In this new book, Alister McGrath explores the relation of religion and the natural sciences, focusing specifically on Christianity as a case study.
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"McGrath...provides a detailed examination of the relationship between natural sciences and religion, specifically Christianity"Publishers Weekly, New York
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In this new book, Alister McGrath explores the relationship between religion and the natural sciences, focusing specifically on Christianity as a case study. The book explores the way in which religions and the natural sciences differ from each other, yet converge on matters of considerable interest in a number of areas.
The Foundations of Dialogue in Science and Religion develops the agenda set out by Thomas F. Torrance in his 1969 work Theological Science. Like Torrance, McGrath sees the need to examine the relation between Christian theology and the natural sciences at the level of method - that is to say, the way in which reality is apprehended, investigated, and represented.
The study starts from three major points of investigation: the inexplicability of the world, the way in which our reflection on the nature of things is controled or modulated by the way things are and the way in which the external world is represented.
This book will be of great interest to those researching and studying in the areas of science and religion, Christian theology and history and the philosophy of science.
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Alister E. McGrath is a historian, biochemist, and Christian theologian born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A longtime professor at Oxford University, he now holds the chair in theology, ministry, and education at the University of London. He is the author of several books on theology and history, including Christianity's Dangerous Idea, In the Beginning, and The Twilight of Atheism. He lives in Oxford, England, and lectures regularly in the United States.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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I can't wait for the rest of this series...,
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This review is from: The Foundations of Dialogue in Science and Religion (Hardcover)
Intended to the the first in a series of books on the subject, not only is McGrath qualified to write on the Subject (Ph.D. Molecular Bio-Physics and Ph.D. Philosophy), but does it in a way that will both keep the attention of the Scientist, and still be understood by the lay-person. I advise this be read by anyone interested in either subject, but even more-so by any Christian interested in persuing a career in the Sciences.
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This review is from: The Foundations of Dialogue in Science and Religion (Hardcover)
I eagerly began this book sympathetic to its aim. Alister McGrath is highly knowledgable and provides a whole lot of information about theology and science that almost any reader will learn from. However, finding a foundation for dialog between religion and science is not accomplished between these pages. Instead what is provided over and over are facile similarities between the two - similarities which are more likely to tickle the devout theist qua theist than the devout scientist qua scientist. Again - the information provided is outstanding and the examples McGrath draws from are enlightening, but no bridge or foundation is ever effectively laid. One waits for it at every turn only for the chapter to end and a new one begin.Another thing which jumped out at me were the countless spelling errors. I know that's usually a hair-splitting objection (and besides, I'm a terrible speller myself) but it truly stood out. A misspelled word every three pages or so it seemed. I hated giving this book 3 stars when it had the potential for so much more.
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This book is the first of what is envisaged as a series of works which aim to explore the relationship of the natural sciences and religions from a variety of standpoints - historical, philosophical, scientific, and theological. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ontological finality, ordained power, natural theology Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Jesus Christ, Old Testament, Roman Catholic, Thomas Aquinas, Jesus of Nazareth, Niels Bohr, Middle Ages, New Testament, North American, Oxford University, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, John Calvin, Origin of Species, Augustine of Hippo, Paul Davies, Paul Dirac, Karl Barth, Martin Luther, Pierre Duhem, Anselm of Canterbury, Bertrand Russell, British Association, Czapkay Sudduth, Five Ways New!
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This book is the first of what is envisaged as a series of works which aim to explore the relationship of the natural sciences and religions from a variety of standpoints - historical, philosophical, scientific, and theological. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ontological finality, ordained power, natural theology Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Jesus Christ, Old Testament, Roman Catholic, Thomas Aquinas, Jesus of Nazareth, Niels Bohr, Middle Ages, New Testament, North American, Oxford University, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, John Calvin, Origin of Species, Augustine of Hippo, Paul Davies, Paul Dirac, Karl Barth, Martin Luther, Pierre Duhem, Anselm of Canterbury, Bertrand Russell, British Association, Czapkay Sudduth, Five Ways New!
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- The Warfare of Science (Notable American Authors) by Andrew Dickson White on 5 pages
- Natural Selection (Phoenix 60p paperbacks) by Charles Darwin on page 171, page 172, and Back Matter
- The Theory of Relativity: & Other Essays by Albert Einstein on page 15, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Uses of Experiment: Studies in the Natural Sciences by David Gooding in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Explanation from Physics to Theology: An Essay in Rationality and Religion by Philip Clayton on page 131, and Back Matter
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- Scientific Theology: Volume 1: Nature by Alister E. McGrath in Front Matter, page 50, and Back Matter
- Wrestling with the Divine (Theology and the Sciences) (Theology & the Sciences) by Christopher C. Knight in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Care of Creation: Focusing Concern and Action by R. J. Berry on page 86, and Back Matter
- Science and Religion: An Introduction by Alister E. McGrath in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Creation and Complexity: Interdisciplinary Issues in Science and Religion (Science & Theology) (ATF Science & Theology) by Christine Ledger on page 44, and page 79
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