The God/Man/World Triangle A Dialogue Between Science and Religion [Hardcover]

Why is there a world? Does it reflect the presence of God in any way? Did the world spontaneously come into existence or is there a creator? How will it end? Does God Exist? Do religions give a coherent view of His existence and nature? Can we enter into relation with Him? Robert Crawford tries to answer these and other questions by arguing that religion and science complement one another and, while they use different sources and methods, insights can be gleaned from both concerning our nature, the world, and God. Major attention is given to Christianity because modern science arose in that context but the discussion includes the teachings of five other religions in the hope that we can also learn from them.Introduction Where is God? Is God in the World? After Darwin Einstein What Kind of World is This? What are We? The Indian Tradition The Semitic Tradition Models of God Does God Exist? What Kind of God Model? Notes Index

'The God/Man/World Triangle argues that science and religion complement one another in giving us a picture of what we are, how the world is, and what God is like.' - Reform

'Robert Crawford has written a clear and unusually wide-ranging survey of issues relating to the divine, the human and the cosmic, topics which should engage the interest of everyone concerned with how science and religion relate to each other today.' - Rev. Canon John Polkinghorne, FRS, former President, Queen's College, Cambridge

'Various issues in 'religion and science' are certainly some of the most hotly debated topics today. Robert Crawford has now entered this exciting debate by writing an accessible and extremely readable text that will enhance the ongoing dialogue about these complex but fascinating issues. The God/ Man/ World Triangle covers a remarkably broad field and manages to include in its scope issues as diverse as religious faith, the biological and physical sciences, and especially focuses on the special challenge tl³.