02067cam a22003138a 4500 47106 47106 15879880 AU-EpEBC 20170323153804.0 090825s2010 enk b 001 0 eng 2009035039 9781441118165 (pbk.) 1441118160 (pbk.) 9781441182005 (HB) 1441182004 (HB) DLC DLC NEMB BL240.3 .B375 2010 213/BAR 22 Barnes, Michael Horace. Understanding religion and science : introducing the debate / Michael Horace Barnes. London ; New York : Continuum, 2010. 1005 p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- 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. Religion and science. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc AM 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAIN MAIN OPEN 2017-03-23 Tabor 0 213 BAR 17707 2017-03-23 00:00:00 1 2017-03-23 AM