Ian Barbour

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  Nature Human Nature And God

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  In his latest work, the dean of religion and science tackles some of the thorniest issues posed by contemporary thought. Thoroughly conversant with current developments, Barbour offers astute analyses of the shape and import of evolutionary theory, indeterminacy, neuroscience, information theory, and artificial intelligence. He also addresses deeper philosophical issues and the idea of nature itself. Then with characteristic clarity and verve, Barbour advances to the interconnected religious questions at the core of contemporary debate: Are humans free? Does religion itself evolve? Are we immortal? Is God omnipotent? How does God act in nature? Barbour’s creative and constructive work offers hope that newer religious insights and imperatives occasioned by deep interaction with science can address the environmental and global challenges posed by science’s relentless advance.

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  When Science Meets Religion

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  1. Four Views Of Science And Religion
  2. Astronomy And Creation
  3. The Implications Of Quantum Physics
  4. Evolution And Continuing Creation
  5. Genetics, Neuroscience, And Human Nature
  6. God And Nature

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  Over the centuries and now into the new millenium, scientists, theologians, and the general public have shared many questions about the implications of scientific discoveries for religious faith. Trained both as a physicist and as a theologian, Ian Barbour is distinctly qualified to examine the interrelationship between religion and science. “When Science Meets Religion” is the sum of all he has learned and taught in his illustrious career. In simple, straightforward language, Barbour explores Creation and the Big Bang, Quantum Physics and Ultimate Reality, Evolution and Continuing Creation, Genetics and Human Nature, God and Nature, and other fascinating topics which illuminate the critical encounter of the spiritual and quantitative dimensions of life.

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  Ethics In The Age Of Technology

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  The Gifford Lectures have challenged our greatest thinkers to relate the worlds of religion, philosophy, and science. Now Ian Barbour has joined ranks with such Gifford lecturers as William James, Carl Jung, and Reinhold Neibuhr. In 1989 Barbour presented his first series of Gifford Lectures, published as Religion in an Age of Science. In 1990 he returned to Scotland to present his second series, dealing with ethical issues arising from technology and exploring the relationship of human and environmental values to science, philosophy, and religion and showing why these values are relevant to technological policy decisions.

  In examine the conflicting ethics and assumptions that lead to divergent views and technology, Barbour analyzes three social values: justice, participatory freedom, and economic development. He defends such environmental principles as resource sustainability, environmental protection, and respect for all forms of life. He present case studies in agriculture, energy policy, genetic engineering, and the use of computers. Finally, he concludes by focusing on appropriate technologies, individual life-styles, and sources of change: education, political action, response to crisis, and alternative visions of the good life.

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