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The great partnership : science, religion, and the search for meaning / Jonathan Sacks.

Summary:

A renowned author and rabbi discusses the relationship between science and religion and the importance of the coexistence of both in that religion is the search for meaning and science is the search for explanation.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0805243011
  • ISBN: 9780805243017
  • ISBN: 0805212507
  • ISBN: 9780805212501
  • Physical Description: x, 370 pages ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Schocken Books, [2011]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-349).
Formatted Contents Note:
God and the search for meaning. The meaning-seeking animal ; In two minds ; Diverging paths ; Finding God -- Why it matters. What we stand to lose ; Human dignity ; The politics of freedom ; Morality ; Relationships ; A meaningful life -- Faith and its challenges. Darwin ; The problem of evil ; When religion goes wrong ; Why God? -- Letter to a scientific atheist -- Appendix. Jewish sources on creation, the age of the universe, and evolution.
Subject:
Religion and science.

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