Science and the New Age Challenge
Ernest LucasPaperback 1996-01-01
The New Age movement is an important element in contemporary challenges to the claim that modern science is the defining model of truth. Many in the movement believe that there are affinities between Eastern mysticism and new theories in the sciences, particularly the new physics. They claim that science, properly understood, supports New Age perspectives.
Ernest Lucas, a scientist and biblical scholar, looks at several key thinkers who have influenced New Age concepts and attitude, including de Chardin, Capra, Sheldrake and Lovelock. His approach is thematic, describing and evaluating New Age approaches to truth and human knowledge, physics, biology, evolution and ecology. Particularly and sympathetically, he considers its sophisticated but flawed search for a holistic view of scientific truth, human knowledge and spirituality, but he finds it in Christian, rather than New Age faith.
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A sympathetic critique of the flawed New Age attempt to find an alternative holistic approach to scientific truth and human knowledge. Details New Age claims that science provides support for the New Age world view; Christian, not New Age, faith is compatible with modern science, and provides a basis for science in its view of truth and human knowledge; A thematic and descriptive evaluation of New Age approaches to truth and knowledge, physics, biology, evolution and ecology.
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The New Age movement is an important element in contemporary challenges to the claim that modern science is the defining model of truth. Many in the movement believe that there are affinities between Eastern mysticism and new theories in the sciences, particularly the new physics. They claim that science, properly understood, supports New Age perspectives.
Ernest Lucas, a scientist and biblical scholar, looks at several key thinkers who have influenced New Age concepts and attitude, including de Chardin, Capra, Sheldrake and Lovelock. His approach is thematic, describing and evaluating New Age approaches to truth and human knowledge, physics, biology, evolution and ecology. Particularly and sympathetically, he considers its sophisticated but flawed search for a holistic view of scientific truth, human knowledge and spirituality, but he finds it in Christian, rather than New Age faith.
- Publisher.
Publisher Description
A sympathetic critique of the flawed New Age attempt to find an alternative holistic approach to scientific truth and human knowledge. Details New Age claims that science provides support for the New Age world view; Christian, not New Age, faith is compatible with modern science, and provides a basis for science in its view of truth and human knowledge; A thematic and descriptive evaluation of New Age approaches to truth and knowledge, physics, biology, evolution and ecology.