Seduced by science : how American religion has lost its way / Steven Goldberg.
Seduced by science : how American religion has lost its way / Steven Goldberg.
Seduced by science : how American religion has lost its way / Steven Goldberg.
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New York : New York Univeristy Press, c1999.
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T0380640
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English
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Physical content
ix, 220 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Gene Patents and the Soul -- 3. Using the Bible as a Science Text -- 4. The Medical Power of Prayer -- 5. How Free Speech and Due Process Protect Religion -- 6. How the Free Exercise of Religion Clause Works Today -- 7. Banning Established Religion in Public Schools and Public...
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Publisher
New York : New York Univeristy Press, c1999.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1999.
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Summary
American religion, Steven Goldberg claims, has fallen into a trap. Just at the moment when it has amassed the political strength and won the legal right to participate effectively in public debate, it has lost its distinctive voice. Instead of speaking of human values, goals, and limits, it speaks in the language of science. Discussing the most rec...
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Seduced by science : how American religion has lost its way / Steven Goldberg.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-213) and index.
Transferred from N291.175/15.
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T0380640
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74VvGV2pD6zy
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ISBN
081473104X (alk. paper)
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291.175
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991012597579702626
