Faith Views the Universe
A Thomistic Perspective
Published on 12. June 1997
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-0-7618-0786-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book addresses the relationship between religion and science, presenting a religious outlook that both explains and encompasses science based on insights from Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas. These insights are not confrontational, nor stated as running on parallel lines with modern science, but are suggested as penetrating to the very roots of modern science in its dialectical nature. As a result, the Christian religion need not fear the contradiction of modern science, and an even deeper understanding of this science itself is suggested. Contents: Science as Dialectical: Faith Views the Universe; Introduction to Basic Science; Science's Rectilinear Universe; Science is Dialectical; Science as Demonstrative: Modern Science and Motion; Aristotle and Causality; The Moving and Measured Universe; Existence of First Mover; Transition to Modern Science; The Theory of Everything; Bibliography; Index.
Reviews / Votes
...a rich source of information about the nature of modern science and its relation to philosophy and theology. -- Peter A. Redpath, St. John's University ...a rich source of information about the nature of modern science and its relation to philosophy and theology. -- Peter A. Redpath, St. John's UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 143 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
422 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-0786-5 (9780761807865)
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Persons
Pierre Conway, O.P. is a researcher and writer in Washington, D.C. Mary Michael Spangler, O.P. is Professor at Ohio Dominican College in Columbus, Ohio.