Chance or Purpose?

Chance or Purpose?
Author: Christoph Schoenborn
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2009-09-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1681490854

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn's article on evolution and creation in The New York Times launched an international controversy. Critics charged him with biblical literalism and 'creationism'. In this book, Cardinal Schönborn responds to his critics by tackling the hard questions with a carefully reasoned "theology of creation". Can we still speak intelligently of the world as 'creation' and affirm the existence of the Creator, or is God a 'delusion'? How should an informed believer read Genesis? If God exists, why is there so much injustice and suffering? Are human beings a part of nature or elevated above it? What is man's destiny? Is everything a matter of chance or can we discern purpose in human existence? In his treatment of evolution, Cardinal Schönborn distinguishes the biological theory from 'evolutionism', the ideology that tries to reduce all of reality to mindless, meaningless processes. He argues that science and a rationally grounded faith are not at odds and that what many people represent as 'science' is really a set of philosophical positions that will not withstand critical scrutiny. Chance or Purpose? directly raises the philosophical and theological issues many scientists today overlook or ignore. The result is a vigorous, frank dialogue that acknowledges the respective insights of the philosopher, the theologian and the scientist, but which calls on them to listen and to learn from each another.

God, Chance and Purpose

God, Chance and Purpose
Author: David J. Bartholomew
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2008-02-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780521880855

Scientific accounts of existence give chance a central role. At the smallest level, quantum theory involves uncertainty and evolution is driven by chance and necessity. These ideas do not fit easily with theology in which chance has been seen as the enemy of purpose. One option is to argue, as proponents of Intelligent Design do, that chance is not real and can be replaced by the work of a Designer. Others adhere to a deterministic theology in which God is in total control. Neither of these views, it is argued, does justice to the complexity of nature or the greatness of God. The thesis of this book is that chance is neither unreal nor non-existent but an integral part of God's creation. This view is expounded, illustrated and defended by drawing on the resources of probability theory and numerous examples from the natural and social worlds.

Aristotle's Physics

Aristotle's Physics
Author: Mariska Leunissen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2015-08-27
Genre: Art
ISBN: 110703146X

This volume provides cutting-edge research on Aristotle's Physics, taking into account recent changes in the field of Aristotle.

Never By Chance

Never By Chance
Author: Joe Calloway
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2010-07
Genre: Business planning
ISBN: 9788126526925

Chance or the Dance?

Chance or the Dance?
Author: Thomas Howard
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2018-02-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1642290343

In this new edition of a modern classic, Thomas Howard contrasts the Christian and secular worldviews, refreshing our minds with the illuminated vision of reality that inspired the world in times past and showing us that we cannot live meaningful lives without it. Howard explains in clear and beautiful prose the way materialism robs us of beauty, depth, and truth. With laser precision and lyrical ponderings he takes us through the dismal reductionist view of the world to the shimmering significance of the world as sign and sacrament. More timely now than when it was first written, this book is a prophetic examination of modern society's conscience.

By Chance

By Chance
Author: Diana W.
Publisher:
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2017-02-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9781543121339

Love is patient...Love is kind...And it sometimes has the ability to make you lose your mind!Zoe Daniels is a high school teacher, who is recovering from a devastating breakup with a cheating ex. One night when Zoe's cousin invites her out to stop moping, live a little, and have some fun; fate steps in with both feet and offers up a remedy. West Jameson is a typical ladies man, who is out for a good time, has no clue what it means to be in a relationship or in love. But one memorable one night stand, for both good and bad reasons, sends Zoe and West down a spiraling path neither one of them has anticipated.Take this journey with these two as they discover that love isn't always easy but it's worth it. Chances are never given, they're taken...& sometimes love happens purely...By Chance

Chance and Necessity

Chance and Necessity
Author: Jacques Monod
Publisher:
Total Pages: 198
Release: 1997
Genre: Biology
ISBN: 9780140256468

Change and necessity is a statement of Darwinian natural selection as a process driven by chance necessity, devoid of purpose or intent.

William Harvey and the Use of Purpose in the Scientific Revolution

William Harvey and the Use of Purpose in the Scientific Revolution
Author: Emerson Thomas McMullen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1998
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

A study of the English scientist Harvey (1576-1657), who is credited with discovering that blood circulates, and of how he and his contemporaries thought about purpose and chance in the universe. Challenges historians and biographers who portray him as acting and thinking like a modern scientist, and shows how his deep religious beliefs, particularly in divine providence, grew out of his political and religious environment and influenced his work. Paper edition (0958-9), $37.00. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

By Design Or by Chance

By Design Or by Chance
Author: Denyse O'Leary
Publisher: Kitchener, Ont. : Castle Quay Books
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2004
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781894860031

O'Leary provides by far the broadast overview yet of the ID movement. she quotes ID leaders such as Phillip Johnson, William Dembski and Michael Behe. she also quotes their sternest critics, including Richard Dawkins, Stephen J. Gould and Michael Ruse. She writes about the Wedge movement, DNA, the age of the Earth, the search for extraterrestrial life, the teaching of ID in schools, and the monarch butterfly. She anticipates the culmination of the ID revolution by writing that Darwinism "was part of our folklore." Yet the evolutionary tales she relates are still widely taught as fact in many schools. This well organized guidebook of O'Leary's journey through the world of Intelligent Design has the potential to lead many of the next generation away from the evolutionary fables that now pass for science. Her book is must reading for anyone who wants to understand the history and significance of the Intelligent Design movement. It also belongs in college and even high school classrooms. Forrest M. Mims III, U.S. science journalist Denyse O'Leary has been a freelance writer since 1971. She specializes in science news of interest to faith communities for such publications as Christianity Today, Faith Today, and the Christian Times. She is the author of several titles including Faith@Science: Why Science Needs Faith in the Twenty-First Century, and it the Faith and Science columnist for ChristianWeek. She has written for newspapers, magazines, book publishers, and trade jounals, including the Globe & Mail, the Toronto Star, and Canadian Living.