Science and Religion in Dialogue

Two Histories of Discarded Images

Raymond E. Grizzle (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

110 Seiten

2012
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-7618-5805-8 (ISBN)

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Grizzle provides a history of science/religion interactions, with an emphasis on Christianity. He also examines his own history of dialogue, which involves self-reflection and interactions with others on science and religion. He focuses on what we have learned about the structure, history, and functioning of creation.

This book provides an overview of the history of interactions between science and religion, with an emphasis on Christianity. Raymond E. Grizzle examines his own history of self-reflection on science and religion, focusing on what we have learned about the structure, history, and functioning of creation. Both histories are interpreted as histories of discarded images, largely consisting of the replacement of images of creation provided by religion with those provided by the natural sciences. Grizzle assesses the major kinds of creationism that exist today and explores conflicts arising from young Earth creationism and intelligent design. He also provides examples of productive dialogue regarding how science and religion might inform one another. Two major themes that run throughout the book are the importance of underlying beliefs and the reliability of modern science in producing a truthful understanding of the cosmos and the creation process. Science and Religion in Dialogue concludes with some suggested principles for constructive self-reflection and thoughts on how today’s conflict might be replaced with productive discourse involving both science and religion.

Raymond E. Grizzle is a research professor of biological sciences at the University of New Hampshire. He previously held teaching positions in the natural sciences at two Christian universities, Campbell University in North Carolina and Taylor University in Indiana.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1—My Early Training and Worldview
Chapter 2—The Interaction of Science and Religion
Defining Science and Religion
Options for Relating Science and Religion
Chapter 3—Some Philosophical Issues
Theism vs. Atheism
Respecting Science and Religion
Realism and Truth
Chapter 4—The Early History of Science/Religion Interactions
Biblical Images of Creation and the Emergence of Modern Science
Geological and Biological Controversies are Born
Chapter 5—Developing an Evolutionary Perspective on Creation
Modern Scientific Images of Creation
Astronomy and Cosmology
Earth Science
Biology
Logical Complementarity
Chapter 6—Modern Creationism
Forms of Creationism
Levels of Belief
The Complex Origins of Creationist Beliefs
Roots of the Current Conflicts
Chapter 7—Creationism and Conflict Today
God’s Two Books
Young-Earth Creationism
Intelligent Design
Natural vs. Supernatural?
Chapter 8—Creationism in Dialogue With Science
Old-Earth Creationism
Evolutionary Creationism
Non-creationists in Dialogue
Chapter 9—Some Thoughts on Future Dialogue
Principles to Guide the Dialogue
Science and Trust, or Deciding Who to Believe
Chapter 10—Conclusions
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	4.5.2012
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	158 x 239 mm
Gewicht	322 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Christentum
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
ISBN-10	0-7618-5805-9 / 0761858059
ISBN-13	978-0-7618-5805-8 / 9780761858058
Zustand	Neuware