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Oxford University Press Apocalyptic AI
Book SynopsisApocalyptic AI, the hope that we might one day upload our minds into machines or cyberspace and live forever, is a surprisingly wide-spread and influential idea, affecting everything from the world view of online gamers to government research funding and philosophical thought. In Apocalyptic AI, Robert Geraci offers the first serious account of this cyber-theology and the people who promote it.Drawing on interviews with roboticists and AI researchers and with devotees of the online game Second Life, among others, Geraci illuminates the ideas of such advocates of Apocalyptic AI as Hans Moravec and Ray Kurzweil. He reveals that the rhetoric of Apocalyptic AI is strikingly similar to that of the apocalyptic traditions of Judaism and Christianity. In both systems, the believer is trapped in a dualistic universe and expects a resolution in which he or she will be translated to a transcendent new world and live forever in a glorified new body. Equally important, Geraci shows how this worldviTrade ReviewScholars interested in the intersection of popular science and religion will likely find Geraci's work helpful. Portions of the book, especially the chapter on virtual reality and video games, would also be appropriate for the undergraduate classroom. * Journal of Religion and Popular Culture *Robert Geraci's thoughtful examination of technology-based quests for transcendence offers a serious look at apocalyptic scenarios that, while remaining for now in the realm of science fiction, nonetheless claim significant cultural influence. I don't know when we will see robots with human-like intelligence, but our longing for them, and what that says about us, is what Geraci's book helps us understand. * David S. Touretzky, Research Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ; Introduction ; Chapter 1. Apocalyptic AI ; Chapter 2. Laboratory Apocalypse ; Chapter 3. Transcending Reality ; Chapter 4. "Immaterial" Impact of the Apocalypse ; Chapter 5. The Integration of Religion, Science, and Technology ; Appendix One ; Appendix Two ; Notes ; References ; Index
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Oxford University Press Healing Gods
Book SynopsisThe question typically asked about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is whether it works. However, an issue of equal or greater significance is why it is supposed to work. The Healing Gods: Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Christian America explains how and why CAM entered the American biomedical mainstream and won cultural acceptance, even among evangelical and other theologically conservative Christians, despite its ties to non-Christian religions and the lack of scientific evidence of its efficacy and safety.Before the 1960s, most of the practices Candy Gunther Brown considers-yoga, chiropractic, acupuncture, Reiki, Therapeutic Touch, meditation, martial arts, homeopathy, anticancer diets-were dismissed as medically and religiously questionable. These once-suspect health practices gained approval as they were re-categorized as non-religious (though generically spiritual) health-care, fitness, or scientific techniques. Although CAM claims are similar to religious Trade ReviewDr. Brown gives religious people of all faiths a very useful and learned approach to complementary and alternative medicine and how to integrate it with their spirituality and healing practices * Herbert Benson, MD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School *Table of ContentsAbbreviations ; Introduction: Why is Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Supposed to Work? ; 1. Is CAM Religious? ; 2. Yoga: I Bow to the God within You ; 3. Is CAM Christian? ; 4. I Love My Chiropractor! ; 5. Does CAM Work, and is it Safe? ; 6. Acupuncture: Reclaiming Ancient Wisdom ; 7. How did CAM become Mainstream? ; 8. Energy Medicine: How Her Karma Ran over His Dogma ; Conclusion: Why does it Matter if CAM is Religious (and not Christian)-even if it Works? ; Bibliography ; Index
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University of Notre Dame Press Way To The Dwelling Of Light
Book SynopsisWas God merely reprimanding Job for his presumption? Or was God also issuing an invitation to explore? The author shows how religious experience can illuminate our understanding of physics of light and how, in that light, we can see what modern physics shows us in God's creation.Trade Review“Consolmagno writes in an informal, conversational style, integrating snippets of humorous stories to convey the compatibility of scientific and religious thinking on the nature of the universe.” — Science & Theology News
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Pennsylvania State University Press The Human Spirit Beginnings from Genesis to
Book SynopsisExplores significant interpretations of the human spirit in Western culture, with sources ranging from the Hebrew Bible and the apostle Paul to the theologians Augustine, Aquinas, and Calvin and the natural philosopher and physician William Harvey.Trade Review“A rich, synthetic, and nuanced investigation. This is a highly original piece of work that draws on an astounding array of primary sources as well as the author’s incredible knowledge of rhetoric and philology, archaeology, ornithology, the science of avian flight, ancient crafts of tent-making, Greek earthenware, and metallurgy. This is an erudite tour de force that requires but will also reward patient reading.”—Barbara Pitkin,author of What Pure Eyes Could See: Calvin’s Doctrine of Faith in Its Exegetical Context“As with so many questions, Boyle does not speculate beyond what the texts tell us. But with her close readings she helps us to understand the importance of attitudes toward the human spirit through two and a half millennia.”—Sheila J. Rabin Renaissance Quarterly“This book is so rich that barely a page in my copy does not have one or more passages marked off. . . .[W]ith her close readings she helps us to understand the importance of attitudes toward the human spirit through two and a half millennia.”—Sheila J. Rabin Renaissance Quarterly“The Human Spirit provides a fascinating and sturdy entry point for engaging with the human spirit in the Western theological tradition in general and especially in the texts to which Boyle applies her impressive scholarship.”—Tyler Horton Review of Biblical LiteratureTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I Ancient Realities1. Genesis2. PaulPart II Medieval Thoughts3. Augustine4. AquinasPart III Early Modern Discoveries5. Calvin6. ScienceNotesIndex
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SPCK Publishing Why Are We Here
Book SynopsisLittle books of guidance let you grasp the essentials in less than an hour!Trade ReviewAlister McGrath’s guide is more academic. He argues directly against the ‘New Atheism’ of Richard Dawkins ad followers. Drawing on the key arguments from recent scientific debates. -- Peter Clough * The Reader *Table of ContentsBeyond the scientific horizonThe heart's desireA transforming vision
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Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale You Are the Universe
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Deepak Chopra joins forces with leading physicist Menas Kafatos to explore some of the most important and baffling questions about our place in the world. A riveting and absolutely fascinating adventure that will blow your mind wide open! —Dr. Rudolph E. Tanzi What happens when modern science reaches a crucial turning point that challenges everything we know about reality? In this brilliant, timely, and practical work, Chopra and Kafatos tell us that we''ve reached just such a point. In the coming era, the universe will be completely redefined as a human universe radically unlike the cold, empty void where human life is barely a speck in the cosmos. You Are the Universe literally means what it says--each of us is a co-creator of reality extending to the vastest reaches of time and space. This seemingly impossible proposition follows from the current state o
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Zondervan Four Views on Creation Evolution and Intelligent
Book SynopsisEvolution--or the broader topic of origins--has enormous relevance to how we understand the Christian faith and how we interpret Scripture. Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design presents the current state of the conversation about origins among evangelicals representing four key positions: Young Earth Creationism - Ken Ham (Answers in Genesis) Old Earth (Progressive) Creationism - Hugh Ross (Reasons to Believe) Evolutionary Creation - Deborah B. Haarsma (BioLogos) Intelligent Design - Stephen C. Meyer (The Discovery Institute) The contributors offer their best defense of their position addressing questions such as: What is your position on origins - understood broadly to include the physical universe, life, and human beings in particular? What do you take to be the most persuasive arguments in defense of your position? How do you demarcate and correlate evid
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Zondervan The Fool and the Heretic
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Zondervan Three Views on Christianity and Science
Book SynopsisFeaturing top scholars and edited by Paul Copan and Christopher L. Reese, Three Views on Christianity and Science presents the current main options for Christians seeking to relate Christianity and science responsibly.Table of ContentsIntroduction – Copan and Reese 1. Independence View – Michael Ruse Responses – McGrath and Meyer Rejoinder – Ruse 2. Dialogue View – Alister McGrath Responses – Ruse and Meyer Rejoinder – McGrath 3. Qualified Agreement View – Stephen Meyer Responses – Ruse and McGrath Rejoinder – Meyer Conclusion – Copan and Reese
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SCM Press The Adventure of Living
Book SynopsisPaul Tournier was a general practitioner in Geneva for nearly fifty years. His experiences, and his discovery that many of his patients needed help going deeper than drugs or surgery, led him to develop and practise what he calls 'the medicine of the person', in which medical knowledge, understanding and religion are combined.
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SCM Press A Doctors Casebook in the Light of the Bible
Book SynopsisPaul Tournier has practised medicine in Geneva since 1928, as a physician who acquired psychiatric training and experience because he learned that many of his patients needed help going deeper than drugs or surgery.
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SCM Press Serious Talk
Book SynopsisSerious Talk begins with the search for an acceptable meeting point for science and religion. Following this are examinations of specific theological issues approached in the spirit of such a meeting point: creation, the role of chance, God's engagement with time, the anticipation of a destiny beyond death, and the end of the universe.
£18.19
SCM Press Religion and Science
Book SynopsisAn expanded & revised version of "Religion in an Age of Science". Three new chapters on physics & metaphysics in the 18th century and biology & theology in the 19th century. Other new sections included.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) TT Clark Handbook of Christian Theology and the Modern Sciences
Book SynopsisJohn P. Slattery is Senior Program Associate with the Dialogue on the Science, Ethics, and Religion Program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, DC, USATrade ReviewFor theologians and educators who seek examples of what one might call “socially aware theology and science,” this volume will be a valuable resource. * Reading Religion *[T]he volume satisfies a double aim, that of providing a status quaestionis and clarifying the historical-philosophical roots of the issues dealt with. * DISF: Interdisciplinary Documentation Portal of Science and Religion *Table of ContentsIntroduction, John P. Slattery (American Association for the Advancement of Science, USA) I. Historical Explorations 1. The Genesis Creation Accounts, J. Richard Middleton (Northeastern Seminary, USA) 2. Wisdom’s Wonder and the Science of Awe, William Brown (Columbia Theological Seminary, USA) 3. Aristotle’s Sciences: Inquiring into Nature and the Divine, Anne Siebels Peterson (University of Utah, USA) 4. Augustine and Science, John C. Cavadini (University of Notre Dame, USA) 5. Basil and the Greek Fathers on Creation in the Hexaemeron, Andrew Louth (University of Durham, UK) 6. Maximus the Confessor and John Damascene’s Cosmology, Doru Costache (St Cyril’s Coptic Orthodox Theological College, Australia) 7. Hildegard of Bingen, Debra Stoudt (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA) 8. Thomas Aquinas, Michael J. Dodds, O.P. (Graduate Theological Union, USA) 9. John Calvin and Modern Science, Brian Edgar (Asbury Theological Seminary, USA) 10. George Washington Williams, Frederick Douglass, and Maria Stewart: Race, Science, and Moral Resistance in African American Political Thought, Terrence Johnson (Georgetown University, USA) 11. Neo-Scholasticism and Anti-Evolutionary Catholicism: A Brief History, John P. Slattery (American Association for the Advancement of Science, USA) II. Transitioning from the 20th to the 21st Century 12. 20th and 21st Century Catholic Voices on Nature and Science, Paul Schutz (Santa Clara University, USA) 13. 20th and 21st Century Orthodox Voices on Nature and Science, Elizabeth Theokritoff (Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, UK) and Christopher C. Knight (Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, UK) 14. 20th and 21st Century Protestant Voices on Nature and Science, Sarah Lane Ritchie (University of Edinburgh, UK) III. Explorations in Christian Theology Today 15. The Encounter of Theology with Physics: An Eastern Christian Perspective, Stoyan Tanev (Carleton University, Canada) 16. The Human as World-Maker: An Anthropocene Dogma, Lisa Sideris (Indiana University, USA) 17. Theology and the Biological Sciences, Celia Deane-Drummond (University of Oxford, UK) 18. Medical Innovation, Conventional Theology, Terri Laws (University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA) 19. Theology and the Psychological Sciences, Jessica Coblentz (Saint Mary’s College, USA) 20. Theology and the Social Sciences: A Contemporary Overview, Timothy K. Snyder (Wesley Theological Seminary, USA) 21. Black Noise and the Sorrow Songs: A Reflection on the Negro Spirituals and the Involuntary Modernization of Black Music, Rufus Burnett (Fordham University, USA) 22. Liturgy as Ethicizer: Cultivating Ecological Consciousness through a Coptic Orthodox Liturgical Ethos, Stephen Meawad (Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, USA) 23. A Case Study for Lived Religion-and-Science: Theology of Urban Ecology, Lea F. Schweitz (Independent Scholar, USA) 24. Environmental Sciences and Christian Theology, Paul Schutz (Santa Clara University, USA)
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Random House USA Inc Sacred Nature
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Penguin Random House LLC The Transcendent Brain
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