01772nam a2200217 a 4500001001400000003000700014005001700021008004100038020001800079020001500097020002500112020002200137040000800159100002700167245009000194260003100284300002500315504006500340505112400405650002501529vtls000055934KUKTEM20251117150507.0111103t2010    enk    f      001 0 eng d  a9781441182005  a1441182004  a9781441118165 (pbk.)  a1441118160 (pbk.)  aUMP1 aBarnes, Michael Horace10aUnderstanding religion and science :bintroducing the debate /cMichael Horace Barnes  aLondon :bContinuum,c2010  avi, 308 p. ;c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [286]-295) and index0 aIntroduction -- Section 1: Methods in religion : relations between faith and reason -- Faith and reason in religion : some basics -- Modern theologies about faith -- Section 2: The method of science : how does it arrive at its conclusions? -- The method of science -- The limits of science -- Criticisms of science -- Section 3: God and atheism -- The reality and nature of God in western religion -- Science-based atheism and some religious responses -- Section 4: 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 5: Cosmic evolution : how did we get here? -- Varieties of universes -- Cosmic order -- Religious interpretations of the cosmos -- Section 6: 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