Earth, Humanity and God

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Earth, Humanity and God

The Templeton Lectures Cambridge, 1993

History History of science Biology, life sciences Philosophy of religion Religion and science Christianity Environmentalist thought and ideology Social impact of environmental issues

Author: Colin A. Russell

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Collection: Routledge Revivals

Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 16th October 2019

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 2 Mb

ISBN: 9781000012323


About the Book

Originally published in 1994, The Earth, Humanity and God discusses the relationship between science and religion. The book discusses the condition of the earth (as it was at the time of publication) and the future prospects of the planet, arguing that neither the conventional "mechanistic" view nor "New Age" philosophy helps alone in evaluating our relationship with the Earth.

The book examines methods of combatting the threats to the Earth exploring both a scientific and non-scientific stance, investigating the uncontrolled expansion of technology as well as empirical pre-scientific mysticism. The book also explores the resurgence in ancient ideas of "Mother Earth" as a dangerous piece of romantic irrationality and suggests, that these views pose a danger to religious/scientific examinations.

The book suggests instead a hard-headed attempt to relate Biblical and scientific data, and that this in turn can yield a valuable new understanding of the problems facing the world.

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