Bibliograph

Exploring reality, the intertwining of science and religion, John Polkinghorne

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Exploring reality, the intertwining of science and religion, John Polkinghorne

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Exploring reality

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

60373520

Responsibility statement

John Polkinghorne

Sub title

the intertwining of science and religion

Summary

Reality is multi-layered, asserts John Polkinghorne, and in this insightful book he explores various dimensions of the human encounter with reality. Polkinghorne argues that reality consists of not only the scientific processes of the natural world but also the personal dimension of human nature and its significance. He offers an integrated view of reality, encompassing a range of insights deriving from physics' account of causal structure, evolutionary understanding of human nature, the unique significance of Jesus of Nazareth, and the human encounter with God. He devotes further chapters to specific problems and questions raised by the Christian account of divine reality. He discusses, for example, the nature of time and God's relation to it, the interrelationship of the world's faiths, the problem of evil, and practical ethical issues relating to genetic advances, including stem cell research. Continuing in his pursuit of a dialogue between science and theology that accords equal weight to the insights of each, Polkinghorne expands our understanding of the nature of reality and our appreciation of its complexity

Table Of Contents

Reality? -- The causal nexus of the world -- Human nature : the evolutionary context -- The historical Jesus -- Divine reality : the Trinity -- The nature of time : unfolding story -- The spirit and the faiths -- Evil -- Ethical exploration : genetics -- Imaginative postscript : some naive speculations

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