Temples of Modernity uses ethnographic data to investigate the presence of religious ideas and practices in Indian science and engineering. Geraci shows 1) how the integration of religion, science and technology undergirds pre- and post-independence Indian nationalism, 2) that traditional icons and rituals remain relevant in elite scientific communities, and 3) that transhumanist ideas now percolate within Indian visions of science and technology. This work identifies the intersection of religio...
Neuroscience, Psychology and Religion (Templeton Science & Religion)
by Malcolm Jeeves and Warren S. Brown
The Last Times and the Great Consummation, an Earnest Discussion of Momentous Themes
by Joseph Augustus Seiss
Dr. Thomas Murphy Critiques Book of Mormon DNA
by Gospel Tangents Interview
Recovering Buddhism in Modern China (The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies)
Modern Chinese history told from a Buddhist perspective restores the vibrant, creative role of religion in postimperial China. It shows how urban Buddhist elites jockeyed for cultural dominance in the early Republican era, how Buddhist intellectuals reckoned with science, and how Buddhist media contributed to modern print cultures. It recognizes the political importance of sacred Buddhist relics and the complex processes through which Buddhists both participated in and experienced religious supp...
This study provides a fresh look at the debate between science and religion that documents how the experiences produced by spiritual practice are surprisingly consistent with the findings of modern biology, despite the difficulty in reconciling scientific theories and religious dogma.This book is unique in its focus on bodily experience as an independent source of knowledge and insight, an important aspect of recent discoveries in neurology and psychology. By rethinking what it is to be human an...
Bible, the Qur'an and Science
by Maurice Bucaille and Alastair D. Pannell