Spiritual Information
100 Perspectives on Science and Religion
Published on 1. June 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-1-932031-73-7 (ISBN)
Description
"Spiritual Information" is a collection of one hundred essays that explore a portion of the vast interdisciplinary approaches to the study of science and religion. The essays show how the study of ourselves, our planet and the universe help us understand our place as spiritual beings within God's universe. This book is a tribute to Sir John Templeton and his pioneering commitment toward new research that results in "one hundredfold more spiritual information than humankind has ever possessed before". It begins with essays that reflect on Sir John's principal domains of interest and expertise: free-enterprise-based finance and accelerating spiritual progress. Other sections include essays on the science-religion dialogue, cosmology, physics, and astronomy, biological evolution, social evolution, religion and health, and theology and philosophy.
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Edition
First Edition, First ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Radnor
United States
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-932031-73-7 (9781932031737)
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Person
Charles Harper is a professor of sociology at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. As a member of the faculty there since 1968, he has developed and taught numerous courses in the sociology department. Dr. Harper's teaching and scholarly interests delve into the study of social change, globalization, the sociology of religion, social theory, and environmental sociology. He has published papers in a variety of academic journals. Along with "Environment and Society," Dr. Harper is the author of two other textbooks. Co-authored with Kevin Leicht, his book "Exploring Social Change: America and the World" (Prentice Hall, 2002) is now in its Fourth Edition. Another book, "Food, Society, and Environment" (Prentice Hall, 2003), coauthored with Bryan E LeBeau, has been receiving wide praise. As an undergraduate, Dr. Harper studied biology and the natural sciences. He received a bachelor's degree from Central Missouri State University, a Master's degree in sociology from the University of Missouri, and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Dr. Harper and his wife, Anne, live close to Creighton's campus. He also enjoys traveling, bicycling, reading, and cooking.