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Encyclopedia of Science and Religion from Gale Virtual Reference Library
The Encyclopedia of Science and Religion is directed mainly at students and their teachers. They will find all of the most important issues in this field addressed in an accessible and inclusive manner. Outstanding experts from around the world have contributed to the Encyclopedia. The comprehensive list of entries focuses on the principal sciences and the major scientific discoveries of our time and on all the challenging and controversial topics that have emerged from this context and have affected the world religions in different ways. Both historical and contemporary issues in science and religion are treated under the headings of the major world religions. The religions represented here include
- Buddhism
- Bahá'í
- Chinese religions (Confucianism and Daoism)
- Christianity
- Anglican
- Evangelical
- Lutheran
- Orthodox
- Pentecostalism
- Radical Reformed
- Reformed
- Roman Catholic
- Hinduism
- Islam
- Judaism
- Shinto
Topics covered include
- Behavioral studies and human science
- Biographies
- Cognitive sciences and neurosciences
- Computer science and information technology
- Cosmology
- Creationism
- Ecology
- Ethics and value theory
- Evolution
- Feminism and women
- Genetics
- Life sciences
- Mathematics
- Medicine
- Method
- Philosophy
- Physical sciences
- Religions
- Science and religion
- Technology
- Theology and religious thought
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Date
September 13, 2010
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