Science and religion : Christian and Muslim perspectives : a record of the eighth Building Bridges Seminar convened by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, June 16-18, 2009 / David Marshall, editor.

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Building Bridges Seminar (8th : 2009 : Bahçeşehir University) [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
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Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2012.
Description
xiv, 189 pages ; 23 cm

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"Science and Religion is a record of the 2009 Building Bridges seminar, a dialogue between leading Christian and Muslim scholars convened annually by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The essays in this volume explore how both faith traditions have approached the interface between science and religion and throw light on the ongoing challenges posed by this issue today. The volume includes a selection of relevant texts together with commentary that illuminates the scriptures, the ideas of key religious thinkers, and also the legacy of Charles Darwin."--Publisher's description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
Contents
  • Introduction / David Marshall
  • Building Bridges in Istanbul / Rowan Williams
  • Science and the Christian tradition : a brief overview / John Hedley Brooke
  • Science and religion in the history of Islam / Ahmad Dallal
  • Science and religious belief in the modern world : challenges and opportunities / Denis Alexander
  • Biblical texts. Commentary / Ellen F. Davis
  • What is creation? Subtle insights from Genesis 1 concerning the order of the world / Michael Welker
  • Qurʼānic texts. Commentary / Mustansir Mir
  • Classical Christian texts. Commentary : science and religion in the classical Christian tradition / Emmanuel Clapsis
  • Classical Islamic texts. Commentary : the importance of al-Ghazālī and Ibn Rushd in the history of Islamic discourse on religion and science / Osman Bakar
  • Charles Darwin. Introduction to Darwin and the selected texts / John Hedley Brooke
  • Early Arabic views of Darwin / Marwa Elshakry
  • Modern Islamic texts. Introduction to Quṭb and al-Shaʻrāwī / Sherine Hamdy
  • Pope John Paul II. Commentary / Celia Deane-Drummond
  • Afterword / Rowan Williams.
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ISBN
  • 9781589019140 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
  • 1589019148 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2011041625
OCLC
757838281
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  • 99948576170
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H - S
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