Waters Above the Firmament

An Exemplary Case of Faith-Reason Conflict

AvDino Boccaletti

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

This book addresses an emblematic case of a potential faith-reason, or faith-science, conflict that never arose, even though the biblical passage in question runs counter to simple common sense.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-03-17
Mått:155 x 235 x 8 mm
Vikt:219 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:121
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030441708

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Biblar inom Filosofi och religion
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Dino Boccaletti (born in 1936) has been a researcher in various fields of theoretical physics (elementary particles, general relativity, relativistic astrophysics, celestial mechanics). He was Professor of Celestial Mechanics in the Department of Mathematics at Sapienza University of Rome until October 31, 2008. Since his retirement he has published papers and books on the history of science.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction.- 1 The waters above the firmament in the early centuries of the Christian era.- 2 The waters above the firmament in the culture of the Middle Ages.- 3 The waters above the firmament in the Commentaries on Genesis in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.- 4 The firmament and the water above – 14 centuries of Genesis’ exegesis.- Name index.