Category Archives: Science & Religion

Invisible Forces and Powerful Beliefs: Gravity, Gods, and Minds

In this book, a remarkable group of scientists, physicians, philosophers, and theologians share profound insights into our deepest questions, and the invisible forces and powerful beliefs that shape us. They will challenge you–and reward you with a richer understanding of … Continue reading

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A Comprehensible Universe: The Interplay of Science and Theology

Why is our world comprehensible? This question seems so trivial that few people have dared to ask it. In this book we explore the deep roots of the mystery of rationality. The inquiry into the rationality of the world began … Continue reading

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A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom 2 Volume Paperback Set (Cambridge Library Collection – Religion)

First published in 1896, this two-volume history of the conflict between theology and science was widely recognised, along with John William Draper’s History of the Conflict between Religion and Science, as a defining study of the subject. A distinguished educator, … Continue reading

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The Biology of Religious Behavior: The Evolutionary Origins of Faith and Religion

There has been much recent interest in the study of religion from the perspective of Darwinian evolution. The Biology of Religious Behavior: The Evolutionary Origins of Faith and Religion offers a broad overview of the topic, written by internationally recognized … Continue reading

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The Emergence of a Scientific Culture: Science and the Shaping of Modernity 1210-1685

Why did science emerge in the West and how did scientific values come to be regarded as the yardstick for all other forms of knowledge? Stephen Gaukroger shows just how bitterly the cognitive and cultural standing of science was contested … Continue reading

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The Parting of the Sea: How Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Plagues Shaped the Story of Exodus

For more than four decades, biblical experts have tried to place the story of Exodus into historical context–without success. What could explain the Nile turning to blood, insects swarming the land, and the sky falling to darkness? Integrating biblical accounts … Continue reading

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God According to God: A Physicist Proves We’ve Been Wrong About God All Along

In this groundbreaking exploration, a biblical scholar and M.I.T.-trained physicist combines decades of research to change the debate between religion and science, presenting a new paradigm of how to understand God. Gerald Schroeder has spent his career revealing the hand … Continue reading

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Ultimate Explanations of the Universe

We humans are collectively driven by a powerful – yet not fully explained – instinct to understand. We would like to see everything established, proven, laid bare. The more important an issue, the more we desire to see it clarified, … Continue reading

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A Second Genesis: Stepping-stones Towards the Intelligibility of Nature

A Second Genesis enquires why nature is intelligible. The fast growth of technology and deeper understanding of the humanities have provided significant clues. Answering the question why nature can be understood requires an introduction to the new science of astrobiology … Continue reading

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Geology and Religion: A History of Harmony and Hostility – Special Publication no 310 (Geological Society Special Publications)

For thousands of years, religious ideas have shaped the thoughts and deeds of human beings, and therefore many early geological concepts were initially developed in this context. The book discusses this long-standing relationship from a historical point of view, which … Continue reading

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