Ian Barbour offers analyses of the shape and import of evolutionary theory, indeterminacy, neuroscience, information theory, and artificial intelligence. He also addresses deeper philosophical issues
Scholars and clinicians from around the world discuss the importance of spirituality and religion in supports and services for people with intellectual disabilities. The 13 contributions represent a v
This unusual book tells the story of an astrophysicist's search for meaning from psychological, philosophical, and spiritual points of view. Mansfield weaves personal memoir with clear scientific disc
Every culture and time has its myths. You might say that myths help us to understand people, since just like people they can be inspirational and beautiful, as well as cruel and violent. The main play
What if you had the ability to travel to new worlds and bring back wisdom and energy for change in every area of your life? Through the practice of shapeshifting, shamanic cultures have done just tha
The fascinating biography that illuminates the man whose work changed modern culture??? Gives a complete biographical view of Campbell's life and a personal perspective of who he was through the voic
Addressing fundamental questions about life, death and the universe, Science and the Spiritual Questexamines the ways in which scientists negotiate the complex frontiers between their scientific and r
Increasingly, the religious practices people engage in and the ways they talk about what is meaningful or sacred take place in the context of media culture -- in the realm of the so-called secular.Foc
Drawing from a variety of religious teachings, anthropological evidence, and myths and legends of the world's cultures and religions, the author shows the vital role water plays in all aspects of our
Through intimate conversations with some of the world's most distinguished scientists (including two Nobel Laureates), Faith in Science invites us to explore the connections between scientific and rel
In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, it is tempting to regard their perpetrators as evil incarnate. But their motives, as Bruce Lincoln shows in this timely offering, were profoundly and
Presentations from the 1999 Parliament of the World's Religions in Cape Town make up the heart of this volume, in which contributors discuss current scientific ideas on the origin and evolution of lif
A collection of essays demonstrating the ways diverse religious rituals, symbols, ethics and ideologies perform as primary planks in the construction of the public realm, with particular focus on peri
This text for social workers and other counselors discusses how religious traditions shape people's lives and help them construct meaning about the world around them. Each of the 14 contributions from
Helm (history of medicine, U. Halle-Wittenberg, Germany) and Winkelmann (Leopold Zunz Center for the Study of European Judaism, Germany), suggesting that the relationship between religion and science
Twenty-five contributors address the conceptual, analytical, and empirical possibilities and difficulties involved in addressing religion in relation to such ancient and modern forms of media as writi
When Carl Jung and Carl Kerenyi got together to collaborate on this book, their aim was to elevate the study of mythology to a science. Kerenyi wrote on two of the most ubiquitous myths, the Divine Ch
Religion and Social Policy explores how religious concerns influence those who shape and those who are shaped by policies. It queries the social teachings of global denominations and local congregatio
