Science And Religion Understanding The Issues Nancy Morvilloauth by Nancy Morvillo(auth.) 9781405189668, 9781444317299, 1405189665, 1444317296 instant download after payment.
From the heliocentric controversy and evolution, to debates on biotechnology and the environment, this book offers a balanced introduction to the key issues in science and religion.
- A balanced, introductory textbook which fully spans the interface between science and religion, and includes illustrations of scientific concepts throughout
- Explores key historical issues, including the heliocentric controversy, and evolution, but also topics of current importance, such as biotechnology and environmental issues
- Appendices include a wide range of biblical readings; excerpts from early philosophers, theologians and scientists, including Aristotle, Aquinas, Hume, Kant, Galileo, Newton, and Darwin; and short works from twentieth and twenty-first century scientists and theologians
- Accessibly structured in to sections covering cosmology, evolution, and ethics in a scientific age
- Provides significant coverage of scientific information and balanced explanations of the key debates for introductory students
Content:
Chapter 1 Learning from the Past (pages 3–20):
Chapter 2 How We Know What We Know (pages 21–41):
Chapter 3 Common Threads and Ultimate Truths (pages 42–48):
Chapter 4 Scientific Explanations of the Cosmos (pages 49–76):
Chapter 5 Creation Myths (pages 77–94):
Chapter 6 Current Understandings of the Universe (pages 95–119):
Chapter 7 Eschatology (pages 120–138):
Chapter 8 Darwin Changes Everything (pages 139–156):
Chapter 9 Scientific Explanations of the Origin of Life (pages 157–184):
Chapter 10 Evidence for Evolution (pages 185–210):
Chapter 11 Evolution and Design (pages 211–233):
Chapter 12 Human Evolution (pages 234–259):
Chapter 13 What It Means to be Human (pages 261–278):
Chapter 14 Modern?Day Marvels: Biotechnology and Medicine (pages 279–312):
Chapter 15 Stewardship and the Environment (pages 313–342):
