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'I much enjoyed reading this book, and appreciate its discursive, at times almost meditative, sweep - with the occasional ironical turn that acts as a barb on the reader's conscience.' Simon Conway-Morris, Professor of Evolutionary Palaeobiology, University of Cambridge
'Highly impressive ... beautifully written.' The Times Literary Supplement
'On almost every page of this thoughtful book there are distinctive, challenging and creative insights.' Theological Book Review
'Clark's book offers a unique and original contribution to the literature. While one may not agree in every respect with the final position that he elaborates, his witty, engaging and thought-provoking account is well worth taking seriously.' Theology and Science
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This stimulating and wide-ranging book mounts a profound enquiry into some of the most pressing questions of our age, by examining the relationship between biological science and Christianity. The history of biological discovery is explored from the point of view of a leading philosopher and ethicist. What effect should modern biological theory and practice have on Christian understanding of ethics? How much of that theory and practice should Christians endorse? To what extent can "nature" set our standards? Professor Clark takes a reasoned look at biological theory since Darwin and argues that an orthodox Christian philosophy is better able to accommodate the truth of such theory than is the sort of progressive, meliorist interpretation of Christian doctrine that is usually offered as the properly "modern" option.
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'I much enjoyed reading this book, and appreciate its discursive, at times almost meditative, sweep - with the occasional ironical turn that acts as a barb on the reader's conscience.' Simon Conway-Morris, Professor of Evolutionary Palaeobiology, University of Cambridge
'Highly impressive ... beautifully written.' The Times Literary Supplement
'On almost every page of this thoughtful book there are distinctive, challenging and creative insights.' Theological Book Review
'Clark's book offers a unique and original contribution to the literature. While one may not agree in every respect with the final position that he elaborates, his witty, engaging and thought-provoking account is well worth taking seriously.' Theology and Science
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This stimulating and wide-ranging book mounts a profound enquiry into some of the most pressing questions of our age, by examining the relationship between biological science and Christianity. The history of biological discovery is explored from the point of view of a leading philosopher and ethicist. What effect should modern biological theory and practice have on Christian understanding of ethics? How much of that theory and practice should Christians endorse? To what extent can "nature" set our standards? Professor Clark takes a reasoned look at biological theory since Darwin and argues that an orthodox Christian philosophy is better able to accommodate the truth of such theory than is the sort of progressive, meliorist interpretation of Christian doctrine that is usually offered as the properly "modern" option.
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Civilized people, almost everywhere, believe that people are unlike dogs, cattle, sparrows and ants. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Cambridge University Press, Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press, Harvard University Press, Maynard Smith, Charles Darwin, Princeton University Press, Richard Owen, Stephen Jay Gould, University of California Press, Colin Turnbull, David Hume, George Berkeley, John Paul, Richard Dawkins, Samuel Johnson, San Francisco, Stone Age, The Political Animal, William Whewell, American Indians, David Stove, Kegan Paul, Robert Chambers New!
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Civilized people, almost everywhere, believe that people are unlike dogs, cattle, sparrows and ants. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mental microbes, own conspecifics, modern moralists Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Cambridge University Press, Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press, Harvard University Press, Maynard Smith, Charles Darwin, Princeton University Press, Richard Owen, Stephen Jay Gould, University of California Press, Colin Turnbull, David Hume, George Berkeley, John Paul, Richard Dawkins, Samuel Johnson, San Francisco, Stone Age, The Political Animal, William Whewell, American Indians, David Stove, Kegan Paul, Robert Chambers New!
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- The Origin Of Species by Charles Darwin on 4 pages
- The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin on 4 pages
- The Origin of Species (Penguin Classics) by Charles Darwin on 4 pages
- The Hellenistic Philosophers, Vol. I by A. A. Long on page 119, page 125, and page 256
- Natural Selection (Phoenix 60p Paperbacks) by Charles Darwin on page 30, page 40, and page 73
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- Nature as Reason: A Thomistic Theory of the Natural Law by Jean Porter on 4 pages
- Genetics and Christian Ethics (New Studies in Christian Ethics) by Celia Deane-Drummond on 4 pages
- Health Care and Christian Ethics (New Studies in Christian Ethics) by Robin Gill in Front Matter, page 54, and Back Matter
- I Am the Other: Literary Negotiations of Human Cloning (Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy) by Maria Aline Salgueiro Seabra Ferreira in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Evil and Christian Ethics (New Studies in Christian Ethics) by Gordon Graham in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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