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God's Providence and Randomness in Nature

Author : Robert John Russell
Publisher : Templeton Foundation Press
ISBN 13 : 1599475685
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (994 download)

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Download or read book God's Providence and Randomness in Nature written by Robert John Russell and published by Templeton Foundation Press. This book was released on 2019-02-11 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In October 2014, a group of mathematicians, physicists, ecologists, philosophers, and theologians gathered at a special conference in Berkeley, California to present the results of a two-year research program dubbed “Project SATURN”. This program explored many of the rich avenues of thought found at the intersection of modern science and Christian theology. Chief among them is the possibility that certain processes in nature might be so complex that they do not have sufficient physical causes. Known as “ontological indeterminism”, this idea has profound implications for theology. Specifically, it allows God to be thought of as acting providentially within nature without violating the laws and processes of nature. Such a momentous insight could influence how we understand free will, natural evil, suffering in nature, and the relation between divine providence and human evolution. The essays collected here discuss each of these topics and were originally presented at the 2014 conference. Part I establishes the scientific basis for conceptualizing certain process in the universe as inherently random and possibly indeterministic. Part II discusses the philosophical and theological issues that spring from this understanding. Together they represent the cutting edge of thought in the increasingly productive dialogue between science and theology. Short for the “Scientific and Theological Understandings of Randomness in Nature”, Project SATURN was created by the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, a Program of the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. It was funded with a grant administered by Calvin College and provided by the John Templeton Foundation.

Nature’s Teleological Order and God’s Providence

Author : Paul Weingartner
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 1614518866
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (145 download)

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Download or read book Nature’s Teleological Order and God’s Providence written by Paul Weingartner and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2014-12-11 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book defends that there is both teleological order (design) and chance in non-living and in living systems of nature including man. This is done by giving exact definitions of different types of order and teleological order on the one hand and of different types of chance on the other. For their compatibility it is important to notice that any definition of chance presupposes some kind of order relative to that we can speak of chance. Thus also in evolution which is some growth of some order and for which a detailed definition is given in chpt.13 chance and degrees of freedom play an essential role. A further purpose of the book is to show that both the existing order and the existing chance in nature are compatible with a global teleological plan which is God’s providence. However concerning the execution of God’s plan not everything is done or caused by himself but “God created things in such a way that they themselves can create something” (Gödel, MAX PHIL). A reason for that is that God is neither all-causing nor all-willing although he is almighty. This is connected with the result of chpts.15 and 16 that also human freedom and evil are compatible with God’s providence.

Abrahamic Reflections on Randomness and Providence

Author : Kelly James Clark
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030757978
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Abrahamic Reflections on Randomness and Providence written by Kelly James Clark and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-09-27 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book addresses the question of how God can providentially govern apparently ungovernable randomness. Medieval theologians confidently held that God is provident, that is, God is the ultimate cause of or is responsible for everything that happens. However, scientific advances since the 19th century pose serious challenges to traditional views of providence. From Darwinian evolution to quantum mechanics, randomness has become an essential part of the scientific worldview. An interdisciplinary team of Muslim, Christian and Jewish scholars—biologists, physicists, philosophers and theologians—addresses questions of randomness and providence.

Abraham's Dice

Author : Karl W. Giberson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190277173
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Abraham's Dice written by Karl W. Giberson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of us believe everything happens for a reason. Whether it is "God's will","karma", or "fate," we want to believe that nothing in the world, especially disasters and tragedies, is a random, meaningless event. But now, as never before, confident scientific assertions that the world embodies a profound contingency are challenging theological claims that God acts providentially in the world. The random and meandering path of evolution is widely used as an argument that God did not create life. Abraham's Dice explores the interplay between chance and providence in the monotheistic religious traditions, looking at how their interaction has been conceptualized as our understanding of the workings of nature has changed. This lively historical conversation has generated intense ongoing theological debates, and provocative responses from science: what are we to make of the history of our universe, where chance and law have played out in complex ways? Or the evolution of life, where random mutations have challenged attempts to find purpose within evolution and convinced many that human beings are but a "glorious accident"? The enduring belief that everything happens for a reason is examined through a conversation with major scholars, among them holders of prestigious chairs at Oxford and Cambridge Universities and the University of Basel, as well as several Gifford lecturers, and two Templeton prize winners. Organized historically, Abraham's Dice provides a wide-ranging scientific, theological, and biblical foundation to address the question of providence and divine action in a world shot through with contingency.

The Providence of God

Author : David Fergusson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108475000
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book The Providence of God written by David Fergusson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the theology of divine providence that is both critical and constructive in its outcomes.

The Uncontrolling Love of God

Author : Thomas Jay Oord
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830899014
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book The Uncontrolling Love of God written by Thomas Jay Oord and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2015-11-09 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rarely does a new theological position emerge to account well for life in the world, including not only goodness and beauty but also tragedy and randomness. Drawing from Scripture, science, philosophy and various theological traditions, Thomas Jay Oord offers a novel theology of providence—essential kenosis—that emphasizes God's inherently noncoercive love in relation to creation.

Nature’s Teleological Order and God’s Providence

Author : Paul Weingartner
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 1614519501
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (145 download)

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Download or read book Nature’s Teleological Order and God’s Providence written by Paul Weingartner and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2014-12-11 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book defends that there is both teleological order (design) and chance in non-living and in living systems of nature including man. This is done by giving exact definitions of different types of order and teleological order on the one hand and of different types of chance on the other. For their compatibility it is important to notice that any definition of chance presupposes some kind of order relative to that we can speak of chance. Thus also in evolution which is some growth of some order and for which a detailed definition is given in chpt.13 chance and degrees of freedom play an essential role. A further purpose of the book is to show that both the existing order and the existing chance in nature are compatible with a global teleological plan which is God’s providence. However concerning the execution of God’s plan not everything is done or caused by himself but “God created things in such a way that they themselves can create something” (Gödel, MAX PHIL). A reason for that is that God is neither all-causing nor all-willing although he is almighty. This is connected with the result of chpts.15 and 16 that also human freedom and evil are compatible with God’s providence.

Reflections on the Works of God in Nature and Providence

Author : Christoph Christian Sturm
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reflections on the Works of God in Nature and Providence written by Christoph Christian Sturm and published by . This book was released on 1810 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Uncontrolling Love of God

Author : Thomas Jay Oord
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830840842
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Reflections on the Works of God in Nature and Providence

Author : Christoph Christian Sturm
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Reflections on the Works of God in Nature and Providence written by Christoph Christian Sturm and published by . This book was released on 1801 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Evolution, Chance, and God

Author : Brendan Sweetman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1628929863
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book Evolution, Chance, and God written by Brendan Sweetman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evolution, Chance, and God looks at the relationship between religion and evolution from a philosophical perspective. This relationship is fascinating, complex and often very controversial, involving myriad issues that are difficult to keep separate from each other. Evolution, Chance, and God introduces the reader to the main themes of this debate and to the theory of evolution, while arguing for a particular viewpoint, namely that evolution and religion are compatible, and that, contrary to the views of some influential thinkers, there is no chance operating in the theory of evolution, a conclusion that has great significance for teleology. One of the main aims of this book is not simply to critique one influential contemporary view that evolution and religion are incompatible, but to explore specific ways of how we might understand their compatibility, as well as the implications of evolution for religious belief. This involves an exploration of how and why God might have created by means of evolution, and what the consequences in particular are for the status of human beings in creation, and for issues such as free will, the objectivity of morality, and the problem of evil. By probing how the theory of evolution and religion could be reconciled, Sweetman says that we can address more deeply key foundational questions concerning chance, design, suffering and morality, and God's way of acting in and through creation.

Reflections on the Works of God in Nature and Providence

Author : Christoph Christian Sturm
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (293 download)

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Download or read book Reflections on the Works of God in Nature and Providence written by Christoph Christian Sturm and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Darwinism and the Divine

Author : Alister E. McGrath
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444392514
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Darwinism and the Divine written by Alister E. McGrath and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-02-02 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Darwinism and the Divine examines the implications of evolutionary thought for natural theology, from the time of publication of Darwin's On the Origin of Species to current debates on creationism and intelligent design. Questions whether Darwin's theory of natural selection really shook our fundamental beliefs, or whether they served to transform and illuminate our views on the origins and meaning of life Identifies the forms of natural theology that emerged in 19th-century England and how they were affected by Darwinism The most detailed study yet of the intellectual background to William Paley's famous and influential approach to natural theology, set out in 1802 Brings together material from a variety of disciplines, including the history of ideas, historical and systematic theology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, sociology, and the cognitive science of religion Considers how Christian belief has adapted to Darwinism, and asks whether there is a place for design both in the world of science and the world of theology A thought-provoking exploration of 21st-century views on evolutionary thought and natural theology, written by the world-renowned theologian and bestselling author

God's Providence in Nature

Author : Salai Hla Aung
Publisher : Ispck
ISBN 13 : 9788184651775
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book God's Providence in Nature written by Salai Hla Aung and published by Ispck. This book was released on 2011 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Religion is Not about God

Author : Loyal D. Rue
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813535115
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (135 download)

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Download or read book Religion is Not about God written by Loyal D. Rue and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation If religion is not about God, then what on earth is it about? Loyal Rue contends that religion is a series of strategies that aims to influence human nature so that we might think, feel, and act in ways that are good for us, both individually and collectively.

Contingency and Natural Order in Early Modern Science

Author : Pietro Daniel Omodeo
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319673785
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Contingency and Natural Order in Early Modern Science written by Pietro Daniel Omodeo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-09-09 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume considers contingency as a historical category resulting from the combination of various intellectual elements – epistemological, philosophical, material, as well as theological and, broadly speaking, intellectual. With contributions ranging from fields as diverse as the histories of physics, astronomy, astrology, medicine, mechanics, physiology, and natural philosophy, it explores the transformation of the notion of contingency across the late-medieval, Renaissance, and the early modern period. Underpinned by a necessitated vision of nature, seventeenth century mechanism widely identified apparent natural irregularities with the epistemological limits of a certain explanatory framework. However, this picture was preceded by, and in fact emerged from, a widespread characterization of contingency as an ontological trait of nature, typical of late-Scholastic and Renaissance science. On these bases, this volume shows how epistemological categories, which are preconditions of knowledge as “historically-situated a priori” and, seemingly, self-evident, are ultimately rooted in time. Contingency is intrinsic to scientific practice. Whether observing the behaviour of a photon, diagnosing a patient, or calculating the orbit of a distant planet, scientists face the unavoidable challenge of dealing with data that differ from their models and expectations. However, epistemological categories are not fixed in time. Indeed, there is something fundamentally different in the way an Aristotelian natural philosopher defined a wonder or a “monstrous” birth as “contingent”, a modern scientist defines the unexpected result of an experiment, and a quantum physicist the behavior of a photon. Although to each inquirer these instances appeared self-evidently contingent, each also employs the concept differently.

Divine Action and Natural Selection

Author : Joseph Seckbach
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9812834346
Total Pages : 1122 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Divine Action and Natural Selection written by Joseph Seckbach and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2009 with total page 1122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The debate between divine action, or faith, and natural selection, or science, is garnering tremendous interest. This book ventures well beyond the usual, contrasting American Protestant and atheistic points of view, and also includes the perspectives of Jews, Muslims, and Roman Catholics. It contains arguments from the various proponents of intelligent design, creationism, and Darwinism, and also covers the sensitive issue of how to incorporate evolution into the secondary school biology curriculum. Comprising contributions from prominent, award-winning authors, the book also contains dialogs following each chapter to provide extra stimulus to the readers and a full picture of this ?hot? topic, which delves into the fundamentals of science and religion.