Keeping the Faith
Religious Belief in an Age of Science
Häftad, Engelska, 2007
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- Utgivningsdatum2007-12-11
- Mått152 x 229 x 11 mm
- Vikt299 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor218
- FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
- ISBN9780786431731
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Thomas J. Schoenbaum is research professor at George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. He is the author of many books and articles on legal and international topics.
- Table of ContentsPreface 1. The Controversy Between Science and Religion 2. Creationism and the Constitution The Cultural Wars of Religion The Scopes Case Evolution Eclipsed Science Makes a Comeback Equal Time for Creation Science Enter Intelligent Design A Fundamental Flaw 3. The World of Science Categories of Reality The Scientific Method Classical Physics Energy and Force 1. HEAT 2. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM 3. LIGHT 4. SCIENTIFIC MATERIALISM A New Frame of Reference: Relativity 1. SPECIAL RELATIVITY 2. GENERAL RELATIVITY Another Frame of Reference: The Very Small 1. ATOMS AND MOLECULES 2. CHEMISTRY COMES OF AGE 3. ATOMIC PHYSICS The Quantum Revolution 1. QUANTUM MECHANICS 2. QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS 3. QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS Astronomy 1. STARS 2. GALAXIES 3. COSMOLOGY Theories of the Earth The Life Sciences 1. THE BIRTH OF BIOLOGY 2. DARWINISM 3. THE DESCENT OF MAN Scientific Truth: An Evaluation 4. The World of Religion What Is Religion? Religious Knowledge Homo Religiosus Mythic Discourse Ritual, Community and Culture Sacred Places Science and Religion: Independence or Conflict? How Science Influences Religion: Four Paradigms 1. DANTE’S MEDIEVAL SYNTHESIS 2. DEISM 3. DESIGN AND THE WORLD SOUL 4. THE TRIUMPH OF RANDOMNESS AND CHANCE Lessons from Science about Religion Mysterium Tremendum: Our A Priori Knowledge of the Holy The Necessity to Choose 1. NIETZSCHE 2. KIERKEGAARD Religion and Faith: Is There a Di›erence? Mystical Experiences The Quest for God: The Content of Religious Belief 1. HINDUISM 2. JUDAISM 3. ZOROASTRIANISM 4. JAINISM 5. BUDDHISM 6. RELIGIONS OF CHINA 7. RELIGIONS OF JAPAN 8. CHRISTIANITY 9. ISLAM 10. SIKHISM Some Problems of Religious Pluralism Religious Freedom 1. FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION Summing Up: Final Thoughts about Religious Knowledge 5. The World of Philosophy The Importance of Philosophy The Limits of Knowledge Intelligent Design: Rational Arguments for the Existence of God 1. COSMOLOGICAL PROOFS 2. TELEOLOGICAL PROOFS 3. THE ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENT A New Idea of God Expressing the Transcendent 1. MYTH 2. ANALOGY 3. SYMBOLISM 4. HERMENEUTICS The Genesis Creation Story The Mystery of Existence Ethics: How We Should Live Ethics and Religion Systems of Ethics A Better Alternative: Virtue Ethics Practical Reason and Objective Goods Existentialism Summing Up 6. Faith and Reason Setting the Stage Pope Benedict XVI and Islam Critical Evaluation of Religion Religion and Values Theories of Right Action Religion and Violence Suppression of Minorities The Status of Women Religion and Law The Concept of Law Three Conceptions of Law Which Is Best? The Function of Law The Constraint of Natural Law Enter Positivism A New Concept of Natural Law Summing Up Concluding Remarks Bibliography Index
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