Titre :	A fine-tuned universe
Titre original :	the quest for God in science and theology : the 2009 Gifford lectures
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	McGrath, Alister E. (1953-), Auteur
Editeur :	Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press
Année de publication :	©2009
Importance :	xv, 262 p.
Format :	24 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-0-664-23310-5
Note générale :	Includes bibliographical references and index
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	God. Natural theology Religion and science.
Index. décimale :	BL 183
Résumé :	Exploring a wide range of physical and biological phenomena and drawing on the latest research in biochemistry and evolutionary biology, McGrath draws out the implications of our new understanding of the natural world for traditional debates about the existence of God. --from publisher description.
Note de contenu :	Yearning to make sense of things -- The crisis of confidence in modern natural theology -- Renewing the vision for natural theology -- Challenges to a renewed natural theology -- Natural theology and the explanation of reality -- The dynamics of a trinitarian natural theology -- Surprising facts: conterfactuals and natural theology -- Augustine of Hippo on creation: a theological lens -- In the beginning: the constants of universe -- Can these bones live? The origins of life -- The matrix of life: the curious chemistry of water -- Chemical catalysts and the constraints of evolution -- The origins of complexity: the mechanism of evolution -- The outcomes of evolution: the directionality of evolution -- An emergent creation and natural theology.

A fine-tuned universe = the quest for God in science and theology : the 2009 Gifford lectures [texte imprimé] / McGrath, Alister E. (1953-), Auteur . - Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press, ©2009 . - xv, 262 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-664-23310-5
Includes bibliographical references and index
Langues : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	God. Natural theology Religion and science.
Index. décimale :	BL 183
Résumé :	Exploring a wide range of physical and biological phenomena and drawing on the latest research in biochemistry and evolutionary biology, McGrath draws out the implications of our new understanding of the natural world for traditional debates about the existence of God. --from publisher description.
Note de contenu :	Yearning to make sense of things -- The crisis of confidence in modern natural theology -- Renewing the vision for natural theology -- Challenges to a renewed natural theology -- Natural theology and the explanation of reality -- The dynamics of a trinitarian natural theology -- Surprising facts: conterfactuals and natural theology -- Augustine of Hippo on creation: a theological lens -- In the beginning: the constants of universe -- Can these bones live? The origins of life -- The matrix of life: the curious chemistry of water -- Chemical catalysts and the constraints of evolution -- The origins of complexity: the mechanism of evolution -- The outcomes of evolution: the directionality of evolution -- An emergent creation and natural theology.