The great mystery : science, God and the human quest for meaning / Alister McGrath.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGrath, Alister E., 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Life.

Philosophical anthropology.

Human beings.

Cosmology.

Physical Description:

vii, 247 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Hodder & Stoughton Ltd ; 2017.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. One Wondering about Ourselves

1. Born to Wonder: Asking Questions; Hoping for Answers

2. Who are We? Wondering about Human Nature

3. Human Identity: Mapping the Landscape

pt. Two Wondering about Life: The Human Quest for Meaning

4. Pilgrims Seeking a `Big Picture': The Balcony and the Road

5. Searching for Meaning: Why We Need More Than Just Facts

6. Meaning: Discovery or Invention?

7. When Meaning Fails: Doubt, Trauma and Disbelief

8. Wondering about Nature: The Imaginative Roots of Science

9. At Home in the Universe? Wondering about Our Place in the Cosmos

pt. Three Wondering about Our Future

10. What's Wrong with Us? Why We Need the Idea of Sin

11. Humanisms: Secular and Religious

12. The Myth of Progress: Reshaping Humanity

13. Endings: Some Brief Musings.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1473634318

9781473634312

1473634326

9781473634329

OCLC:

980170750

Publisher Number:

99972037534