Why the science and religion dialogue matters : voices from the International Society for Science and Religion / edited by Fraser Watts and Kevin Dutton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Watts, Fraser N.

Dutton, Kevin.

International Society for Science and Religion.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and science--Congresses.

Religion and science.

Physical Description:

viii, 158 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Templeton Foundation Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Each world faith tradition has its own distinctive relationship with science, and the science-religion dialogue benefits from a greater awareness of what this relationship is. In this book, members of the International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) offer international and multi-faith perspectives on how new discoveries in science are met with insights regarding spiritual realities.The essays reflect the conviction that religion and science each proceed best when they re pursued in dialogue with each other, and also that our fragmented and divided world would benefit more from a stronger dialogue between science and religion. In Part One, George F. R. Ellis, John C. Polkinghorne, and Holmes Rolston III, each a Templeton Prize winner, discuss their views on why the science and religion dialogue matters. They are joined in Part Two by distinguished theologians Fraser Watts and Philip Clayton, who place the dialogue in an international context; John Polkinghorne s inaugural address to the ISSR in 2002 is also included. In Part Three, five members of the ISSR look at the distinctive relationships of their faiths to science: Carl Feit on Judaism Munawar Anees on Islam B.V. Subbarayappa on Hinduism Trinh Xuan Thuan on Buddhism Heup Young Kim on Asian Christianity George Ellis, the recently elected second president of ISSR, summarizes the contributions of his colleagues. Ronald Cole-Turner then concludes the book with a discussion of the future of the science and religion dialogue."

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Part 1: Why the Dialogue Matters

Chapter 1: Why the Science and Religion

Chapter 2: Does "Science and Religion" Matter?

Chapter 3: The Science and Religion Dialogue

Part 2: The International Context

Chapter 4: Science and Religion

Chapter 5: Science, Religion, and Culture

Chapter 6: The State of the International Religion-Science Discussion Today

Part 3: Perspectives from World Faith Traditions

Chapter 7: Judaism and Science

Chapter 8: Is the Science and Religion Discourse Relevant to Islam?

Chapter 9: Science and Hinduism

Chapter 10: Science and Buddhism

Chapter 11: Asian Christianity

Conclusion

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-32121-1

9786613321213

1-59947-244-9

OCLC:

772942755