1st Edition
Hindu Perspectives on Evolution Darwin, Dharma, and Design
By C. Mackenzie Brown
Copyright 2012
276 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
288 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Providing new insights into the contemporary creationist-evolution debates, this book looks at the Hindu cultural-religious traditions of India, the Hindu Dharma traditions. By focusing on the interaction of religion and science in a Hindu context, it offers a global context for understanding contemporary creationist-evolution conflicts and tensions utilizing a critical analysis of Hindu... Read more
Preface 1. Introduction: Design and Darwin in the Hindu Dharma Traditions Part 1: The Classical Background 2. Creationism and Evolutionism in the Ancient and Classical Traditions 3. Manifestation and Apparent Design in the Advaita Vedanta of Sankara 4. Theism and Atomistic Design in the Nyaya-Vaisenika of Udayana 5. Design Discounted in the Visistadvaita Vedanta of Ramanuja Part 2: The Colonial Period 6. Design and Darwin in the Colonial Period 7. The Vedantic Deism of Rammohan Roy 8. Design and the Intuitive Theism of Debendranath Tagore 9. Design and the Religious Evolutionism of Keshab Chandra Sen 10. The Modern Vedic Creationism of Dayananda Saraswati 11. The Modern Advaitic Evolutionism of Swami Vivekananda 12. The Integrative Evolutionism of Sri Aurobindo Ghose Part 3: The Post-Colonial Period 13. Design and Darwin in the Post-Colonial Period 14. Design and Darwin in the Contemporary Hindu World 15. Conclusion: What Role for Brahma?
Biography
C. Mackenzie Brown is Professor of Religion at Trinity University, USA. His research interests include the relationship of Hinduism and modern science, with particular focus on creationism and evolution.
