God and Design

. Ed(s): Manson, Neil A.

ISBN 10: 0415263433 / ISBN 13: 9780415263436

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2003

About this Item

Recent discoveries have made the the theory that God created the world according to a plan the object of renewed interest. This introduction new perspectives, from prominent scientists and philosophers. Editor(s): Manson, Neil A. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCM; PGK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590. . 2003. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: God and Design
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415263433
• ISBN 13: 9780415263436
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Recent discoveries in physics, cosmology, and biochemistry have captured the public imagination and made the Design Argument - the theory that God created the world according to a specific plan - the object of renewed scientific and philosophical interest. This accessible but serious introduction to the design problem brings together new perspectives from prominent scientists and philosophers including Paul Davies, Richard Swinburne, Sir Martin Rees, Michael Behe, Elliot Sober and Peter van Inwagen.
It probes the relationship between modern science and religious belief, considering their points of conflict and their many points of similarity. Is the real God of creationism the 'master clockmaker' who sets the world's mechanism on a perfectly enduring course, or a miraculous presence who continually intervenes in and alters the world we know? Are science and faith, or evolution and creation, really in conflict at all? Expanding the parameters of a lively and urgent debate, God and Design considers how perennial questions of origin continue to fascinate and disturb us.

About the Author

Neil A. Manson currently teaches at the Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Notre Dame. A former Gifford Research Fellow in Natural Theology at the University of Aberdeen, he has a long-standing interest in the science and religion debate.