Religion and the Physical Sciences

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Kate Grayson Boisvert

Book Code: GR3284

ISBN: 0-313-33284-3

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33284-5

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352 pages, n/a

Greenwood Press

Publication: 4/30/2008

List Price: $65.00 (UK Sterling Price: £37.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

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Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Greenwood Guides to Science and Religion

Description: Many people may think that the modern physical sciences - physics, chemistry, astronomy - and religion have little to do with each other. There are, however, many points that these two areas intersect. This volume in the Greenwood Guides to Science and Religion will cover the impact of religion and spirituality on some of the great scientific debates of the last 100 years - the origin of the universe, the nature of matter and energy, the quest for a TOE (theory of everything), and the current debates over multiple universes, the anthropic principle, and other aspects of theoretical physics that are borderline philosophy. Debates on these topics are common in popular works, and the author places all of these debates in a context that the average reader can understand. Religion and the Physics Sciences examines how science and religion intersect in some of the most profound scientific questions of the all time:

How did the universe begin?

What is the nature of matter and energy

Did the universe evolve, or was there intelligent guidance? l

Is there a theory of everything?
The volume includes extracts from the most important primary source documents, as well as a glossary and a timeline of events.

Table of Contents:

Series Foreword
Acknowledgements
Chronology of Events
Chapter 1. Introduction: Physical Science and Religion in the 20th Century
Chapter 2. The Beginning of the Universe: Scientific and Religious Perspectives
Chapter 3. The Nature of Matter and Energy and the Quest for a Final Unified Theory
Chapter 4. Cosmic Evolution: Reflections of Scientists
Chapter 5. Life and Intelligence in the Universe
Chapter 6. Cosmic Evolution: Christian Religious Perspectives
Chapter 7. The Cosmology of Meher Baba
Chapter 8. The Future According to Science and Religion
Primary Documents
Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 2007048217

LCC Class: BL240

Dewey Class: 201

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