Theology and Modern Physics
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Theology and Modern Physics

  1. 296 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Theology and Modern Physics

About this book

The new discoveries in physics during the twentieth century have stimulated intense debate about their relevance to age-old theological questions. Views range from those holding that modern physics provides a surer road to God than traditional religions, to those who say that physics and theology are incommensurable and so do not relate. At the very least, physics has stimulated renewed theological discussions. In this critical introduction to the science-theology debate, Peter E. Hodgson draws on his experience as a physicist to present the results of modern physics and the theological implications. Written for those with little or no scientific background, Hodgson describes connections between physics, philosophy and theology and then explains Newtonian physics and Victorian physics, the theories of relativity, astronomy and quantum mechanics, and distinguishes the actual results of modern physics from speculations. The connections with theology are explored throughout. The concluding section draws discussions together and makes an important new contribution to the debate.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9781351879958
Edition
1
Subtopic
Religion

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. 1 Theology, Philosophy and Physics
  7. 2 The Judeo-Christian Contribution to the Development of Modern Science
  8. 3 The Muslim Centuries
  9. 4 The Renaissance
  10. 5 Classical Physics
  11. 6 Space, Time and Relativity
  12. 7 Quantum Theory
  13. 8 Quantum Mechanics
  14. 9 Deterministic Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics
  15. 10 Cosmology
  16. 11 Chaos and Symmetry
  17. 12 Science and Non-Christian Religions
  18. 13 Epilogue
  19. Acknowledgements
  20. Bibliography
  21. Name Index
  22. Subject Index