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A User’s Guide—The Sequel

The Further Adventures of Religion and Science

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A User’s Guide—The Sequel

The Further Adventures of Religion and Science

By: Herb Gruning

There is science and there is religion and never the twain shall meet." Is that to be the fate of these two disciplines? Having one foot in the religious world and the other in the scientific can be as precarious as attempting to remain astride two logs in a river. In this sequel to A User's Guide to Our Present World: What Everyone Should Know about Religion and Science, complexions of what religion and science look like today are investigated. It discuses topics from Jesus and family values, evangelists who arrive at your door, discrimination and racism, and the dark side for religion, to delicate balances impacting us and the world, climate change, the pandemic, and how ancient structures like Stonehenge and the pyramids could have been built for science. The study then turns to theological implications of scientific theories, including relativity and quantum. Sure to ruffle the feathers of some from both sides, the examination focuses on how scientific paradigms fail to cohere with traditional theological doctrines and presents the potentially uncomfortable view that scientific revolutions might warrant a corresponding revolution for theology itself.

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The Faith of a Religionist

Reflections Mundane and Sublime

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Reflections Mundane and Sublime

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Mixing fiction with non-fiction, the author takes the reader on a ride through what irks him enough to write about, first in religion/theology and then in science, and includes the ideas that Abraham is a model for relating to God; an anti-dualistic bias is superior to the belief in the survival of the soul; the insistence that scripture is to be defended at all costs; the notion that theology can be systematized; the doctrine of the (paradoxical) atonement is simply a matter of faith; humans have no bearing on climate; evolution can only occur gradually; purity of race is an attainable goal; there is no serious competitor to materialism; mediums and spiritists are reliable guides to what the afterlife holds; and artificial intelligence poses little threat. The short stories are provided to offer lighter fare to the weightier topics in the non-fiction sections. The second such story has also been adapted into a film posted on YouTube.

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A User’s Guide to Our Present World

What Everyone Should Know about Religion and Science

By: Herb Gruning

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What Everyone Should Know about Religion and Science

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The reader is about to embark on a journey of discovery and perhaps even reckoning. Religion and science have been understood as inherently at odds and inimical toward each other. However, both employ metaphor: religion when it calls the spirit descending upon Jesus a dove, science when it describes electrons as a current flowing through a wire, for only fluids flow and electrons are not a fluid. Both use myths: some religions in the sense that there was a Golden Age of humans in a garden, science when it promises unlimited progress. Both enlist hypothetical entities: some religions when a storm heralds that the gods are angry, science with the existence of a vacuum and a frictionless surface. And each bears its fundamentalist contingent: just observe a debate between creationists and evolutionists and the zeal and fervor with which the Bible and Darwin must be defended at any cost, no matter what. Given all this, it becomes readily apparent that religion and science display more in common than was once expected. And that is precisely what is in peril in the following pages--our expectations. May the intrepid traveler benefit from the voyage.

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How in the World Does God Act?

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How in the World Does God Act?

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As the title promises, this book investigates the philosophical treatments of the actions of God. Opening with a chapter tracing the history of the theme of divine activity, the author then pursues explanations of key concepts in chapters two and three, including deism, primary and secondary causation, double agency, and the causal joint. The work of Alfred North Whitehead is explored throughout chapters four and five. The rest of the book deals with how scientific theories affect the understanding of divine action. Both the large-scale and the small-scale world are examined, with sections ranging from natural laws to the chaos theory. In conclusion, Gruning plots different positions on a graph, in order to illuminate new relationships between each. A thorough treatment of the question of God's activity, How in the World Does God Act? will be of value to graduate level philosophy students, as well as scholars interested in the intersection between science and philosophy.

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University Press of America

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0761816410

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A User's Guide--The Sequel

The Further Adventures of Religion and Science

By: Herb Gruning

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A User's Guide--The Sequel

The Further Adventures of Religion and Science

By: Herb Gruning

“There is science and there is religion and never the twain shall meet.” Is that to be the fate of these two disciplines? Having one foot in the religious world and the other in the scientific can be as precarious as attempting to remain astride two logs in a river. In this sequel to A User’s Guide to Our Present World: What Everyone Should Know about Religion and Science, complexions of what religion and science look like today are investigated. It discuses topics from Jesus and family values, evangelists who arrive at your door, discrimination and racism, and the dark side for religion, to delicate balances impacting us and the world, climate change, the pandemic, and how ancient structures like Stonehenge and the pyramids could have been built for science. The study then turns to theological implications of scientific theories, including relativity and quantum. Sure to ruffle the feathers of some from both sides, the examination focuses on how scientific paradigms fail to cohere with traditional theological doctrines and presents the potentially uncomfortable view that scientific revolutions might warrant a corresponding revolution for theology itself.

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1666742384

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A User's Guide to Our Present World

What Everyone Should Know about Religion and Science

By: Herb Gruning

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What Everyone Should Know about Religion and Science

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The reader is about to embark on a journey of discovery and perhaps even reckoning. Religion and science have been understood as inherently at odds and inimical toward each other. However, both employ metaphor: religion when it calls the spirit descending upon Jesus a dove, science when it describes electrons as a current flowing through a wire, for only fluids flow and electrons are not a fluid. Both use myths: some religions in the sense that there was a Golden Age of humans in a garden, science when it promises unlimited progress. Both enlist hypothetical entities: some religions when a storm heralds that the gods are angry, science with the existence of a vacuum and a frictionless surface. And each bears its fundamentalist contingent: just observe a debate between creationists and evolutionists and the zeal and fervor with which the Bible and Darwin must be defended at any cost, no matter what. Given all this, it becomes readily apparent that religion and science display more in common than was once expected. And that is precisely what is in peril in the following pages—our expectations. May the intrepid traveler benefit from the voyage.

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A User’s Guide—The Sequel

The Further Adventures of Religion and Science

By: Herb Gruning

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The Faith of a Religionist

Reflections Mundane and Sublime

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How in the World Does God Act?

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Who Do We Think We Are?

What It Takes to Be Human

By: Herb Gruning

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Who Do We Think We Are?

What It Takes to Be Human

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Do we ever wonder who we are? Or do we simply assume what should be taken as obvious? Doesn't being hu-man make us authorities on what it means to be human? It turns out that answers to such questions are not so certain, for difficulties abound. Tough ones. This volume takes on the stubborn problems from biblical, theo-logical, philosophical and scientific angles and uncovers that the issues are perennial and advancements mod-est. If we are going to make any headway, then we need to ask these questions afresh with each passing genera-tion. That is, if we do not hamper progress ourselves or first run out of generations. "I know of very few individuals who have the requisite expertise in evolutionary theory, metaphysics and the philosophy of science, and the history of religious thought and particularly biblical scholarship, to bring all of these viewpoints together and even begin considering the implications for theories of human nature in that interdisciplinary context. To accomplish this in a way that makes the reader feel educated rather than intimidated is quite simply a most impressive achievement." --Kevin Krumrei "I love Gruning's humorous, engaging style and his ability to take seriously and integrate religious traditions, philosophy, and a wide variety of scientific research in his quest to understand reality, without letting any ide-as go unchallenged." Paul van Arragon, computer scientist "This book puts into question one's own habits of thinking regarding our 'human' nature. 'We never grow too old to construct a different us.'" Maurice Boutin, John W. McConnell Emeritus Professor of Philosophy of Reli-gion, McGill University, Montreal, Canada "The question of the ages: Who Do We Think We Are? Before the Enlightenment this question, at least for Eu-ropean civilization, was literally immaterial. Since the 18th century, however, the approach has been one of en-gineering the perfect human being, and thereby the perfect human society. In his fourth book, Dr Gruning ex-amines this vexing problem from historical, biblical and personal perspectives for an intriguing and unique as-sessment that gauges the heights of the human spirit, while casting a pessimistic note on our prospects." Keith Sudds, retired industrial worker and student of the human condition. "Like his earlier works, Dr Herb Gruning's latest book examining what it means to be human covers subject matter of keen personal interest . The subject is far from my areas of technical expertise, and I greatly appreci-ate his clear and succinct identification of different theorists and schools of thought, without the excess detail that would make this highly readable book into an exhausting tome. Written in relaxed style, this conversation with a friend has challenged and informed, prompting arresting inner dialogue between my mind and soul or mind and spirit, as well as external conversation with the divine." Ian Moore, PhD, PEng, Professor of Civil Engineering, Queen's University at Kingston

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1577332792

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God Only Knows

Piecing Together the Divine Puzzle

By: Herb Gruning

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God Only Knows

Piecing Together the Divine Puzzle

By: Herb Gruning

This is a book for people who enjoy ideas. Big ones, like the nature of God, man, the universe and how they all interact. Theologians must know they can never completely define God, and therefore God only knows the accuracy of our thoughts."--David Rempel, D.D.S.

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Blue Dolphin Pub

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1577332407

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