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The Lab, the Temple, and the Market The Lab, the Temple, and the Market Sharon M.P. Harper What do faith, science, and the world of international development have to offer one another? Current international development discourse is starting to look at how religion affects globalization, pe… OL13852275W
Anarchy Evolution Anarchy Evolution Greg Graffin A provocative look at the collision between religion and science-by the founding member of the cult punk band Bad Religion who is also a professor. OL15488626W
Natural reflections Natural reflections Barbara Herrnstein Smith In this important and original book, eminent scholar Barbara Herenstein Smith describes, assesses, and reflects upon a set of contemporary intellectual projects involving science, religion, and human… OL15625444W
The House of Wisdom The House of Wisdom Jim Al-Khalili A myth-shattering view of the Islamic world's myriad scientific innovations and the role they played in sparking the European Renaissance. Many of the innovations that we think of as hallmarks of … OL15976945W
Nature, science, & religion Nature, science, & religion Catherine M. Tucker xii, 285 p. : 23 cm OL16263253W
Objecting to God Objecting to God Colin Howson "The growth of science and a correspondingly scientific way of looking at evidence have for the last three centuries slowly been gaining ground over religious explanations of the cosmos and mankind's… OL16442018W
Physical Science Physical Science R. Terrance Egolf,Donald Congdon Beginning with an introduction to why we do science, the Physical Science Student Text, 5th ed., gradually builds the student's understanding of physics concepts in a logical sequence. Beginning with… OL16491822W
Savor Savor Thích Nhất Hạnh A Buddhist leader and a Harvard nutritionist offer cutting-edge science and deep Buddhist wisdom on the subject of eating with one's health and the welfare of the planet in mind. OL16567965W
The scientific Buddha The scientific Buddha Lopez, Donald S. "This book tells the story of the Scientific Buddha, "born" in Europe in the 1800s but commonly confused with the Buddha born in India 2,500 years ago. The Scientific Buddha was sent into battle agai… OL16626968W
Revival Revival Stephen King In a small New England town over half a century ago, a boy is playing with his new toy soldiers in the dirt when he looks up to see a striking man, the new minister, Jamie learns later he is a man wh… OL17200413W
The Interface of Science and Religion The Interface of Science and Religion Rodinmawia Ralte This book is an introduction to the interface of science and religion. It includes a wide range of subjects related to science and religion, such as, scientific explanations of the universe; scientif… OL17769237W
The creationists The creationists Ronald L. Numbers In light of the embattled status of evolutionary theory, particularly as "intelligent design" makes headway against Darwinism in the schools and in the courts, this now classic account of the roots o… OL1867105W
Interpreting the universe as creation Interpreting the universe as creation Vincent Brümmer vii, 148 pages : 24 cm OL19221554W
Brief Answers to the Big Questions Brief Answers to the Big Questions Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking was recognized as one of the greatest minds of our time and a figure of inspiration after defying his ALS diagnosis at age twenty-one. He is known for both his breakthroughs in theore… OL19552275W
A God that could be real A God that could be real Nancy Ellen Abrams Explores a radically new way of thinking about God. She dismantles several common assumptions about God and shows why an omniscient, omnipotent God that created the universe and plans what happens is… OL20004396W
The illusion of God's presence The illusion of God's presence John C. Wathey An essential feature of religious experience across many cultures is the intuitive feeling of God's presence. More than any rituals or doctrines, it is this experience that anchors religious faith, y… OL20020300W
Natural grace Natural grace Meister Eckhart The chasm between science and religion has been a source of intellectual and spiritual tension for centuries, but in these groundbreaking dialogues there is a remarkable consonance between these once… OL20544011W
The mind of God The mind of God P. C. W. Davies Complementing his metaphysical exploration of the meaning and origin of life in "God and The New Physics", physicist Paul Davies further investigates theological and scientific explanations for the c… OL24286136W
Gaining the high ground over evolutionism Gaining the high ground over evolutionism Robert J. O'keefe "The controversy surrounding the origin of the universe, earth, and all living things is an ongoing debate in the public sphere. In Gaining the High Ground over Evolutionism, author Robert J. O'Keefe… OL26439303W
The problem of being modern, or, The German pursuit of Enlightenment from Leibniz to the French Rev… The problem of being modern, or, The German pursuit of Enlightenment from Leibniz to the French Rev… Thomas P. Saine “Saine’s book consists of a revised translation of a German version published in 1987 combined with articles published elsewhere. However, in its new Gestalt, it is nothing less than a milestone in t… OL2646820W
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