Can science explain powerful human emotions such as love and
happiness? Or, are these emotions something more than the action of
biochemicals and electrical impulses? Science is constantly
uncovering the mysteries of our nature, but we are uneasy about
submitting our most intimate feelings to its scrutiny. Religion
tells us that God is love but neuroscience counters with love as a
well-timed trickle of transmitters and hormones. In the 21st
century, is it necessary to discard our traditional beliefs of a
loving God in favor of dopamine? With doctorates in both
mathematics and theology, Kevin Sharpe explores these notions and
asks the question, Has Science Displaced the Soul? Unflinching in
facing these issues, Sharpe provides a clear and current summary of
the discoveries of science and what our spiritual traditions still
have to offer in the ongoing effort to understand our deepest
urges. He confronts serious unanswered questions. How can the
Divine direct a random process like evolution? How can we reconcile
the big bang with creation out of nothing? Does it make sense to
claim that the non-biological Divine shares in human purposes and
desires? Sharpe's solution is controversial since it requires that
we demolish and reconstruct some of our most trusted conceptions.
By examining the ways in which scientific and religious claims can
be harmonized, he offers a radical and powerful interpretation of
love and happiness in the divine context.
General
| Imprint: |
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
June 2005 |
| First published: |
April 2005 |
| Authors: |
Kevin Sharpe
• Rebecca Bryant Bryant
|
| Dimensions: |
222 x 147 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
208 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7425-4264-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-7425-4264-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780742542648 |
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