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Creation

From Nothing Until Now

By: Willem B. Drees

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Creation

From Nothing Until Now

By: Willem B. Drees

This brief and accessible overview of contemporary scientific thought, assesses the religious and philosophical impact of scientific developments on our understanding of evolution and the natural world.

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1134519095

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Beyond the Big Bang

Quantum Cosmologies and God

By: Willem B. Drees

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Beyond the Big Bang

Quantum Cosmologies and God

By: Willem B. Drees

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--University of Groningen). Includes bibliographical references: (p. [291]-316) and index.

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Open Court Publishing

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0812691180

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9780812691184

What Are the Humanities For?

By: Willem B. Drees

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What Are the Humanities For?

By: Willem B. Drees

What are the humanities for? The question has perhaps never seemed more urgent. While student numbers have grown in higher education, universities and colleges increasingly have encouraged students to opt for courses in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) or take programs in applied subjects like business and management. When tertiary learning has taken such a notably utilitarian turn, the humanities are judged to have lost their centrality. Willem B. Drees has no wish nostalgically to prioritize the humanities so as to retrieve some lost high culture. But he does urge us to adopt a clearer conception of the humanities as more than just practical vehicles for profit or education. He argues that these disciplines, while serving society, are also intrinsic to our humanity. His bold ideas about how to think with greater humanistic coherence mark this topical book out as unmissable reading for all those involved in academe, especially those in higher educational policy or leadership positions.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108976727

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Creation

From Nothing Until Now

By: Willem B. Drees

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Creation

From Nothing Until Now

By: Willem B. Drees

Where do we come from? Where are we going? These are fundamental questions, which the human race has asked itself for centuries. Presenting a brief and accessible overview of contemporary scientific thought, Creation is an imaginative and poetic exploration of the origins of the universe. WIllem Drees assesses the religious and philosophical impact of scientific theories of evolution and the natural world, and examines the changing relationship between us and our planet.

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Routledge

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1134519087

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Religion and Science in Context

A Guide to the Debates

By: Willem B. Drees

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Religion and Science in Context

A Guide to the Debates

By: Willem B. Drees

How should we think about religion, science, and their relationship in modern society? Some religious groups oppose evolution; some atheists claim science is on their side. Others reconcile their beliefs with science, or consider science and faith to deal with fundamentally different aspects of human life. What indeed is religion: belief or trust in God’s existence? How do we distinguish sense from superstition? What does science have to say on such issues? Willem B. Drees considers contemporary discussions of these issues in Europe and North America, using examples from Christianity and religious naturalism, and reflections on Islam and Tibetan Buddhism. He argues that the scientific understanding leaves open certain ultimate questions, and thus allows for belief in a creator, but also for religious naturalism or serious agnosticism. By analysing the place of values in a world of facts, and the quest for meaningful stories in a material world, Religion and Science in Context offers an original and self-critical analysis of the field, its assumptions and functions, and ends with a vision of its possible future.

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Routledge

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1135275122

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9781135275129

Creative Creatures

Values and Ethical Issues in Theology, Science and Technology

By: Ulf Görman,Willem Drees,Hubert Meisinger

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Creative Creatures

Values and Ethical Issues in Theology, Science and Technology

By: Ulf Görman,Willem Drees,Hubert Meisinger

This anthology, with contributions by leading scholars, introduces a new theme into the growing field of science-and-theology. This is the third volume published in association with ESSSAT in the series. This volume focuses on two topics that have so far received little attention, in the growing field of science-and-theology, i.e. ethical matters and issues raised by the technological applications of scientific knowledge. The book's main themes are: technology's impact on our worldview; morality, nature, and culture; and, morality in a technological society. The book is a selection of contributions to the ESSSAT conference in Nijmegen on "Values and Ethical Issues in Theology, Science and Technology". The essays have been selected on the basis of quality, and revised in order to create a comprehensive and carefully focused volume.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0567577120

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9780567577122

Human Humanities

By: Willem B. Drees

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Human Humanities

By: Willem B. Drees

This book offers scholars, administrators and the broader public an original proposal for the humanities. It argues that these disciplines, while serving society, are intrinsic to our humanity. It offers new bold ideas about how to think with greater humanistic coherence.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108838413

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Religion and Science in Context

A Guide to the Debates

By: Willem B. Drees

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A Guide to the Debates

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1135275114

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Creation

Creation

Beyond the Big Bang

Beyond the Big Bang

What Are the Humanities For?

What Are the Humanities For?

Creation

Creation

Religion and Science in Context

Religion and Science in Context

Creative Creatures

Creative Creatures

Human Humanities

Human Humanities

Religion and Science in Context

Religion and Science in Context

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