Awards

• Winner of Book of Distinction 6 (United States)
• Winner of Book of Distinction.
• Winner of The Templeton Prize (United States).
• Winner of The Templeton Prize 6 (United States)

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Author:   John F. Haught ,  Andrei Linde ,  Seyyed Hossein Nasr ,  John F. Haught
Publisher:   Georgetown University Press
Imprint:   Georgetown University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9780878408658

ISBN 10:   0878408657
Pages:   156
Publication Date:   22 June 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Inflationary Cosmology and the Question of TeleologyAndrei Lindei2. Darwin and Teleology of NatureFrancisco J. Ayala3. Islamic Cosmology: Basic Tenets and Implications, Yesterday and TodaySeyyed Hossein Nasr4. Cosmos and Consciousness: Indian PerspectivesAnindita Niyogi Balslev5. Cosomology, Science, and Ethics in Japanese Neo-ConfucianismMary Evelyn Tucker6. Cosmic Directionality and the Wisdom of ScienceBrian Swimme7. Information and Cosmic PurposeJohn F. Haught8. Is There Design and Purpose in the Universe?Owen Gingerich

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A welcome contribution to science and religion in discourse. [The author]...masterfully present[s] the question-raising and problem-solving power of the human mind in a multidisciplinary context. -- Tibor Horvath, SJ, general editor of Ultimate Reality and Meaning: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Philosophy of Understanding These eight essays are informative, interesting, and clear. -- Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith All the essays are stimulating...they invite the reader to continue thinking about the meaning or meaninglessness of the universe. -- Choice This collection of essays offers a welath of insights, more than enough to provide the foundation for a splendid course, a fascinating public debate or an extended series of popular lectures. -- International Journal for Philosophy of Religion

A welcome contribution to science and religion in discourse. [The author]...masterfully present[s] the question-raising and problem-solving power of the human mind in a multidisciplinary context. -- Tibor Horvath, SJ, general editor of Ultimate Reality and Meaning: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Philosophy of Understanding These eight essays are informative, interesting, and clear. -- Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith All the essays are stimulating...they invite the reader to continue thinking about the meaning or meaninglessness of the universe. -- Choice This collection of essays offers a welath of insights, more than enough to provide the foundation for a splendid course, a fascinating public debate or an extended series of popular lectures. -- International Journal for Philosophy of Religion

Author Information

John F. Haught is Landegger Distinguished Professor of Theology at Georgetown University and director of the Georgetown Center for the Study of Science and Religion. He is the author of numerous books, including God after Darwin: A Theology of Evolution (Westview Press, 1999).

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