Science, Reason and Religion

by Derek Stanesby

Overview

Philosophy matters. This is the message of this highly original inquiry into the relationship between science and religion. It is only when we examine the intellectual presuppositions on which science and religion are based, with regard to such fundamentals as truth, objectivity, and realism, that we perceive the link between these two enterprises which are essential to any characterization of man.

The book offers a lucid and enlightening account of the main movements in the philosophy of science in the twentieth century, and then proceeds to demonstrate their consequences for philosophy of religion. After examining the wide and all-pervasive influence of positivism, and its offspring relativism, in both science and theology, he suggests that the attempt to provide an alternative, made by Karl Popper, offers the most satisfactory way forward in man’s twofold enquiry in terms of his relationship with God and with the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138981447
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/11/2016
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Religion
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction 1. The Authority of the Senses 2. The Retreat from Authority, Karl Popper, The Evolution of Persons, The Evolution of Knowledge, The Implications for Religion 3. The Retreat to Irrationality 4. Science, Religion and Rationality

Editorial Reviews

Reprint of the 1985 original. On the philosophy of the interaction of science and religion. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Review of the original edition:

‘Refreshingly free of jargon and unusually clear and well-structured in its argument…I recommend it to theology students (and graduates) and anyone else who has an interest in the problem of knowledge..’ British Book News

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