1st Edition

Science, Reason and Religion

By Derek Stanesby Copyright 1985
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

Philosophy matters. This is the message of this highly original inquiry into the relationship between science and religion. It is only when we examine the intellectual presuppositions on which science and religion are based, with regard to such fundamentals as truth, objectivity, and realism, that we perceive the link between these two enterprises which are essential to any characterization of... Read more

Preface  Introduction  1. The Authority of the Senses  2. The Retreat from Authority, Karl Popper, The Evolution of Persons, The Evolution of Knowledge, The Implications for Religion  3. The Retreat to Irrationality  4. Science, Religion and Rationality

Biography

Stanesby, Derek

Review of the original edition:

‘Refreshingly free of jargon and unusually clear and well-structured in its argument…I recommend it to theology students (and graduates) and anyone else who has an interest in the problem of knowledge..’ British Book News