Science and the spirit a Pentecostal engagement with the sciences

Smith, James K. A., 1970- (Added Author). Yong, Amos. (Added Author).

Summary: What might be described as a Pentecostal worldview has become a powerful cultural phenomenon, but it is often at odds with modernity and globalization. Science and the Spirit confronts questions of spirituality in the face of contemporary science. The essays in this volume illustrate how Pentecostalism can usefully engage with technology and scientific discovery and consider what might be distinctive about a Pentecostal dialogue with the sciences. The authors conclude that Pentecostals, with their unique perspectives on spirituality, can contribute new insights for a productive interaction between theology and science. --From publisher's description.

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ISBN: 0253222273 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780253222275 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0253355168 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780253355164 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0253004667 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780253004666 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 217 p.) : ill.
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Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2010.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	What have the Galapagos to do with Jerusalem? Scientific knowledge in theological context / Telford Work -- Is there room for surprise in the natural world? Naturalism, the supernatural, and Pentecostal spirituality / James K.A. Smith -- How does God do what God does? Pentecostal-Charismatic perspectives on divine action in dialogue with modern science / Amos Yong -- Does God have a place in the physical universe? Physics and the quest for the Holy Spirit / Wolfgang Vondey -- Does the Spirit create through evolutionary processes? Pentecostals and biological evolution / Steve Badger and Mike Tenneson -- Can religious experience be reduced to brain activity? The place and significance of pentecostal narrative / Frederick L. Ware -- Serotonin and Spirit: can there be a holistic pentecostal approach to mental illness? / Donald F. Calbreath -- Can social scientists dance? Participating in science, spirit, and social reconstruction as an anthropoligist and Afropentecostal / Craig Scandrett-Leatherman -- Is integrating spirit and sociology possible? A postmodern research odyssey / Margaret M. Poloma -- Is there room for the Spirit in a world dominated by technology? Pentecostals and the technological world / Dennis W. Cheek.
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