Quantum Cosmology and the Laws of Nature: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action: 1 (Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action/Vatican Observatory) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0268039763 ISBN 13: 9780268039769

Publisher: The Vatican Observatory, 1993

Synopsis

This collection of research papers explores the implications of quantum cosmology and the status of the laws of nature for theological and philosophical issues regarding God's action in the world. The main goal is to contribute to constructive theology as it engages current research in the natural sciences, and to investigate the philosophical and theological elements in ongoing theoretical research in the natural sciences. The 17 essays in this volume build upon previous theological and philosophical reflection on contemporary scientific cosmology. After an introduction to Big Bang, inflation and quantum cosmology, these essays respond to a series of questions: What methodological issues are raised by the interaction between theology and science? What is the status of time in contemporary physics and cosmology, and how does this relate to divine temporality? What is the status of the laws of nature and how does this relate to divine action? How should God's action as creator and redeemer be reconceived in light of quantum cosmology and the origin and status of the laws of nature? Given the speculative nature of quantum cosmology, how should theological inquiry build responsibly on the theological positions developed previously in light of Big Bank cosmology?

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Review:

"An important collection of research papers that explore the implications of quantum cosmology and the status of the laws of nature for theological and philosophical issues regarding God's action in the world."--Science & Spirit

About the Author:

Jay P. Dolan is professor emeritus of history at the University of Notre Dame, where he founded the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism in 1975 and was the director of the Center until 1993. He is the author of, among other books, In Search of American Catholicism (2002) and The American Catholic Experience: A History from Colonial Times to the Present (Notre Dame Press edition, 1992).

About this edition

• Publisher: The Vatican Observatory
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0268039763
• ISBN 13: 9780268039769
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 472
• Editor: Russell Robert John, Murphy Nancey