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Faith and Wisdom in Science (Hardcover)
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Faith and Wisdom in Science (Hardcover)
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"Do you have wisdom to count the clouds?" asks the voice of God
from the whirlwind in the stunningly beautiful catalogue of
nature-questions from the Old Testament Book of Job. Tom McLeish
takes a scientist's reading of this ancient text as a centrepiece
to make the case for science as a deeply human and ancient
activity, embedded in some of the oldest stories told about human
desire to understand the natural world. Drawing on stories from the
modern science of chaos and uncertainty alongside medieval,
patristic, classical and Biblical sources, Faith and Wisdom in
Science challenges much of the current 'science and religion'
debate as operating with the wrong assumptions and in the wrong
space. Its narrative approach develops a natural critique of the
cultural separation of sciences and humanities, suggesting an
approach to science, or in its more ancient form natural philosophy
- the 'love of wisdom of natural things' - that can draw on
theological and cultural roots. Following the theme of pain in
human confrontation with nature, it develops a 'Theology of
Science', recognising that both scientific and theological
worldviews must be 'of' each other, not holding separate domains.
Science finds its place within an old story of participative
reconciliation with a nature, of which we start ignorant and
fearful, but learn to perceive and work with in wisdom.
Surprisingly, science becomes a deeply religious activity. There
are urgent lessons for education, the political process of
decision-making on science and technology, our relationship with
the global environment, and the way that both religious and secular
communities alike celebrate and govern science.
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