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Laws of nature, laws of God? : proceedings of the Science and Religion Forum Conference, 2014 / edited by Neil Spurway.

By: Science and Religion Forum (Great Britain). Conference (2014 : Horsforth, England)
Contributor(s): Spurway, Neil, 1936- [editor.]
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015Description: xiv, 230 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781443876575; 1443876577Subject(s): Religion and science -- CongressesBibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.Local Note: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) grant.Differentiable Local Note:
Contents:
A scientist's view of the laws of nature, laws of God / Eric Priest -- From ancient nature wisdom to a theology of science: a scientist joins Job's comforters / Tom McLeish -- The theological origins of the concept of laws of nature and its subsequent secularisation / John Henry -- Religion in an age of science: the laws of nature and Christian piety in the Bridgewater Treatises / Jonathan Topham -- How could laws make things happen? / Nancy Cartwright -- Lawfulness, biological contextuality and a theology of interdependence / Fraser Watts -- Laws of mathematics: nature and origins / Gavin Hitchcock -- The link between the concepts of law of nature and continuous creation / Fabien Revol -- On the compatibility of intelligent design and methodological naturalism / Juuso Loikannen-- Fine-tuning arguments for the existence of God: a shot in the foot? / Richard Gunton -- Dualist perceptions and pitfalls / John Emmett -- Law, prayer and the world's weather / John Lockwood -- "An undevout astronomer is mad" / Geoffrey Cantor -- Response to the conference / Paul Beetham.
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Book Book John Bulow Campbell Library American Association for the Advancement of Science Collection Midrange BL240.3 .S25 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0182903374672

AAAS Science for Seminaries program.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A scientist's view of the laws of nature, laws of God / Eric Priest -- From ancient nature wisdom to a theology of science: a scientist joins Job's comforters / Tom McLeish -- The theological origins of the concept of laws of nature and its subsequent secularisation / John Henry -- Religion in an age of science: the laws of nature and Christian piety in the Bridgewater Treatises / Jonathan Topham -- How could laws make things happen? / Nancy Cartwright -- Lawfulness, biological contextuality and a theology of interdependence / Fraser Watts -- Laws of mathematics: nature and origins / Gavin Hitchcock -- The link between the concepts of law of nature and continuous creation / Fabien Revol -- On the compatibility of intelligent design and methodological naturalism / Juuso Loikannen-- Fine-tuning arguments for the existence of God: a shot in the foot? / Richard Gunton -- Dualist perceptions and pitfalls / John Emmett -- Law, prayer and the world's weather / John Lockwood -- "An undevout astronomer is mad" / Geoffrey Cantor -- Response to the conference / Paul Beetham.

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) grant.

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