Science and religion around the world
The past quarter-century has seen an explosion of interest in the history of science and religion. But all too often the scholars writing it have focused their attention almost exclusively on the Christian experience, with only passing reference to other traditions of both science and faith. At a ti...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2011
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| Summary: | The past quarter-century has seen an explosion of interest in the history of science and religion. But all too often the scholars writing it have focused their attention almost exclusively on the Christian experience, with only passing reference to other traditions of both science and faith. At a time when religious ignorance and misunderstanding have lethal consequences, such provincialism must be avoided and, in this pioneering effort to explore the historical relations of what we now call "science" and "religion," the authors go beyond the Abrahamic traditions to examine. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 316 pages 24cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9780195328202 9780195328196 |