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    The Big Questions in Science and Religion
    The Big Questions in Science and Religion
    The Big Questions in Science and Religion
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    The Big Questions in Science and Religion

    Written by Keith Ward

    Narrated by Simon Vance

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    Can religious beliefs survive in the scientific age? Are they resoundingly outdated? Or, is there something in them of great importance, even if the way they are expressed will have to change given new scientific context? These questions are among those at the core of the science-religion dialogue.

    In The Big Questions in Science and Religion, Keith Ward, an Anglican priest who was once an atheist, offers compelling insights into the often contentious relationship between diverse religious views and new scientific knowledge. He identifies 10 basic questions about the nature of the universe and human life. Among these are:

    • Does the universe have a goal or purpose?
    • Do the laws of nature exclude miracles?
    • Can science provide an wholly naturalistic explanation for moral and religious beliefs?
    • Has science made belief in God obsolete? Are there any good science-based arguments for God?

    With his expertise in the study of world religions, Ward considers concepts from Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, and Christianity, while featuring the speculations of cosmologists, physicians, mathematicians, and philosophers. In addition, Ward examines the implications of ancient laws and modern theories and evaluates the role of religious experience as evidence of a nonphysical reality.

    Writing with enthusiasm, passion, and clarity, Keith Ward conveys the depth, difficulty, intellectual excitement, and importance of the greatest intellectual and existential questions of the modern scientific age.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUniversity Press Audiobooks
    Release dateJul 16, 2012
    ISBN9781509494859
    The Big Questions in Science and Religion
    Author

    Keith Ward

    Keith Ward is a fellow of the British Academy and Professional Research Fellow at Heythrop College, London. He was formerly Professor of Religion at King's College, London, Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford, and a member of the Council of the Royal Institute of Philosophy. He is also a well-known broadcaster and author of over twenty books, including More than Matter? and Is Religion Irrational?

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