science.” • Alexander Smith, The University of Warwick “The conceptualization of the volume in terms of science, religion and forms of life (although public life might also work) is original and compelling as a means of exploring the complex terrains and scales at which religion and science meet, are received and transform one another.” • Paul-François Tremlett, The Open UniversityTable of Contents Introduction: Science, Religion and Forms of Life Carles Salazar PART I: COGNITION Chapter 1. Maturationally Natural Cognition Impedes Professional Science and Facilitates Popular Religion Robert N. McCauley Chapter 2. Scientific vs. Religious ‘Knowledge’ in Evolutionary Perspective Michael Blume Chapter 3. Magic and Ritual in an Age of Science Jesper Sørensen PART II: BEYOND SCIENCE Chapter 4. Moral Employments of Scientific Thought Timothy Jenkins Chapter 5. The Social Life of Concepts: Public and Private 'Knowledge' of Scientific Creationism Simon Coleman Chapter 6. The Embryo, Sacred and Profane Marit Melhuus Chapter 7. The Religions of Science and the Sciences of Religion in Brazil. Roger Sansi-Roca Chapter 8. Science in Action, Religion in Thought: Catholic Charismatics’ Notions about Illness Maria Coma PART III: MEANING SYSTEMS Chapter 9. On the Resilience of Superstition João de Pina-Cabral Chapter 10. Religion, Magic and Practical Reason: Meaning and Everyday Life in Contemporary Ireland Tom Inglis Chapter 11. Can the Dead Suffer Traumas? Religion and Science after the Vietnam War Heonik Kwon Notes on Contributors
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