TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sweetman, Brendan
TI  - Religion and science: an introduction
SN  - 9789389391541
U1  - 215 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Bloomsbury Academic
KW  - Religion and science
KW  - Religion and Science in History
N1  - Table of contents

1. Introduction
Why Are We Interested in Religion and Science?
Religion, Science and Secularism
Some Models for Relating Religion and Science
A Philosophical Approach to Religion and Science

2. Religion and Science in History
The Ancient World: Aristotle
The Medieval World: St. Augustine and St. Thomas
The Protestant Reformation
The Galileo Controversy of the Seventeenth Century
Galileo and Newton, and the Development of Science
Eighteenth-Century Developments
The Nineteenth Century: Darwin and Freud

3. Science and Naturalism in the Twentieth Century
The Success of Science
The Scientific Method, and Objective Knowledge
Realism vs. Anti-Realism
The Undermining of Truth in the History of Science
The Modern Face of Science: Naturalism

4. God and Evolution
Evolution and Modern Culture
Brief History of Evolution
The Theory of Evolution
The Evidence for Evolution: Questions and Answers
Religious, Philosophical and Moral Implications of Evolution

5. Science and the Human Person
A Challenge to the Traditional Understanding of the Human Person
The Nature of Consciousness
Human Free Will
Immortality
Artificial Intelligence
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

6. Design in the Universe
William Paley's Argument
The "Laws of Physics" Argument from Design
Design at the Beginning: The Anthropic Argument
Intelligent Design Arguments

7. God and the Universe
The Universe and the Big Bang Theory
God as First Cause
The Significance of Relativity and Quantum Mechanics
How Does God Act in the World?

8. Science, Religion and Ethics
Mapping the Human Genome
Stem Cells and Cloning
Conclusion: Some Lessons for Scientists and Religious Believers

Notes
Guide to Further Reading
Index


N2  - Religion and Science: An Introduction is a comprehensive textbook for students studying philosophy, theology and philosophy of religion. Topics include the relationship between religion, science and naturalism; the development of the scientific method; evolution and its religious and philosophical implications; the body/​mind relation, and artificial intelligence; life on other plants; the origin and design of the universe; the human genome project and genetic engineering; stem cells and cloning; science and values; and the history of the relationship between science and religion.


https://www.bloomsbury.com/in/religion-and-science-an-introduction-9789389391541
ER  -