Textbook
Science and Religion: Understanding the IssuesISBN: 978-1-4051-8965-1
Paperback
368 pages
April 2010, ©2010, Wiley-Blackwell
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From the heliocentric controversy and evolution, to debates on
biotechnology and the environment, this book offers a balanced
introduction to the key issues in science and religion.
- A balanced, introductory textbook which fully spans the
interface between science and religion, and includes illustrations
of scientific concepts throughout
- Explores key historical issues, including the heliocentric
controversy, and evolution, but also topics of current importance,
such as biotechnology and environmental issues
- Appendices include a wide range of biblical readings; excerpts
from early philosophers, theologians and scientists, including
Aristotle, Aquinas, Hume, Kant, Galileo, Newton, and Darwin; and
short works from twentieth and twenty-first century scientists and
theologians
- Accessibly structured in to sections covering cosmology,
evolution, and ethics in a scientific age
- Provides significant coverage of scientific information and balanced explanations of the key debates for introductory students