Science and religion around the world / edited by John Hedley Brooke and Ronald L. Numbers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brooke, John Hedley.

Numbers, Ronald L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and science.

Physical Description:

xv, 316 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Summary:

The past quarter-century has seen an explosion of interest in the history of science and religion. But all too often the scholars writing it have focused their attention almost exclusively on the Christian experience, with only passing reference to other traditions of both science and faith. At a time when religious ignorance and misunderstanding have lethal consequences, such provincialism must be avoided, and, in this pioneering effort to explore the historical relations of what we now call "science" and "religion," the authors go beyond the Abrahamic traditions to examine the way nature has been understood and manipulated in regions as diverse as ancient China, India, and sub-Saharan Africa. Science and Religion around the World also provides authoritative discussions of science in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam-as well as an exploration of the relationship between science and the loss of religious beliefs. The narratives included in this book demonstrate the value of plural perspectives and of the importance of location for the construction and perception of science-religion relations. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Early Judaism / Noah Efron Efron, Noah 1

2 Modern Judaism / Geoffrey Cantor Cantor, Geoffrey 44

3 Early Christianity / Peter Harrison Harrison, Peter, David C. Lindberg Lindberg, David C. 67

4 Modern Christianity / John Hedley Brooke Brooke, John Hedley 92

5 Early Islam / Ahmad S. Dallal Dallal, Ahmad S. 120

6 Modern Islam / Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Ihsanoglu, Ekmeleddin 148

7 Early Chinese Religions / Mark Csikszentmihaiyi Csikszentmihaiyi, Mark 175

8 Indic Religions / B. V. Subbarayappa Subbarayappa, B. V. 195

9 Buddhism / Donald S. Lopez Lopez, Donald S. 210

10 African Religions / Steven Feierman Feierman, Steven, John M. Janzen Janzen, John M. 229

11 Unbelief / Bernard Lightman Lightman, Bernard 252

12 Which Science? Whose Religion? / David N. Livingstone Livingstone, David N. 278.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780195328196

0195328191

9780195328202

0195328205

OCLC:

608491510

Publisher Number:

99941234477