Science and Providence God's Interaction with the World

Name: Science and Providence God's Interaction with the World
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ISBN: 9781932031928

ISBN-10: 1932031928

ISBN-13: 9781932031928

Edition: 2005

Authors: John C. Polkinghorne

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Internationally renowned priest-scientist Dr. John C. Polkinghorne examines whether a personal, interacting God is a credible concept in today's scientific age. Encouraging the belief that there is a compatibility between the insights of science and the insights of religion, this book, previously published in the United Kingdom, focuses on the viewpoint that the world is one in which both human beings and God have the freedom to act. A modern understanding of the physical world is applied to questions of prayer and providence, such as: Do miracles happen? Can prayer change anything? Why does evil exist? Why does God allow suffering? Why does God need us to ask him? God's involvement in time…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Templeton Press
Publication date: 10/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 140
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Problem



Embodiment and Action



Providence



Miracle



Evil



Prayer



Time



Incarnation and Sacrament



Hope


Notes


Bibliography


Index