Quaker Quicks Quakers and Science - Couverture souple

Holt, Helen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1803411392 ISBN 13 : 9781803411392

Editeur : Christian Alternative Books, 2023

Synopsis

'This book makes a strikingly original contribution to the science-and-religion debate. Through a series of bite-sized biographies Helen Holt explores the distinctive approaches that Quaker scientists have brought to their scientific work. Emphasising shared commitments to social justice, pacifism, experience and the Inner Light, Holt paints compelling and human portraits of both Quakerism and science. This book stands out as an important milestone in studies of science and religious faith.'Mark Harris, Professor of Natural Science and Theology, University of Edinburgh

Quakerism has a rich tradition of engaging with science and has produced many notable amateur and professional scientists in fields ranging from psychology to physics. Quakers and Science discusses some of the historical reasons why Quakers embraced science and introduces ten 20th-century Quaker scientists to explore the intriguing resonances between science and Quakerism. Author Helen Holt shows how the distinctive Quaker emphasis on ‘deeds not creeds’ motivated Quaker scientists to address the ethical questions raised by science, and how the emphasis on continual revelation meant that they often gladly reformulated their religious beliefs in the light of new scientific discoveries

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Helen Holt has PhDs in physics and Quaker studies and an MSc on the relationship between science and religion. She is active in her local Quaker meeting in the beautiful Scottish Borders.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Christian Alternative Books
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1803411392
• ISBN 13: 9781803411392
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 104
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible