On faith and science / Edward J. Larson and Michael Ruse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Larson, Edward J. (Edward John), author.

Ruse, Michael, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and science.

Physical Description:

298 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2017]

Summary:

Throughout history, scientific discovery has clashed with religious dogma, creating conflict, controversy, and sometimes violent dispute. In this enlightening and accessible volume, distinguished historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Larson and Michael Ruse, philosopher of science and Gifford Lecturer, offer their distinctive viewpoints on the sometimes contentious relationship between science and religion. The authors explore how scientists, philosophers, and theologians through time and today approach vitally important topics, including cosmology, geology, evolution, genetics, neurobiology, gender, and the environment. Broaching their subjects from both historical and philosophical perspectives, Larson and Ruse avoid rancor and polemic as they address many of the core issues currently under debate by the adherents of science and the advocates of faith, shedding light on the richly diverse field of ideas at the crossroads where science meets spiritual belief.

Contents:

Looking up to god or the cosmos

The Tao of physics and other big ideas

The brain, the mind, and the soul

Rock, fossil, god

Darwinism and belief

The evolution of humanity

Sex and gender - Eugenics, genetics, and playing god

Living on earth

Bibliographic essay: where to look from here.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-286) and index.

ISBN:

0300216173

9780300216172

OCLC:

973795351