God's Providence and Randomness in Nature : Scientific and Theological Perspectives.
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GOD'S AND RANDOMNESS IN NATURE: SCIENTIFIC AND THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES -- TITLE PAGE -- COPYRIGHT -- HALF TITLE PAGE -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART 1: SCIENTIFIC WARRANTS FOR INDETERMINISM THROUGHOUT NATURE -- 1. NECESSITY, PURPOSE, AND CHANCE -- 2. THE UNIVERSAL LAWS OF PHYSICS -- 3. MULTIVERSE -- PART 2: PHILOSOPHICAL AND THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON INDETERMINISM IN NATURE -- 4. ARE RANDOMNESS AND DIVINE PROVIDENCE INCONSISTENT? -- 5. WHAT WE'VE LEARNED FROM QUANTUM MECHANICS ABOUT NONINTERVENTIONIST OBJECTIVE DIVINE ACTION IN NATURE-AND ITS REMAINING CHALLENGES -- 6. CONTEXT-SENSITIVE CONSTRAINTS, TYPES, EMERGENT PROPERTIES, AND TOP-DOWN CAUSALITY -- 7. IS CLASSICAL SCIENCE IN CONFLICT WITH BELIEF IN MIRACLES? SOME BRIDGE-BUILDING BETWEEN PHILOSOPHICAL AND THEOLOGICAL POSITIONS -- 8. NECESSITY, CHANCE, AND INDETERMINISM -- 9. CONTINGENCY AND FREEDOM IN BRAINS AND SELVES -- 10. CONTINGENCY, CONVERGENCE, CONSTRAINTS, AND THE CHALLENGE FROM THEODICY IN CREATION'S EVOLUTION -- ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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