Religion and the physical sciences / Kate Grayson Boisvert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boisvert, Kate Grayson, 1943-

Series:

Greenwood guides to science and religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and science.

Physical Description:

xxx, 317 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008.

Contents:

Introduction: Physical science and religion in the twentieth century

Scientific and religious thought-early twentieth century

Scientific and religious thought-mid-twentieth century

Scientific and religious thought-the latter twentieth century

The growth of the science and religion dialogue in the latter twentieth century

The beginning of the universe : scientific and religious perspectives

Discovering the beginning and our place in the universe

Philosophical and religious reflections of scientists

Religious views of the origin of the universe

The nature of matter and energy and the quest for a final unified theory

Quantum theory : the revolution that shook physics

The journey into the atom and the forces of nature

Unified theories

Inflation, quantum cosmology, and multiple universes

Philosophical and religious reflections on quantum theory

Philosophical and religious implications of quantum theory

The fundamental constituents of reality : religious perspectives

Quantum cosmology and creation from nothing

Cosmic evolution : reflections of scientists

Cosmic evolution at the millennium

Philosophical and religious implications seen by scientists

Life and intelligence in the universe

twentieth-century developments

Chance, necessity, and design in life's origin

Extraterrestrial intelligence, human significance, and God

Religious implications of search and discovery

Cosmic evolution : Christian religious perspectives

Creationism

Intelligent design

Theistic evolution

The cosmology of Meher Baba

The message of God speaks

Creation and evolution

The process of reincarnation

Involution and realization-the final stages

Directionality, divine purpose, and the problem of evil and suffering

Comparison to science and other religious perspectives

The future according to science and religion

The future according to science

The future according to religion

The future of science and religion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-305) and index.

ISBN:

9780313332845

0313332843

OCLC:

166388170