On the moral nature of the universe : theology, cosmology, and ethics

On the moral nature of the universe : theology, cosmology, and ethics /

Ellis and Murphy show how contemporary sciences actually support a religiously based ethic of nonviolence, not by appealing to the Enlightment's mechanismic Creator God or revelation's Father God but by discerning the transcendent ground in the laws of nature, the emergence of intelligent...

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Main Author: Murphy, Nancey C.
Other Authors: Ellis, George F. R. (George Francis Rayner)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, Minn. : Fortress Press, 1996.
Series:Theology and the sciences
Subjects:
Cosmology.
Ethics.
Theology.
Social sciences.
Ethics
Theology
Social Sciences
Cosmologie.
Morale.
Théologie.
Sciences sociales.
cosmology.
ethics (philosophy)
theology.
social sciences.
Kosmologie.
Ethik
Theologie
Geloof en wetenschap.
Ethiek.
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Summary:Ellis and Murphy show how contemporary sciences actually support a religiously based ethic of nonviolence, not by appealing to the Enlightment's mechanismic Creator God or revelation's Father God but by discerning the transcendent ground in the laws of nature, the emergence of intelligent freedom, and the echoes of "knoetic" self-giving in cosmology and biology. --From publisher's description.
Physical Description:xvi, 268 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0800629833
9780800629830

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