Science, religion, and the human experience / edited by James D. Proctor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Proctor, James D., 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection of essays looks at the relationship between science and religion. The book begins from the premise that both science and religion operate in, yet seek to reach beyond specific historical, political, ideological, and psychological contexts.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction: Rethinking Science and Religion; PART I. Theory; 2. "Thou Shall Not Freeze-Frame," or, How Not to Misunderstand the Science and Religion Debate; 3. Modernity and the Mystical: Technoscience, Religion, and Human Self-Creation; 4. The Depths and Shallows of Experience; 5. In _____ We Trust: Science, Religion, and Authority; PART II. Cosmos; 6. Science, Religion, Metaphor, and History; 7. Kabbalah and Contemporary Cosmology: Discovering the Resonances; 8. The Complementarity of Science and Religion; PART III. Life

9. Darwin, Design, and the Unification of Nature10. Darwinism and Christianity: Must They Remain at War or Is Peace Possible?; 11. Experiencing Evolution: Varieties of Psychological Responses to the Claims of Science and Religion; PART IV. Mind; 12. Gods and the Mental Instincts That Create Them; 13. Empathy and Human Experience; 14. Uneasy Alliances: The Faith Factor in Medicine; the Health Factor in Religion; 15. The Intersubjective Worlds of Science and Religion; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 324-327) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-517533-6

9786611197025

0-19-803906-9

1-281-19702-5

1-4237-2095-4

OCLC:

61344201