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Author: Helge Kragh
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Keywords: preludes, modern, cosmology, religious, scientific, spirit, universe, matter
Number of Pages: 322
Published: 2004
ISBN-10: 1860944698
ISBN-13: 9781860944697
Cosmology is an unusual science with an unusual history. This book examines the formative years of modern cosmology from the perspective of its interaction with religious thought. As the first study of its kind, it reveals how closely associated the development of cosmology has been with considerations of a philosophical and religious nature. From nineteenth-century thermodynamics to the pioneering cosmological works of Georges Lemaitre and Arthur E Milne, religion has shaped parts of modern cosmological theory. By taking the religious component seriously, a new and richer history of cosmology
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Author: Unknown
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Keywords: cosmology, psychology, ontology, books, three, metaphysic
Number of Pages: 558
Published:
ISBN-10: 1440086702
ISBN-13: 9781440086700
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Author: J. N. B. Hewitt
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Keywords: cosmology, iroquoian
Number of Pages: 114
Published: 1903
ISBN-10: 1605068721
ISBN-13: 9781605068725
"This is a set of literal translations of three iroquois creation myths, from the Onondaga, Seneca and Mohawk tribes respectively." -- Publisher's preface.
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Author: Stephen Edelston Toulmin
Publisher: University of California Press
Keywords: theology, nature, science, postmodern, cosmology, return
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 1982
ISBN-10: 0520042956
ISBN-13: 9780520042957
Examines the changing relations between religion and the contemporary natural sciences in the debate over the nature of the universe
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Author: Laurens Hickok
Publisher: Applewood Books
Keywords: cosmology, rational
Number of Pages: 406
Published: 2009-06-01
ISBN-10: 142901816X
ISBN-13: 9781429018166
"With our American Philosophy and Religion series, Applewood reissues many primary sources published throughout American history. Through these books, scholars, interpreters, students, and non-academics alike can see the thoughts and beliefs of Americans who came before us."
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