Monotheism and the rise of science
This Element traces the effects of science's rise on the cultural status of monotheism. Starting in the past, it shows how monotheism contributed to science's rise, and how, returning the favour, science provided aid and support, until fairly recently, for the continuing success of monothe...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Serviço de pedido Subito: | Pedir agora. |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2020
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| Em: | Ano: 2020 |
| Coletânea / Revista: | Cambridge elements. Elements in religion and monotheism
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| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Monoteísmo
/ Ciências naturais
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| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Religion and science
B Monotheism |
| Acesso em linha: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Não eletrônico
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| Resumo: | This Element traces the effects of science's rise on the cultural status of monotheism. Starting in the past, it shows how monotheism contributed to science's rise, and how, returning the favour, science provided aid and support, until fairly recently, for the continuing success of monotheism in the west. Turning to the present, the Element explores reasons for supposing that explanatorily, and even on an existential level, science is taking over monotheism's traditional roles in western culture. These reasons are found to be less powerful than is commonly supposed, though the existential challenge can be made effective when framed in an unusual and indirect manner. Finally, the Element considers how the relationship between science's high standing and the status of monotheism might appear in the future. Could something like monotheism rise again, and might science help it do so? The Element concludes that an affirmative answer is possible. |
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| Descrição do item: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Dec 2020) |
| Descrição Física: | 1 online resource (52 pages), digital, PDF file(s). |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-88909-4 978-1-108-79490-9 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108889094 |
