Science and religion : Christian and Muslim perspectives : a record of the eighth Building Bridges Seminar convened by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, 16-18 June 2009 / edited by David Marshall
Published
Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2012
Cover; Contents; Participants; Introduction; Building Bridges in Istanbul; PART I: SURVEYS; Science and the Christian Tradition: A Brief Overview; Science and Religion in the History of Islam; Science and Religious Belief in the Modern World: Challenges and Opportunities; PART II: TEXTS AND COMMENTARIES; Biblical Texts; Commentary; What Is Creation? Subtle Insights from Genesis 1 Concerning the Order of the World; Qur'anic Texts; Commentary; Classical Christian Texts; Commentary: Science and Religion in the Classical Christian Tradition; Classical Islamic Texts
Commentary: The Importance of al-Ghazalı and Ibn Rushd in the History of Islamic Discourse on Religion and ScienceCharles Darwin; Introduction to Darwin and the Selected Texts; Early Arabic Views of Darwin; Modern Islamic Texts; Introduction to Qutb and al-Sha'rawı; Pope John Paul II; Commentary; Afterword; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
Summary
Science and Religion is a record of the 2009 Building Bridges seminar, a dialogue between leading Christian and Muslim scholars convened annually by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The essays in this volume explore how both faith traditions have approached the interface between science and religion and throw light on the ongoing challenges posed by this issue today. The volume includes a selection of relevant texts together with commentary that illuminates the scriptures, the ideas of key religious thinkers, and also the legacy of Charles Darwin
