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Brendan Sweetman - Evolution, Chance, and God: Understanding the Relationship between Evolution and Religion - 9781628929843 - V9781628929843
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Evolution, Chance, and God: Understanding the Relationship between Evolution and Religion

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Description for Evolution, Chance, and God: Understanding the Relationship between Evolution and Religion Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 457.
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. ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781628929843
SKU
V9781628929843
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About Brendan Sweetman
Brendan Sweetman is Professor of Philosophy at Rockhurst University, USA. He is author and editor of ten books, including Religion and Science: An Introduction (2010) and Religion: Key Concepts in Philosophy (2007).

Reviews for Evolution, Chance, and God: Understanding the Relationship between Evolution and Religion
Evolution, Chance, and God is a timely and relevant contribution to the current discussions on science and religion. Clear and engaging, it provides a lucid account of evolutionary theory and isolates the major questions that are raised (or ought to be raised) in considering its relationship to religion. Sweetman's volume also makes important clarifications and conceptual distinctions crucial to the ... Read more

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