Science and Religion in Search of Cosmic Purpose

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Science and Religion in Search of Cosmic Purpose

Name: Science and Religion in Search of Cosmic Purpose
Brand: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
SKU: 9780878408658
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Edited by John F. Haught
Imprint: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: June 22, 2001
Format: PAPERBACK
Dimensions: 229 x 152 mm
Weight: 270 g
Pages: 156

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Written both by scientists and by scholars representing the world's religious traditions, this collection of essays addresses the question of whether a religiously based notion of a purposeful cosmos is consistent with the latest scientific understanding of nature, and whether theology can affirm the presence of divine action without contradicting science.

Introduction 1. Inflationary Cosmology and the Question of TeleologyAndrei Lindei2. Darwin and Teleology of NatureFrancisco J. Ayala3. Islamic Cosmology: Basic Tenets and Implications, Yesterday and TodaySeyyed Hossein Nasr4. Cosmos and Consciousness: Indian PerspectivesAnindita Niyogi Balslev5. Cosomology, Science, and Ethics in Japanese Neo-ConfucianismMary Evelyn Tucker6. Cosmic Directionality and the Wisdom of ScienceBrian Swimme7. Information and Cosmic PurposeJohn F. Haught8. Is There Design and Purpose in the Universe?Owen Gingerich

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