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Theology and modern physics /

"The new discoveries in physics during the 20th century have stimulated intense debate about their relevance to age-old theological questions. Views range from those holding that modern physics provides a surer road to God than traditional religions, to those who say that physics and theology a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hodgson, P. E. (Peter Edward)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., Ã2005.
Colección:Ashgate science and religion series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"The new discoveries in physics during the 20th century have stimulated intense debate about their relevance to age-old theological questions. Views range from those holding that modern physics provides a surer road to God than traditional religions, to those who say that physics and theology are incommensurable and so do not relate. At the very least, physics has stimulated renewed theological discussions." "In this critical introduction to the science-theology debate, Peter Hodgson draws on his experience as a physicist to present the results of modern physics and the theological implications. Written for those with little or no scientific background, Hodgson describes connections between physics, philosophy and theology and then explains Newtonian physics and Victorian physics, the theories of relativity, astronomy and quantum mechanics, and distinguishing the actual results of modern physics from speculations. The connections with theology are explored throughout. The concluding section draws discussions together and makes an important new contribution to the debate."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 282 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-264) and indexes.
ISBN:9781351879958