The Cambridge Companion to Science and Religion

The Cambridge Companion to Science and Religion
ISBN-10
0521712513
ISBN-13
9780521712514
Category
Philosophy
Pages
307
Language
English
Published
2010-06-24
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Peter Harrison

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This book explores the historical relations between science and religion and discusses contemporary issues with perspectives from cosmology, evolutionary biology and bioethics.

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