01897cam a22002658a 450000100090000000300090000900500170001800800410003501000170007602000250009302000220011802000230014002000200016304000190018305000240020208200160022610000280024224500910027026000440036126300090040530000110041450400510042550511290047665000260160515879880AU-EpEBC20170323153804.0090825s2010    enk      b    001 0 eng    a  2009035039  a9781441118165 (pbk.)  a1441118160 (pbk.)  a9781441182005 (HB)  a1441182004 (HB)  aDLCcDLCdNEMB00aBL240.3b.B375 201000a213/BAR2221 aBarnes, Michael Horace.10aUnderstanding religion and science :bintroducing the debate /cMichael Horace Barnes.  aLondon ;aNew York :bContinuum,c2010.  a1005  ap. cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aIntroduction -- Section I: Method in religion : relations between faith and reason -- Faith and reason in religion : some basics -- Modern theologies about faith -- Section II: The method of science : how does it arrive at its conclusions? -- The method of science -- The limits of science -- Criticisms of science -- Section III: God and atheism -- The reality and nature of God in western religion -- Science-based atheism and some religious responses -- Section IV: Miracles : does God intervene in natural processes? -- Belief in miracles today -- A brief history of christian thought on miracles -- Skepticism and modern theologies about miracles -- Section V: Cosmic evolution : how did we get here? -- Varieties of universes -- Cosmic order -- Religious interpretations of the cosmos -- Section VI: Biological evolution : how did we get here? -- Basic theories of evolution -- Evolution and Christianity -- The new creationism : intelligent design -- Human nature : who are we? -- The soul tradition -- Science on the mind -- The freedom of a material soul -- Epilogue: Religion and science : conflicting commitments. 0aReligion and science.