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Science and providence [electronic resource] : God's interaction with the world / John C. Polkinghorne.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Polkinghorne, J. C., 1930-2021.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion and science.
- Providence and government of God.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (145 p.)
- Edition:
- Templeton Foundation Press ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Templeton Foundation Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Internationally renowned priest-scientist Dr. John C. Polkinghorne examines whether a personal, interacting God is a credible concept in today's scientific age. Encouraging the belief that there is a compatibility between the insights of science and the insights of religion, this book, previously published in the United Kingdom, focuses on the viewpoint that the world is one in which both human beings and God have the freedom to act.A modern understanding of the physical world is applied to questions of prayer and providence, such as: Do miracles happen? Can prayer change anything?
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The problem
- Embodiment and action
- Providence
- Miracle
- Evil
- Prayer
- Time
- Incarnation and sacrament
- Hope.
- Notes:
- Originally published by SPCK, 1989.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-26021-2
- 9786613260215
- 1-59947-084-5
- OCLC:
- 727649254
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