A fine-tuned universe: the quest for God in science and theology : the 2009 Gifford lectures
Alister E. McGrath
A fine-tuned universe: the quest for God in science and theology : the 2009 Gifford lectures
Author
Alister E. McGrathPublisher
Westminster John Knox PressEdition 1
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Title and Author
A fine-tuned universe: the quest for God in science and theology : the 2009 Gifford lectures / Alister E. McGrathPublication Details
لوییویل، کنتاکی : Westminster John Knox Press، 2009مPhysical Description
xv, 262 p.; 24 cm.Subject
Natural theologyReligion and science
God
Religion
Theology
Science
Language
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references )p. 322 - 852( and index.
Contents
Yearning to make sense of things -- The crisis of confidence in modern natural theology -- Renewing the vision for natural theology -- Challenges to a renewed natural theology -- Natural theology and the explanation of reality -- The dynamics of a trinitarian natural theology -- Surprising facts: conterfactuals and natural theology -- Augustine of Hippo on creation: a theological lens -- In the beginning: the constants of universe -- Can these bones live? The origins of life -- The matrix of life: the curious chemistry of water -- Chemical catalysts and the constraints of evolution -- The origins of complexity: the mechanism of evolution -- The outcomes of evolution: the directionality of evolution -- An emergent creation and natural theology