In this book, over 30 prominent scientists, theologians, and philosophers explore three main convergences: the convergence of different sciences to give a coherent story of mankind, religious convergence whereby different traditions work together toward global harmony, and the convergence of science and religion.
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Clifford Matthews is one of the leading investigators of the origin of life and professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Mary Evelyn Tucker teaches religion at Bucknell University. Philip Hefner teaches theology at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago and edits Zygon: The Journal of Science and Religion.
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A favorite astronomy teacher of mine once said he loved to enliven his exams with question: "If intelligent beings had been able to evolved on the planet Venus, which is perpetually shrouded in thick cloud cover, what kind of Universe would they have imagined?" Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
spiritual essentialism, hydrogen cyanide polymers, functional cosmology, hyperspace theories, primitive proteins, multicelled creatures, hunting spirit, spatial scheme, cosmic story, universe story, celestial space, pipe ceremony Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Big Bang, South Africa, Color Plate, San Francisco, Native American, Teilhard de Chardin, United States, World War, Arena Chapel, Harvard University Press, Isaiah Awashish, Mary Leakey, Middle Ages, Milky Way, Vatican Observatory, Dalai Lama, Joanna Macy, Olduvai Gorge, Oxford University Press, Santi Suri, Anatomy Department, Brian Swimme, Charles Darwin, Chu Hsi New!
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A favorite astronomy teacher of mine once said he loved to enliven his exams with question: "If intelligent beings had been able to evolved on the planet Venus, which is perpetually shrouded in thick cloud cover, what kind of Universe would they have imagined?" Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
spiritual essentialism, hydrogen cyanide polymers, functional cosmology, hyperspace theories, primitive proteins, multicelled creatures, hunting spirit, spatial scheme, cosmic story, universe story, celestial space, pipe ceremony Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Big Bang, South Africa, Color Plate, San Francisco, Native American, Teilhard de Chardin, United States, World War, Arena Chapel, Harvard University Press, Isaiah Awashish, Mary Leakey, Middle Ages, Milky Way, Vatican Observatory, Dalai Lama, Joanna Macy, Olduvai Gorge, Oxford University Press, Santi Suri, Anatomy Department, Brian Swimme, Charles Darwin, Chu Hsi New!
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- On the Origin of Species (Penguin Classics) by Charles Darwin on page 7, page 102, and page 109
- Nonviolence to Animals, Earth, and Self in Asian Traditions (SUNY Series in Religious Studies) (Suny Series, Religious Studies) by Christopher Key Chapple on page 291, page 308, and Back Matter
- The Origin Of Species: 150th Anniversary Edition by Charles Darwin on page 7, page 102, and page 109
- The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin on page 7, page 102, and page 109
- Confucianism and Ecology: The Interrelation of Heaven, Earth, and Humans (Religions of the World and Ecology) by Mary Evelyn Tucker on page 313, page 321, and Back Matter
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- Teilhard in the 21st Century: The Emerging Spirit of Earth by Arthur Fabel in Back Matter
- Feminist Theologies: Legacy and Prospect by Rosemary Radford Ruether in Back Matter
- Ecology at the Heart of Faith by Denis Edwards in Back Matter
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