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The foundations of dialogue in science and religion / Alister E. McGrath.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 1998.Description: vii, 256 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0631208534 (alk. paper)
  • 0631208542 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 261.5/5 21
LOC classification:
  • BL 240.2 .M4 1998
Contents:
Contents:
1. Starting all over again. Science and religion : the challenge and opportunity ; The genesis of a project ; Starting all over again ; The continuing dominance of "conflict" models in science and religion ; The approach to be adopted -- 2. The quest for order. The doctrine of creation ; Aspects of creation : order ; Aspects of creation : beauty -- 3. The investigation of the world. Experimentation and revelation : a fundamental divergence? ; The interpretation of experience ; A middle way? : natural order and natural theology ; Creation and biblical interpretation ; Inference to the best explanation -- 4. The reality of the world. Realism : the affirmation of an independent reality ; Critical realism in science and theology : a convergence of views -- 5. The representation of the world. Analogies in science and religion ; Analogies and visualization : complementarity in science and religion -- In place of a conclusion : Beyond conflict.
Item type: Books
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks BKS BL 240.2 .M4 1998 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA006946 Available AUA006946

Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-253) and index.

Contents:

1. Starting all over again. Science and religion : the challenge and opportunity ; The genesis of a project ; Starting all over again ; The continuing dominance of "conflict" models in science and religion ; The approach to be adopted --
2. The quest for order. The doctrine of creation ; Aspects of creation : order ; Aspects of creation : beauty --
3. The investigation of the world. Experimentation and revelation : a fundamental divergence? ; The interpretation of experience ; A middle way? : natural order and natural theology ; Creation and biblical interpretation ; Inference to the best explanation --
4. The reality of the world. Realism : the affirmation of an independent reality ; Critical realism in science and theology : a convergence of views --
5. The representation of the world. Analogies in science and religion ; Analogies and visualization : complementarity in science and religion --
In place of a conclusion : Beyond conflict.