On Faith and Science
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Description
"Throughout history, scientific discovery has interacted with religious belief, creating comment, controversy, and sometimes violent dispute. In this enlightening and accessible volume, distinguished historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Larson joins forces with Michael Ruse, philosopher of science and Gifford Lecturer, to offer distinctive perspectives on the sometimes contentious, sometimes conciliatory, and always complex relationship between science and religion. The authors explore how scientists, philosophers, and theologians through time approached vitally important topics, including cosmology, geology, evolution, genetics, neurobiology, gender, and the environment. Broaching their subjects from both historical and philosophical perspectives and taking a global, cross-cultural approach, Larson and Ruse avoid rancor and polemic as they address many of the core issues currently under debate by the adherents of science and the advocates of faith. In so doing, they shed new light on the richly diverse field of ideas at the crossroads where science meets spiritual belief"--Jacket.
ISBN
9780300216172, 0300216173
Publication Date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press
City
New Haven
Keywords
Religion, Science, Eugenics
Disciplines
Religion
Recommended Citation
Larson, Edward J. and Ruse, Michael, "On Faith and Science" (2017). Faculty Books. 295.
https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/facultybooks/295