On the Shoulders of Giants
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TextSubject(s): Abstract: The giants on whose shoulders Loehle asks us to stand to obtain a new perspective on science and religion are Isaac Newton's and Bahá'u'lláh's. The harmony of science and religion is deeper than a mere truce between opposing world views or an agreement to have jurisdiction over separate realms of knowledge. Contents: "Race: A Combined Scientific and Spiritual Perspective," pp. 9-39 -- "Spiritual Synergy for a New Ecology," pp. 40-67 -- "Creativity: The Divine Gift," pp. 68-91 -- "Evolution in Bahá'í Perspective," pp. 92-115 -- "Knowledge and Faith," pp. 116-127 -- "Growth and Stability of the Bahá'í Administrative Order: Lessons from Biology," pp. 128-144 -- "Entropy and the Integrity of the Sacred Textx," pp. 145-162 -- "Probability and Prophecy," pp. 163-175 -- "God under the Microscope," pp. 176-190.
The giants on whose shoulders Loehle asks us to stand to obtain a new perspective on science and religion are Isaac Newton's and Bahá'u'lláh's. The harmony of science and religion is deeper than a mere truce between opposing world views or an agreement to have jurisdiction over separate realms of knowledge. Contents: "Race: A Combined Scientific and Spiritual Perspective," pp. 9-39 -- "Spiritual Synergy for a New Ecology," pp. 40-67 -- "Creativity: The Divine Gift," pp. 68-91 -- "Evolution in Bahá'í Perspective," pp. 92-115 -- "Knowledge and Faith," pp. 116-127 -- "Growth and Stability of the Bahá'í Administrative Order: Lessons from Biology," pp. 128-144 -- "Entropy and the Integrity of the Sacred Textx," pp. 145-162 -- "Probability and Prophecy," pp. 163-175 -- "God under the Microscope," pp. 176-190.