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1 March 2002 |
Jnanadeepa Vidyapeeth
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Science, Technology, and Values
Job Kozhamthadam (ed.)
It is no exaggeration to say that science-religion dialogue is gradually and steadily coming of age. From being a fringe discipline just a few decades ago it has become a well established, mainstream research project engaging actively and creatively many eminent scientists, theologians, philosophers, religious leaders and other scholars in well-known centres around the world.
Yet, there remains one area that seems to need more serious attention. Science-religion dialogue so far has been very much mono-religious and mono-cultural, confining itself mainly to the Christian religion and western culture. There has been only very limited participation by Islam, Judaism, etc. This volume is a modest attempt to widen the scope of this dialogue by actively involving other religions and other cultures.
The fourteen original papers in this volume by well-known national and international scholars attempt to approach science-religion interface from a multicultural, multi-religious perspective. The underlying message of this volume is that just as science is for everyone, just as religion is for everyone, science-religion dialogue is also for everyone. No one can be a silent spectator in this important process because as Whitehead has prophesied, “the future course of history depends on the decision of this generation as to the relations between religion and science.”
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I : Science-Religion Dialogue. The Past and the Present Scenario
- The Changing Face of Science-Christianity Dialogue: Encouragement, Estangement, and Engagement, Job Kozhamthadam (p. 3)
- Dialogue between Science and Religion for Preserving and Fostering Life, Kuruvilla Pandikattu (p. 35)
- Scientific Rationality, Value and the Unity of Worldviews, Paul Allen (p. 49)
- Indian Women, Science, Technology and Values, Philomina Shinde (p. 65)
PART II : Science in a Multi-Religious World
- Idolatry and the Dialoguebetween Science and Religion, George V. Coyne (p. 75)
- “God’s Goof” and the Universe That Knew We Were Coming, Owen Gingerch (p. 91)
- Quantum Theology: A New Frontier, K Babu Joseph (p. 107)
- The Biomolecular Revolution: The Challenge of Western BioScience, Phillip R. Sloan (p. 119)
- Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence: Their Impact on Our Worldview and Value System, Adrian M. Wyard (p. 151)
PART III: Religions in a World of Science
- Science and the Sacred: “Wandering One Gathers Honey”, Ravi Ravindra (p. 169)
- Science, Technology and Values: An Indian Perspective, K. S. Radhakrishnan (p. 191)
- Scientific and Rational Re-Interpretation of Islam in India, S. M. Razaullah Ansari (p. 211)
- Religion & Values in a Scientific, Multicultural World, M.Rafique Sarkhawas (p. 237)
- Interface between Modern Science and Traditional Culture: The Case of Tribes in India, Virginius Xaxa (p. 243)
Contributors (p. 267)
Index