Religion and science in context : a guide to the debates / Willem B. Drees.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drees, Willem B., 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and science.

Physical Description:

vii, 168 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Summary:

How should we think about religion, science and their relationship in modern society? What indeed is religion: belief or trust in God's existence? What does science have to say on such issues?

Willem B. Drees considers contemporary discussions of these issues in Europe and North America, using examples from Christianity and religious naturalism, and reflections on Islam and Tibetan Buddhism. He argues that scientific understanding leaves open certain ultimate questions, and thus allows for belief in a creator, but also for religious naturalism or serious agnosticism. By analyzing the place of values in a world of facts, and the quest for meaningful stories in a material world, Religion and Science in Context offers an original and self-critical analysis of the field, its assumptions and functions, and ends with a vision of its possible future.

Contents:

'Religion and science' in multiple contexts

Worldly interests : apologetics, authority, and comfort

Science, sense and superstition : criteria

Hunting a snark? Religion in 'religion and science'

Mystery in an intelligible world

Values in a world of facts

Meaning in a material world

Engaging in 'religion and science' : an epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415556163

0415556163

9780415556170

0415556171

9780203869604

0203869605

OCLC:

317778149