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Science, Evolution and Religious Persuasion : Going in Search of the Logos.
Title:
Science, Evolution and Religious Persuasion : Going in Search of the Logos.
Author:
Gesell PhD, Laurence E.
ISBN:
9781890938178
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (353 pages)
Contents:
Intro -- Copyright -- Contents -- Forword -- Epistemology -- Eternal Perspective -- Symbolism -- Individuation -- Subjective Positivism -- Triangulation -- Outside the Box -- Prologue -- Eternal Mysteries -- The Psyche -- The Pilgrimage -- Chicken or the Egg -- Symbol Systems -- At-one-ment -- Reason -- Balance -- Chapter 1: Dilectics -- Two Dogs -- Magnetic Attraction -- Yin and Yang -- Either/Or -- Socratic Debate -- The Four Horsemen -- Nature and Purpose -- In Search of a Soul -- The Mind of God -- Walling Off Religion -- Religious Persuasion -- Chapter 2: The Socratic Dilemma -- Philosophy of Science -- Objective Evaluation -- The Courtroom Example -- Paradigm Shift -- The Science of Antiquity -- Mobbing -- Thirty Tyrants -- The Trial -- The Verdict -- Striving of the Will -- Chapter 3: Science v. Religion -- A Change of Heart -- Stoking the Fire -- The Town Clown -- Round Two -- Balanced Curriculum -- Substitute Teacher -- A Bridge Too Far -- Theories in Crisis -- Chapter 4: The Creation -- Darwin's Trial -- Purpose and Direction -- Open Ended Circle -- Between Heaven and Hell -- Assault on the Paradigm -- Seeing is Believing -- A Tale of Two Creations -- An Unannounced Arrival -- The Bottleneck -- Chapter 5: Nature's Pattern -- Recursive Arrows of Time -- Sacred Geometry -- Fractal Models -- Chapter 6: Cause and Effect -- Push or Pull -- The Setting Sun -- Picking up the Ball -- Bureaucratic Red Tape -- Singularity in Time -- The Big Crunch -- Wheels within Wheels -- Mining with Algorithms -- Meaning-Making Beings -- Lessons from the Past -- Striking a Balance -- Chapter 7: Social Biology -- The Double Helix -- The Tree of Life -- The Arrow of Time -- The Feedback Loop -- The Evo-Devos -- The Avatars -- Chapter 8: Social Darwinism -- Human Nature -- Consilience -- The Blank Tablet -- Instinctive Behavior -- That Other Voice.

Socio-Ecological Evolution -- Charity Never Faileth -- Chapter 9: Evolution of Religion -- The Tie that Binds -- Original Belief -- Sacred Tree -- Dialectics of Religion -- The Bright Light -- Album of Life -- The Nous -- Philosophy as Science -- Chapter 10: Syncretism -- A Tripartite Godhead -- Breathings -- The Word -- Scriptural References -- From Jews to Gentiles -- Arian Controversy -- Monotheistic Divides -- Schism in Islam -- The Reformation -- Gnostic Resurrection -- Synergistic Theology -- Back to Socrates -- Chapter 11: Reconciliation -- Searching -- Prophets, Seers and Revelators -- Ultimate Responsibility -- The Hanging Tree -- Chapter 12: Atonement -- Fight or Flight -- Martyrdom -- The Doctrine of Atonement -- Justice and Mercy -- Transliteration -- Lessons from Egypt -- Miracle or Sorcery -- Conspiracy -- Body and Soul -- The Image -- The Circumstantial Evidence -- Epilogue -- Persecution -- The Sign -- Tolerance -- Arian Sympathizers -- Anatolian Bees -- Sacred Symbols -- Enantiodromia -- The Way -- About the Author-or Not -- Appendix -- Topical Index -- Name Index.
Abstract:
Science, Evolution and Religious Persuasion is for readers caught in the middle and perplexed by the science versus religion debate.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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