Metaphors for God's Time in Science and Religion
Published on 1. January 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
VIII, 218 pages
978-1-349-40324-0 (ISBN)
Description
Metaphors for God's Time in Science and Religion examines the exploratory work of metaphors for time in astrophysical cosmology, chaos theory, evolutionary biology and neuroscience. Happel claims that the Christian God is intimately involved at every level of physical and biological science. He compares how scientists and theologians both generate stories, metaphors and symbols about the universe and asks 'who is the God who invents me?
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2002
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
VIII, 218 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-40324-0 (9781349403240)
DOI
10.1057/9781403937582
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Book
09/2002
Palgrave Macmillan
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Person
STEPHEN HAPPEL is Dean of the School of Religious Studies at the Catholic University in America. He is author of many articles and several books including
Coleridge's Religious Imagination: A Catholic Vision
(with David Tracy), and
Conversion and Discipleship
(with James J.Walter.)
Content
Acknowledgements Introduction: Can Transcendence be Found in Things? Metaphors and Multiple Meanings The Story of the Universe: Metaphors for Time in Astrophysical Cosmology Does Chaos Tell a Story? The Politics of Evolution: Metaphors for Competition Neutral Networks, Human Time and the Soul Time as Gift: God's Journey Index