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The relationship between science and religion has, we have been led to believe, been fraught with conflict and enmity. Think again, argues Denis Alexander in Rebuilding the Matrix. This is a myth propagated by extremists from either side--but rarely by the "silent majority" of working scientists who have tired of the way science is hijacked for ideological ends. In this comprehensive and enlightening journey through the development of science and its relationship to "theism", Alexander suggests that there is in fact a positive "resonance" between faith and science that has been there all along. The objective search for knowledge is a "good" thing and has brought humankind vast benefits. Yet science needs a wider framework of reference--a "matrix" as he calls it--in which to work most fruitfully. Theism has the unified world view which in turn can provide that matrix. It affirms the validity of scientific knowledge, yet allows its discoveries to be channelled in ways "that affirm human value, justice and care for the environment". In the days of post-modern relativism, this is crucial. As science breaks new and seemingly dangerous ground, its work must not be carried out in a vacuum. The effects would--and could--otherwise be "dehumanising". Alexander provides a wealth of historical, theological and social background along the way. This very positive contribution will make you think hard about the knowledge you have inherited, the culture in which it is expressed, and the values that underpin it. Scientists and lay readers alike will find much to shape and shake their thinking. Prepare for a paradigm shift. --Brian Draper --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Geoffrey Cantor, Nature, September 2001
‘timely... an introductory and wide-ranging text... Alexander’s contribution to science and religion helps to move the subject into the twenty-first century.’
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The relationship between science and religion has, we have been led to believe, been fraught with conflict and enmity. Think again, argues Denis Alexander in Rebuilding the Matrix. This is a myth propagated by extremists from either side--but rarely by the "silent majority" of working scientists who have tired of the way science is hijacked for ideological ends. In this comprehensive and enlightening journey through the development of science and its relationship to "theism", Alexander suggests that there is in fact a positive "resonance" between faith and science that has been there all along. The objective search for knowledge is a "good" thing and has brought humankind vast benefits. Yet science needs a wider framework of reference--a "matrix" as he calls it--in which to work most fruitfully. Theism has the unified world view which in turn can provide that matrix. It affirms the validity of scientific knowledge, yet allows its discoveries to be channelled in ways "that affirm human value, justice and care for the environment". In the days of post-modern relativism, this is crucial. As science breaks new and seemingly dangerous ground, its work must not be carried out in a vacuum. The effects would--and could--otherwise be "dehumanising". Alexander provides a wealth of historical, theological and social background along the way. This very positive contribution will make you think hard about the knowledge you have inherited, the culture in which it is expressed, and the values that underpin it. Scientists and lay readers alike will find much to shape and shake their thinking. Prepare for a paradigm shift. --Brian Draper --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Geoffrey Cantor, Nature, September 2001
‘timely... an introductory and wide-ranging text... Alexander’s contribution to science and religion helps to move the subject into the twenty-first century.’
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