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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Georgetown Univ Pr
Publication date
August 1, 2001
Pages
156
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780878408658
ISBN-10
0878408657
Dimensions
0.50 by 6 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.60 lbs.
Original list price
$22.95
Other format details
university press
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The Wisdom of Ancient Cosmology: Contemporary Science in Light of Tradition | Essential Genetics | A Guide for the Perplexed | A Guide for the Perplexed | The Need for a Sacred Science | The Dancing Wu Li Masters | The Dancing Wu Li Masters | The Temple in Man
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: Many scientists today think of the universe as essentially purposeless. Likewise, modern and postmodern philosophers have often been suspicious of any religious claims that the natural world embodies and eternal meaning or teleology. Not all scientific thinkers subscribe to this cosmic pessimism, however, and some would even argue that contemporary knowledge is consistent with a religious sense of cosmic purpose.
This stimulating book offers candid reflections on the question of cosmic purpose written both by prominent scientists and by scholars representing the world's religious traditions. Examining the issue from a wide variety of perspectives, this is the only current book to deal with cosmic purpose from an interreligious and interdisciplinary perspective.
Here scientists such as physicist Andrei Linde and biologist Francisco Ayala come face to face with Islamic scholar Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Hindu philosopher Anindita Niyogi Balslev, and others. They examine such perplexing issues as the possible existence of multiple universes and the implications of seemingly purposive features in life. The contributions address the question of whether a religiously-based notion of a purposeful cosmos is consistent with the latest scientific understanding of nature, and whether theology can affirm the presence of divine action without contradicting science.
These essays will challenge readers to ponder their own place in the cosmos as they seek to interpret the visions of the world's great spiritual traditions in the light of natural science.
This stimulating book offers candid reflections on the question of cosmic purpose written both by prominent scientists and by scholars representing the world's religious traditions. Examining the issue from a wide variety of perspectives, this is the only current book to deal with cosmic purpose from an interreligious and interdisciplinary perspective.
Here scientists such as physicist Andrei Linde and biologist Francisco Ayala come face to face with Islamic scholar Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Hindu philosopher Anindita Niyogi Balslev, and others. They examine such perplexing issues as the possible existence of multiple universes and the implications of seemingly purposive features in life. The contributions address the question of whether a religiously-based notion of a purposeful cosmos is consistent with the latest scientific understanding of nature, and whether theology can affirm the presence of divine action without contradicting science.
These essays will challenge readers to ponder their own place in the cosmos as they seek to interpret the visions of the world's great spiritual traditions in the light of natural science.
Editions
Hardcover
With Francisco Jose Ayala (other contributor) |
from Georgetown Univ Pr (April 1, 2000); titled "Science and Religion in Search of Cosmic Purpose"
9780878407699 | details & prices | 137 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 0.75 in. | 1.02 lbs | List price $49.95
About: This volume offers candid reflections on the question of cosmic purpose written both by prominent scientists and by scholars representing the world's religious traditions.
About: This volume offers candid reflections on the question of cosmic purpose written both by prominent scientists and by scholars representing the world's religious traditions.
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Georgetown Univ Pr (August 1, 2001)
9780878408658 | details & prices | 156 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $22.95
About: Many scientists today think of the universe as essentially purposeless.
About: Many scientists today think of the universe as essentially purposeless.
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