TY - BOOK AU - McGrath,Alister E. TI - The foundations of dialogue in science and religion SN - 0631208534 (alk. paper) AV - BL 240.2 .M4 1998 U1 - 261.5/5 21 PY - 1998/// CY - Malden, Mass. PB - Blackwell Publishers KW - Religion and science KW - Theology KW - Methodology KW - Science N1 - 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 ER -