Nature, Reality, and the Sacred

by Langdon Brown Gilkey and Langdon Gilkey

Book Overview

Two partial apprehensions of nature vied for dominance in the past century: religious (void of any influence from science) and scientific (unable to admit any reality, beyond the empirical). Both views have led to the exploitation of nature -- and the scientific may prove even more devastating. The fault, Gilkey argues, lies not in the scientific knowledge of nature but in the assumed philosophy of science that accompanies most scientific and technological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800627547
• ISBN13: 9780800627546
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Insight into the relationship of science and religion.

This work is a remarkable step into the ambiguous territory between science and religion. It is a must for any who find that the seeming-incompatibility of science's material, causal world view and religion's affirmation of life is a paradox that begs for resolution. I have had the pleasure of taking courses with Langdon Gilkey and find that this book captures a facet of his thinking wonderfully. The scholarship is of the highest caliber, and the clarity deserves a wide audience.