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Metaphors for God's Time in Science and Religion

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  • © 2002

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Authors:
  1. Stephen Happel

    1. School of Religious Studies,, The Catholic University of America, Washington, USA

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Part of the book series: Cross Currents in Religion and Culture (CCRC)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction: Can Transcendence be Found in Things?

    • Stephen Happel
    Pages 1-7

  3. Metaphors and Multiple Meanings

    • Stephen Happel
    Pages 8-28

  4. The Story of the Universe: Metaphors for Time in Astrophysical Cosmology

    • Stephen Happel
    Pages 29-52

  5. Does Chaos Tell a Story?

    • Stephen Happel
    Pages 53-76

  6. The Politics of Evolution: Metaphors for Competition

    • Stephen Happel
    Pages 77-106

  7. Neural Networks, Human Time, and the Soul

    • Stephen Happel
    Pages 107-132

  8. Time as Gift: God’s Journey

    • Stephen Happel
    Pages 133-154

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 155-218
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About this book

Metaphors for God's Time in Science and Religion examines the exploratory work of metaphors for time in astrophysical cosmology, chaos theory, evolutionary biology and neuroscience. Happel claims that the Christian God is intimately involved at every level of physical and biological science. He compares how scientists and theologians both generate stories, metaphors and symbols about the universe and asks 'who is the God who invents me?

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Religious Studies,, The Catholic University of America, Washington, USA

    Stephen Happel

About the author

STEPHEN HAPPEL is Dean of the School of Religious Studies at the Catholic University in America. He is author of many articles and several books including Coleridge's Religious Imagination: A Catholic Vision (with David Tracy), and Conversion and Discipleship (with James J.Walter.)

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