The Scripture Doctrine of Creation: With Reference to Religious Nihilism and Modern Theories of Development (Cambridge Library Collection - Religion) - Brossura

Birks, Thomas Rawson

 
9781108000222: The Scripture Doctrine of Creation: With Reference to Religious Nihilism and Modern Theories of Development (Cambridge Library Collection - Religion)
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ISBN 10: 1108000223 ISBN 13: 9781108000222
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Sinossi

The controversial Victorian churchman and philosopher T. R. Birks argues that scripture rather than evolution explains the mystery of life.

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Descrizione del libro

A controversial figure in the Victorian church, T. R. Birks, professor of philosophy at Cambridge, was a vocal and influential anti-Darwinian. He argued that though modern science confirmed the glory of God, the theory of evolution could not explain the mystery of creation, to which scripture held the key.

Contenuti

Introduction; 1. On religious nihilism; 2. On religious nihilism (continued); 3. The alleged law of scientific progress; 4. The beginning; 5. The creation of matter; 6. Of infinite space; 7. On force, law, and necessity; 8. On creation and life; 9. On creation and evolution; 10. Evolution as an inductive theory; 11. On creation by law; Conclusion.

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Editore
Cambridge University Press
Data di pubblicazione
2009
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1108000223
ISBN 13 
9781108000222
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
268
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
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