The McGrath, Alister E. 1953- creator text bibliography mau Malden, Mass Blackwell Publishers 1998 monographic eng

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vii, 256 p. ; 24 cm. Contents: 1. Starting all over again. Science and religion : the challenge and opportunity ; The genesis of a project ; Starting all over again ; The continuing dominance of "conflict" models in science and religion ; The approach to be adopted -- 2. The quest for order. The doctrine of creation ; Aspects of creation : order ; Aspects of creation : beauty -- 3. The investigation of the world. Experimentation and revelation : a fundamental divergence? ; The interpretation of experience ; A middle way? : natural order and natural theology ; Creation and biblical interpretation ; Inference to the best explanation -- 4. The reality of the world. Realism : the affirmation of an independent reality ; Critical realism in science and theology : a convergence of views -- 5. The representation of the world. Analogies in science and religion ; Analogies and visualization : complementarity in science and religion -- In place of a conclusion : Beyond conflict. Alister E. McGrath. Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-253) and index. Religion and science Theology Methodology Science Methodology BL 240.2 .M4 1998 261.5/5 0631208534 (alk. paper) 0631208542 (pbk. : alk. paper) 98009207 DLC 980107 20151110161539.0 3086875