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Modern Physics and Ancient Faith
Stephen M. Barr
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Description for Modern Physics and Ancient Faith
Paperback. Explains modern physics to general readers without oversimplification. Using the insights of modern physics, this book reveals that modern scientific discoveries and religious faith are deeply consonant. It is aimed at anyone with an interest in science and religion. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
A considerable amount of public debate and media print has been devoted to the “war between science and religion.” In his accessible and eminently readable new book, Stephen M. Barr demonstrates that what is really at war with religion is not science itself, but a philosophy called scientific materialism. Modern Physics and Ancient Faith argues that the great discoveries of modern physics are more compatible with the central teachings of Christianity and Judaism about God, the cosmos, and the human soul than with the atheistic viewpoint of scientific materialism. Scientific materialism grew out of scientific discoveries made from the time ... Read more
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Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268021986
SKU
V9780268021986
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About Stephen M. Barr
Stephen M. Barr is professor of physics and director of the Bartol Research Institute, University of Delaware.
Reviews for Modern Physics and Ancient Faith
“Written from the viewpoint of an accomplished physicist, this book is an invaluable contribution to the growing interest in the relationship between science and religion. The arguments are rigorously logical and the documentation is excellent.” "Physicist Barr deploys his scientific expertise to challenge the dogmas of materialism and to assert his belief that nothing explains the order of the galaxies ... Read more