Pascal's Fire: Scientific Faith and Religious Understanding

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Combining cutting edge-science with thought-provoking discourses about morality, religion and the meaning of life, Keith Ward provides a fascinating take on the science versus religion debate, offering 'a third way' which is guaranteed to spark debate for years to come.

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Overview

Combining cutting edge-science with thought-provoking discourses about morality, religion and the meaning of life, Keith Ward provides a fascinating take on the science versus religion debate, offering 'a third way' which is guaranteed to spark debate for years to come.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781851684465
  • Publisher: Oneworld Publications
  • Publication date: 6/25/2006
  • Pages: 224
  • Sales rank: 1,313,375
  • Product dimensions: 6.50 (w) x 7.88 (h) x 0.65 (d)

Table of Contents

Pt. I The formation of the scientific worldview
1 The end of the anthropocentric universe 7
2 The intellectual beauty of being 24
3 The life of the universe 34
4 The evolution of life on earth 49
5 Freedom, suffering and omnipotence 62
6 The veiled world 79
7 The open future 90
8 The implicate order 100
Pt. II The search for ultimate explanation - the God of the scientists
9 The limits of science 115
10 The explanation of everything 128
11 The emergence of the soul 151
12 The origins of culture 172
13 Cosmic ontogenesis 183
Pt. III The God of religion
14 God's action in the universe 201
15 Beyond the powers of nature? 217
16 Immortal life 233
17 The ultimate goal 247
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