The Crucible Of Creation

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:925897840

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The Crucible of Creation by Anonim Pdf

Author : Simon Conway Morris
Publisher : Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Burgess Shale (B.C.).
ISBN : UCSD:31822023066681

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The Crucible of Creation by Simon Conway Morris Pdf

Paleontologist Simon Conway Morris provides a guided tour of the world's richest treasure trove of fossils--a fantastically rich deposit of bizarre and bewildering Cambrain fossils, located in Western Canada. 4 plates. 90 linecuts.

Author : Simon Conway Morris
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003-09-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139440806

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Life's Solution by Simon Conway Morris Pdf

The assassin's bullet misses, the Archduke's carriage moves forward, and a catastrophic war is avoided. So too with the history of life. Re-run the tape of life, as Stephen J. Gould claimed, and the outcome must be entirely different: an alien world, without humans and maybe not even intelligence. The history of life is littered with accidents: any twist or turn may lead to a completely different world. Now this view is being challenged. Simon Conway Morris explores the evidence demonstrating life's almost eerie ability to navigate to a single solution, repeatedly. Eyes, brains, tools, even culture: all are very much on the cards. So if these are all evolutionary inevitabilities, where are our counterparts across the galaxy? The tape of life can only run on a suitable planet, and it seems that such Earth-like planets may be much rarer than hoped. Inevitable humans, yes, but in a lonely Universe.

Author : Bradford McCall
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725278530

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Macroevolution, Contingency, and Divine Activity by Bradford McCall Pdf

What are the things that God values in the creative process? How does one define God's activity in such a world? How is God's involvement different from a contingent--what this author labels contingentist--instance? Why do we need a God-idea at all? Herein, Bradford McCall addresses how divine, amorepotent love works with and within a contingentist (i.e., radically contingent) evolutionary theory and worldview. Within the course of this project, he reaches a via media between the (somewhat) radical formalist position of Simon Conway Morris and the veritably radical contingent position of Stephen Jay Gould. But . . . how is the contingentist amorepotent and uncontrolling love of God understood as purposeful? McCall argues in detail that there in fact is some sort of purposiveness that is nevertheless working in a chastened Gouldian position, and he distinguishes between contingency and veritable divine involvement. He contends that God does not insist upon a particular outcome but merely allows propensities to work themselves out. God amorepotently loves the population of the natural world into greater forms of complexity, relationality, and beauty in varied and multifarious forms, along with the extension of diversity.

Author : Simon Conway Morris,Harry Blackmore Whittington
Publisher : Natural Resources Canada
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Burgess Shale (B.C.).
ISBN : 9780660119014

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Fossils of the Burgess Shale by Simon Conway Morris,Harry Blackmore Whittington Pdf

This publication, designed for the public, describes the discovery of the Burgess shale, recent work on its formation, and the flora and fauna found in it. The major animal groups are described and illustrated. The scientific significance of the shale is explained.

Author : J. Ian H. McDonald
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134949922

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The Crucible of Christian Morality by J. Ian H. McDonald Pdf

The Crucible of Christian Morality explores the notion of Christian ethics and discusses its roots in the teachings of Jesus and also Hellenistic philosophy. Its significance in developing moral standards throughout the world and its stability in the modern world. The Crucible of Christian Morality uses new critical perspectives including: * the sociology of knowledge * and discourse analysis. J. Ian H. McDonald challenges conventional approaches by focusing on the behaviour of early Christian communities rather than their texts to shed new light on the nature of Christian morality in its earliest and most formative years.

Author : Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1990-09-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780393245202

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Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History by Stephen Jay Gould Pdf

"[An] extraordinary book. . . . Mr. Gould is an exceptional combination of scientist and science writer. . . . He is thus exceptionally well placed to tell these stories, and he tells them with fervor and intelligence."—James Gleick, New York Times Book Review High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived—a forgotten corner of evolution preserved in awesome detail. In this book Stephen Jay Gould explores what the Burgess Shale tells us about evolution and the nature of history.

Author : G. W. Bowersock
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674978218

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The Crucible of Islam by G. W. Bowersock Pdf

Little is known about sixth-century Arabia. Yet from this distant time and place emerged a faith and an empire that stretched from Iberia to India. G. W. Bowersock illuminates this obscure yet most dynamic period in Islam, exploring why arid Arabia proved to be fertile ground for Muhammad’s message and why it spread so quickly to the wider world.

Author : Fraser Watts
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429872891

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Creation by Fraser Watts Pdf

Published in 1999. How can we reconcile assumptions about the lawfulness of the universe with provision for chance events? Do the ‘laws of nature’ indicate what absolutely must happen, or just what is most likely to happen? These are important questions for both science and theology, and are explored here in the first in-depth coverage of an important but neglected topic. Including perspectives from prestigious contributions, and published with the backing of the International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR), Creation: Law and Probability employs the disciplines of history and philosophy, as well as cosmology, evolutionary biology, and neuroscience in a fascinating dialogue of faith traditions.

Author : Martin G. Poulsom
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567018014

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The Dialectics of Creation by Martin G. Poulsom Pdf

This book investigates the philosophical components of Christian faith in creation, by analyzing the distinction and the relation between creation and its Creator.The writings of Edward Schillebeeckx and David Burrell supply a terminology of distinction and relation that shapes the discourse, following in the footsteps of Aquinas. Poulsom elucidates the relational dialectic in the thought of Schillebeeckx as a way of thinking about the Creation and offers a helpful comparison with the thought of David Burrell. Relational dialectic is an organizing principle, not only of Schillebeeckx's account of creation, but of his philosophical theology more generally. It can operate as a hermeneutic for his material on praxis and humanism, in a way that resolves some problems noted by other Schillebeeckx scholars. Poulsom's interpretation of Schillebeeckx enriches current approaches to this thinker and offers a significant contribution to thinking on the doctrine of Creation and issues surrounding the 'ontological distinction' which is of major concern in philosophical theology today.

Author : Muhammad Farooq Siddiqi,Mumtaz Jabeen
Publisher : Blue Rose Publishers
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Man the Foremost Creation by Muhammad Farooq Siddiqi,Mumtaz Jabeen Pdf

The Book discusses phylogeny of animals from the day first unicellular organism was created from clay wherein functional changes were introduced and improved by God, until a finally perfect new species, the Man was created. The Book spreads over four parts of which the first three discuss the life of animals in water and on land while the fourth relates to life of man in the Hereafter as revealed in the Divine Books.

Author : E. M. Conradie
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Christian ethics
ISBN : 9783643901378

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Creation and Salvation by E. M. Conradie Pdf

Christians trying to "save the planet" have to relate "creation" with "salvation." This volume explores the ways in which this task is approached by a wide range of recent theological movements.

Author : Keith B. Miller
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467419727

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Perspectives on an Evolving Creation by Keith B. Miller Pdf

According to the authors of this book, who explore evolutionary theory from a clear Christian perspective, the common view of conflict between evolutionary theory and Christian faith is mistaken. Written by contributors representing the natural sciences, philosophy, theology, and the history of science, this thought-provoking work is informed by both solid scientific knowledge and keen theological insight. The three sections of the book address (1) relevant biblical, historical, and scientific background, (2) the scientific evidence for an evolving creation, and (3) theological issues commonly raised in connection with evolution, including the nature of God's creative activity, the meaning of the miraculous, and the uniqueness of humankind. Woven through the volume are short meditations designed to direct readers toward worshiping the God of providence. Contributors: Laurie J. Braaten Warren S. Brown Jr. David Campbell Robin Collins Edward B. Davis Terry M. Gray Jeffrey K. Greenberg Deborah B. Haarsma Loren Haarsma James P. Hurd Conrad Hyers David N. Livingstone Keith B. Miller John C. Munday Jr. George L. Murphy Mark A. Noll Robert John Russell Howard J. Van Till David L. Wilcox Jennifer Wiseman

Author : Wojciech Maria Zalewski
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781610978286

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The Crucible of Religion by Wojciech Maria Zalewski Pdf

Religion is commonly viewed through the lens of the world's religious traditions, stressing the differences, and often the conflicts, among them. The author of this book instead presents religion as a common and universal human phenomenon, based deeply in a human nature shared by all. In this view, the underlining and unifying principle of religion is a particular affirmative attitude toward life, which he presents as the Ultimate Value, and as such the key cultural constituent and defining factor of all religion. This Ultimate Value finds its expressions in various civilizations, and results in a variety of forms; these are what we know as the world's religious traditions. By analyzing the roles of both culture and civilization in their attitudes toward life, the author places religion beyond religious traditions, and shows how the latter, regardless of whether they are theistic or atheistic, draw their principles from the former, mainly by promoting the Golden Rule in its applications.

Author : Mr Richard Feist,Professor William Sweet
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781409477624

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Religion and the Challenges of Science by Mr Richard Feist,Professor William Sweet Pdf

Does science pose a challenge to religion and religious belief? This question has been a matter of long-standing debate - and it continues to concern not only scholars in philosophy, theology, and the sciences, but also those involved in public educational policy. This volume provides background to the current 'science and religion' debate, yet focuses as well on themes where recent discussion of the relation between science and religion has been particularly concentrated. The first theme deals with the history of the interrelation of science and religion. The second and third themes deal with the implications of recent work in cosmology, biology and so-called intelligent design for religion and religious belief. The fourth theme is concerned with 'conceptual issues' underlying, or implied, in the current debates, such as: Are scientific naturalism and religion compatible? Are science and religion bodies of knowledge or practices or both? Do religion and science offer conflicting truth claims? By illuminating contemporary discussion in the science-religion debate and by outlining the options available in describing the relation between the two, this volume will be of interest to scholars and to members of the educated public alike.