Can a Darwinian be a Christian? : the relationship between science and religion / Michael Ruse. [print]

By:

Ruse, Michael [Author]

Material type: Text

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780521631440
9780521637169

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LOC classification:

BT712.R951.C363 2001

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Contents:

Darwinism -- Christianity -- Origins -- Humans -- Naturalism -- Design -- Pain -- Extraterrestrials -- Christian ethics -- Social Darwinism -- Sociobiology -- Freedom and determinism -- Epilogue.

Review: "Adopting a balanced perspective on the subject, Michael Ruse offers a serious examination of both Darwinism and Christianity. He covers a wide range of topics, from the Scopes Monkey Trial to claims about the religious significance of extraterrestrials. He deals with major figures in the current science/religion debate (Richard Dawkins, Stephen Jay Gould, and E.O. Wilson on the science side, as well as Arthur Peacocke, Robert J. Russell, and Keith Ward on the religion side). He considers in detail the claims of the new creationism and reveals some surprising parallels between Darwinian materialists and traditional thinkers such as Saint Augustine." "Michael Ruse argues that, although it is at times difficult for a Darwinian to embrace Christian belief, it is by no means inconceivable. At the same time he suggests ways in which a Christian believer should have no difficulty accepting evolution in general, and Darwinism in particular."--Jacket.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status)	G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION	Non-fiction	BT712.R951.C363 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31923001736335

Prologue -- Darwinism -- Christianity -- Origins -- Humans -- Naturalism -- Design -- Pain -- Extraterrestrials -- Christian ethics -- Social Darwinism -- Sociobiology -- Freedom and determinism -- Epilogue.

"Adopting a balanced perspective on the subject, Michael Ruse offers a serious examination of both Darwinism and Christianity. He covers a wide range of topics, from the Scopes Monkey Trial to claims about the religious significance of extraterrestrials. He deals with major figures in the current science/religion debate (Richard Dawkins, Stephen Jay Gould, and E.O. Wilson on the science side, as well as Arthur Peacocke, Robert J. Russell, and Keith Ward on the religion side). He considers in detail the claims of the new creationism and reveals some surprising parallels between Darwinian materialists and traditional thinkers such as Saint Augustine." "Michael Ruse argues that, although it is at times difficult for a Darwinian to embrace Christian belief, it is by no means inconceivable. At the same time he suggests ways in which a Christian believer should have no difficulty accepting evolution in general, and Darwinism in particular."--Jacket.

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