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A leading expert in science and theology introduces the topic of cosmology from a "state of the question" perspective, showing what the stakes are for religion and theology in the rise of modern science.

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Contents
Introduction: Close Encounters
1. Every Saga Has a Beginning: Philosophical Cosmologies in the Ancient World
2. The Voyage Home: Cosmos in Early Christian Thought
3. Resistance Is Futile: Galileo, Newton, and Darwin
4. All These Worlds: On the Multiverse
5. If It's Just Us, It Seems Like an Awful Waste of Space: On Human Uniqueness
6. Infinite Space, Infinite Terror: Our Cosmic (In)Significance
7. In Space No One Can Hear You Scream? God and Being
8. There Is No Gene for the Human Spirit: Images of God
9. Come with Me If You Want to Live: Incarnations
10. To Boldly Go: Beings in Search of Greater Understanding
Indexes

Cosmology in Theological Perspective

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    A Paperback / softback by Olli–pekka Vainio


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      Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
      Publication Date: 17/07/2018
      ISBN13: 9780801099434, 978-0801099434
      ISBN10: 0801099439
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A leading expert in science and theology introduces the topic of cosmology from a "state of the question" perspective, showing what the stakes are for religion and theology in the rise of modern science.

      Table of Contents
      Contents
      Introduction: Close Encounters
      1. Every Saga Has a Beginning: Philosophical Cosmologies in the Ancient World
      2. The Voyage Home: Cosmos in Early Christian Thought
      3. Resistance Is Futile: Galileo, Newton, and Darwin
      4. All These Worlds: On the Multiverse
      5. If It's Just Us, It Seems Like an Awful Waste of Space: On Human Uniqueness
      6. Infinite Space, Infinite Terror: Our Cosmic (In)Significance
      7. In Space No One Can Hear You Scream? God and Being
      8. There Is No Gene for the Human Spirit: Images of God
      9. Come with Me If You Want to Live: Incarnations
      10. To Boldly Go: Beings in Search of Greater Understanding
      Indexes

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