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The Religion and Science Debate
Harold W. Attridge
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Description for The Religion and Science Debate
Hardback. Why does the tension between science and religion continue? How have those tensions impacted the public debate about so-called 'intelligent design' as a scientific alternative to evolution? This title addresses the conflict from its philosophical roots to its manifestations within American culture. Editor(s): Attridge, Harold W. Series: The Terry Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Eighty-one years after America witnessed the Scopes trial over the teaching of evolution in public schools, the debate between science and religion continues. In this book, scholars from a variety of disciplines - sociology, history, science, and theology - provide new insights into the contemporary dialogue as well as some perspective suggestions for delineating the responsibilities of both the scientific and religious spheres. Why does the tension between science and religion continue? How have those tensions changed during the past one hundred years? How have those tensions impacted the public debate about so-called 'intelligent design' as a scientific alternative to ... Read more
Eighty-one years after America witnessed the Scopes trial over the teaching of evolution in public schools, the debate between science and religion continues. In this book, scholars from a variety of disciplines - sociology, history, science, and theology - provide new insights into the contemporary dialogue as well as some perspective suggestions for delineating the responsibilities of both the scientific and religious spheres. Why does the tension between science and religion continue? How have those tensions changed during the past one hundred years? How have those tensions impacted the public debate about so-called 'intelligent design' as a scientific alternative to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
The Terry Lectures
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300152982
SKU
V9780300152982
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About Harold W. Attridge
Harold W. Attridge is the Dean and Lillian Claus Professor of New Testament at the Yale Divinity School. Keith Thomson is professor emeritus of natural history, University of Oxford, and senior research fellow, American Philosophical Society. Ronald L. Numbers is Hilldale and William Coleman Professor of History of Science and Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Kenneth R. Miller is Professor of ... Read more
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