Paths from Science Towards God
The End of all Our Exploring
Will be published approx. on 2. April 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-85168-245-4 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing on over 30 years of engagement in the debate between science and religion, renowned author and 2001 Templetone Prize winner Arthur Peacocke reflects here on this age-old debate.
Reviews / Votes
'Has the mark of a classic in the making?' Philip Hefner, Editor, Zygon 'Arthur Peacocke has brought together in clear and eminently readable form his conclusions from three decades of creative reflection and writing on science and religion.' Ian Barbour, Winner of the 1999 Templeton Prize for Progress in ReligionMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
281 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85168-245-4 (9781851682454)
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Additional editions
E-Book
10/2013
1st Edition
Oneworld Publications
€14.83
Available for download
Person
Arthur Peacocke has published over 200 papers and twelve books, including the best-selling Theology for a Scientific Age, for which he received a Templeton Foundation Prize in 1995. He worked in the field of physical biochemistry for over 25 years, is a Priest and Canon in the Church of England, and until recently was Director of the Ian Ramsey Centre for the Study of Science and Religion at Oxford University. In 2001 he won the Templeton Prize for Progress in the Study of Religion, a $1 million prize awarded annually.
Content
Part 1: The spiritual Quest in the New world of Science
1. The contemporary challenge of science to religious beliefs 5
2. Science and the future of theology 18
Part 2: Exploring fomr science towards God: New vistaas, challenges and questions
3. The world as it is 39
4. The world in process 65
5. God's interaction with the world 91
6. The sound of sheer silence 117
Part 3: The end of all our exploring
7. An open theology 129
8. 'In him we live and move and have our being' 135
9. The world as sacrament 144
10. Arriving where we started 154
11. Knowing the place for the first time 163
1. The contemporary challenge of science to religious beliefs 5
2. Science and the future of theology 18
Part 2: Exploring fomr science towards God: New vistaas, challenges and questions
3. The world as it is 39
4. The world in process 65
5. God's interaction with the world 91
6. The sound of sheer silence 117
Part 3: The end of all our exploring
7. An open theology 129
8. 'In him we live and move and have our being' 135
9. The world as sacrament 144
10. Arriving where we started 154
11. Knowing the place for the first time 163