{"product_id":"scientific-theory-and-religion-the-world-described-by-science-and-its-spiritual-interpretation-paperback-9780521730228","title":"Scientific Theory and Religion; The World Described by Science and its Spiritual Interpretation (Paperback) 9780521730228","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eScientific Theory and Religion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe World Described by Science and its Spiritual Interpretation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe lectures were originally published in 1933 and sought to bring Christian doctrines together with the possibility of life on other planets.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eErnest William Barnes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521730228, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 26 June 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e712 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 4 cm, 1.03 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eErnest Barnes was invited to Aberdeen as Gifford Lecturer (1927–1929) to deliver lectures under the title of 'Scientific Theory and Religion'. The lectures were originally published in 1933 and sought to bring Christian doctrines together with the possibility of life on other planets. The magnitude of the universe, accompanied with some basic observations on biological development within it, makes speculation about the possibility of intelligent life in distant galaxies reasonable. Barnes believed that the Creation was made precisely for the higher forms of' consciousness. The scope of the background to scientific theory and religious ideas of creation presented here is extensive and covers topics including Jewish cosmology as the basis for later Christian thought to early quantum mechanics and evolutionary biology. However, as Barnes himself noted of this scope in his lectures, 'Wide as is their range, they have an inner coherence. I trust that they express the attitude of the modern man of science who, as he hopefully makes theories, is aware of the limitations of his knowledge and also, in part because of his loyalty to truth, bears in mind the reality and the claims of the spiritual world.'\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Matter\u003cbr\u003e 3. Space\u003cbr\u003e 4. Riemann's General Theory of Space\u003cbr\u003e 5. Space-Time: The Special Theory of Relativity\u003cbr\u003e 6. General Relativity\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Electrical Theory of Matter\u003cbr\u003e 8. Heat and Light\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Quantum Theory and Röntgen Rays\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Solar System\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Galactic Universe and the Great Nebulae\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Origin of Life and the Geological Record\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Evolution of Plants and Sex\u003cbr\u003e 14. the Evolution of Animals and Mendelism\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Machinery of Evolution\u003cbr\u003e 16. Man's Origin and Past\u003cbr\u003e 17. Scientific Theory and the 'Real' World\u003cbr\u003e 18. God and Our Belief in His Existence\u003cbr\u003e 19. Religious Experience\u003cbr\u003e 20. Immortality\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46252010078488,"sku":"9780521730228","price":49.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521730228i.jpg?v=1691928165","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/scientific-theory-and-religion-the-world-described-by-science-and-its-spiritual-interpretation-paperback-9780521730228","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}