Morvillo Science and Religion

Understanding the Issues
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4443-1730-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten, E-Book

From the heliocentric controversy and evolution, to debates onbiotechnology and the environment, this book offers a balancedintroduction to the key issues in science and religion.
* * A balanced, introductory textbook which fully spans theinterface between science and religion, and includes illustrationsof scientific concepts throughout
* Explores key historical issues, including the heliocentriccontroversy, and evolution, but also topics of current importance,such as biotechnology and environmental issues
* Appendices include a wide range of biblical readings; excerptsfrom early philosophers, theologians and scientists, includingAristotle, Aquinas, Hume, Kant, Galileo, Newton, and Darwin; andshort works from twentieth and twenty-first century scientists andtheologians
* Accessibly structured in to sections covering cosmology,evolution, and ethics in a scientific age
* Provides significant coverage of scientific information andbalanced explanations of the key debates for introductorystudents

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morvillo, Nancy

Inhaltsverzeichnis

CHAPTER 1: LEARNING FROM THE PAST.
CHAPTER 2: HOW WE KNOW WHAT WE KNOW.
PART TWO: COSMOLOGY.
CHAPTER 3: EXPLANATIONS OF THE COSMOS.
CHAPTER 4: CREATION MYTHS.
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CHAPTER 5: CURRENT UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE UNIVERSE.
CHAPTER 6: ESCHATOLOGY.
PART THREE: EVOLUTION.
CHAPTER 7: DARWIN CHANGES EVERYTHING.
CHAPTER 8: SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATIONS OF THE ORIGINS OF LIFE.
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CHAPTER 9: EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION.
CHAPTER 10: EVOLUTION AND DESIGN.
CHAPTER 11: HUMAN EVOLUTION.
PART FOUR: ETHICS IN A SCIENTIFIC AGE.
CHAPTER 12: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN.
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CHAPTER 13: GENDER ISSUES.
CHAPTER 14: THE PROMISE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY.
CHAPTER 15: THE MEDICINE OF TOMORROW.
CHAPTER 16: STEWARDSHIP AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
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CHAPTER 17: COMMON THREADS AND ULTIMATE TRUTHS

Über Autor(innen)

Nancy Morvillo is Associate Professor of Biology at Florida Southern College and co-director of the Florida Center for Science and Religion. She mentors undergraduate students in original genetic research and has published in a variety of scientific and educational journals.