| Edition |
First Fortress Press edition. |
| Description |
236 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Originally published as preparatory readings for the Conference of Faith, Science, and the Future, to be held at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, July 12-24, 1979. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Science and technology in the struggle for a just, participatory and sustainable society -- Faith, science and human understanding -- Science and technology as promise and threat -- The Biblical interpretation of nature and human dominion -- Rethinking the criteria for quality of life -- Ethical dilemmas in the biological manipulation of human life -- Energy : the argument for keeping all options open : including nuclear -- The Argument for emphasizing renewable energy sources -- The Churches and the debate about nuclear energy -- |
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Food : the prospects -- Resources : limits or no limits? -- Environmental deterioration -- Population growth and the sustainable society -- The Technological revolution and the oceans -- Technical power and people : the impact of technology on the structure of government -- Technology transfer and dependence -- The Quest for appropriate technology -- Growth, technology and the future of the world economy -- The Environment and social production -- Plea for a post-modern society. |
| Subject |
Religion and science.
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Nature -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Human ecology -- Religious aspects.
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| Added Author |
Abrecht, Paul.
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World Conference on Faith, Science, and the Future (1979 : Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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| ISBN |
0800613651 |
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9780800613655 |
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