No God, No Science (Paperback)

Michael Hanby

ISBN 10: 111923087X / ISBN 13: 9781119230878

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken, 2016

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Paperback. No God, No Science: Theology, Cosmology, Biology presents a work of philosophical theology that retrieves the Christian doctrine of creation from the distortions imposed upon it by positivist science and the Darwinian tradition of evolutionary biology. Argues that the doctrine of creation is integral to the intelligibility of the worldBrings the metaphysics of the Christian doctrine of creation to bear on the nature of scienceOffers a provocative analysis of the theoretical and historical relationship between theology, metaphysics, and sciencePresents an original critique and interpretation of the philosophical meaning of Darwinian biology No God, No Science: Theology, Cosmology, Biology presents a work of philosophical theology that retrieves the Christian doctrine of creation from the distortions imposed upon it by positivist science and the Darwinian tradition of evolutionary biology. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: No God, No Science (Paperback)
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 111923087X
• ISBN 13: 9781119230878
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

No God, No Science: Theology, Cosmology, Biology presents a work of philosophical theology that retrieves the Christian doctrine of creation from the distortions imposed upon it by positivist science and the Darwinian tradition of evolutionary biology.

• Argues that the doctrine of creation is integral to the intelligibility of the world
• Brings the metaphysics of the Christian doctrine of creation to bear on the nature of science
• Offers a provocative analysis of the theoretical and historical relationship between theology, metaphysics, and science
• Presents an original critique and interpretation of the philosophical meaning of Darwinian biology

About the Author

Michael Hanby is Associate Professor of Religion and Philosophy of Science at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family Studies at the Catholic University of America. His previous published works include Augustine and Modernity and numerous journal articles. He has taught previously at Baylor University and Villanova University.