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100 1 $aDowd, Michael.
245 10 $aThank God for evolution :$bhow the marriage of science and religion will transform your life and our world /$cMichael Dowd.
250 $a1st Viking ed.
260 $aNew York :$bViking,$c2008.
300 $axxiii, 417 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aPresents a philosophy that unifies evolution and religion, discussing evolution as a divine process, how to use insights derived from evolution to improve spiritual life, and how to work for systemic change within this framework.
505 00 $tPrologue: Personal Journey$g1 --$tThe Marriage of Science and Religion$g3 --$tItinerant Evolutionary Evangelism$g4 --$tFrom "Adam and Eve" to Us-and Beyond$g8 --$tScience and Religion Spurring Each Other to Greatness$g10 --$gPart I$tThe Holy Trajectory of Evolution --$gChapter 1$tOur Big Picture Understanding of Reality$g21 --$tStories Within Stories$g22 --$tWhat Is the Great Story?$g24 --$tFrom Shape-Shifting Story to Unchanging Scripture$g27 --$tMeaning Making$g28 --$gChapter 2$tEvolution Is Not Meaningless Blind Chance$g31 --$tInterpreting Our Immense Journey$g32 --$tThe Mythopoeic Drive$g34 --$tTime's Arrow, Time's Cycle$g36 --$tThe Role of Strife$g40 --$tThe Role of Cooperation$g42 --$tThe Role of Initiative$g45 --$gChapter 3$tEvolution and the Revival of the Human Spirit$g48 --$tThe Universe Can Be Trusted$g49 --$tYou Are Part of the Universe$g56 --$tAccept What Is and Be in Integrity$g57 --$tGrow in Evolutionary Integrity$g59 --
505 00 $tTrusting the Universe Means Welcoming Challenges$g61 --$gPart II$tReality is Speaking --$gChapter 4$tPrivate and Public Revelation$g65 --$tBeyond Belief$g67 --$tThe Birth and Maturation of Public Revelation$g69 --$tFlat-Earth Faith Versus Evolutionary Faith$g72 --$tToward an Evolutionary Christianity$g75 --$tFacts Are God's Native Tongue$g77 --$tReligious Knowers$g81 --$gChapter 5$tThe Nested Emergent Nature of Divine Creativity$g84 --$tThank God for the Hubble Telescope!$g86 --$tWe Are Made of Stardust$g89 --$tThe Gifts of Death$g93 --$tLitany: "The Gifts of Death"$g98 --$gChapter 6$tWords Create Worlds$g103 --$tExperiencing God Versus Thinking About God$g105 --$tThe Split Between Religion and Science$g108 --$tFrom Clockwork "It" to Creative "Thou"$g109 --$tDay and Night Language$g113 --$gChapter 7$tWhat Do We Mean by the Word "God"?$g118 --$tNo Less Than a Holy Name for the Whole$g121 --$tPrayer in a Nestedly Creative Cosmos$g123 --
505 00 $tA Personal, Undeniable God$g125 --$tGod or the Universe: What's in a Name?$g126 --$tCreatheism$g128 --$tThe Role of Humanity in an Evolving Universe$g132 --$tBeing "Faithful to God"$g134 --$gPart III$tThe Gospel According to Evolution --$gChapter 8$tGrowing an Evolutionary Faith$g139 --$tGenesis in Context$g141 --$tDon't Throw Out the Apple$g144 --$gChapter 9$tRealizing "The Fall" and "Original Sin"$g146 --$tLessons from Evolutionary Brain Science$g147 --$tLessons from Evolutionary Psychology$g154 --$tResurrecting "The Fall"$g158 --$tYour Brain's Creation Story$g162 --$tReclaiming "Original Sin"$g166 --$gChapter 10$tRealizing "Personal Salvation"$g169 --$tThe Challenges of Our Lizard Legacy$g171 --$tFurry Li'l Mammal to the Rescue$g174 --$tThank God for Our Higher Porpoise!$g176 --$tDiscerning Your Calling Exercise$g178 --$tSalvation Through Evolutionary Integrity$g181 --$tThe DNA of Deep Integrity$g185 --
505 00 $tChrist-like Evolutionary Integrity$g191 --$tRealizing "Saving Faith"$g195 --$tRealizing "the Gospel"$g200 --$gPart IV$tEvolutionary Spirituality --$gChapter 11$tEvolutionary Integrity Practices$g209 --$tTaming Our Monkey Mind$g211 --$tTaming Our Lizard Legacy$g214 --$tGrowing in Trust: Nurturing Humility and Faith$g215 --$tRealizing "Love Your Enemies"$g217 --$tGrowing in Authenticity: Realizing "Remove the Plank"$g221 --$tGrowing in Compassion/Responsibility: Realizing "Judge Not"$g223 --$tGrowing in Gratitude: Realizing "Love God and Your Neighbor"$g226 --$gChapter 12$tEvolving Our Most Intimate Relationships$g231 --$tTouch and Tenderness$g231 --$tRespectful Communication$g233 --$tPlayfulness and Humor$g236 --$tMeaningful Songs and Rituals$g237 --$tSynergy and Service$g239 --$gChapter 13$tTransformed by the Renewal of Your Mind$g241 --$tDeep Integrity Affirmations$g241 --$tImagination Matters! Upgrading Your Mental Software$g243 --
505 00 $gPart V$tA "God-Glorifying" Future --$gChapter 14$tCollective Sin and Salvation$g251 --$tWrongdoing in a Nestedly Emergent Universe$g252 --$tCollective Sin in an Age of Information$g255 --$tConfronting Institutional Sin$g259 --$gChapter 15$tThe Wisdom of Life's Collective Intelligence$g261 --$tOn Earth As It Is in Heaven$g262 --$tCollective Deep Integrity$g266 --$tConversation and Creative Emergence$g267 --$tCo-Intelligent Social Technologies$g269 --$tThe Core Commons$g270 --$tCultivating Discernment Within the Whole$g273 --$tCo-creating Our Evolutionary Spiritualities$g274 --$gChapter 16$tKnowing the Past Reveals Our Way Forward$g277 --$tThe Cosmic Century Timeline$g277 --$tAligning Self-Interest with the Well-being of the Whole$g283 --$tWho and What Are We, Really? And Why Are We Here?$g288 --$tOur Sense of Self and Our Role in the Body of Life$g290 --$tEvolutionary Revivals$g294 --$gChapter 17$tBeyond Sustainability: An Inspiring Vision
505 00 $g298 --$tMajor Challenges in the Next 250 Years$g300 --$tWild Cards$g302 --$tLong-term and Short-term Positive Trends$g307 --$tLikely Good News in the Next 250 Years$g310 --$gChapter 18$tOur Evolving Understanding of "God's Will"$g318 --$tResponding to Critics Who Reject Religion Because of Scripture$g319 --$tTranscending Biblical Values and Scriptural Morality$g325 --$tRealizing "Holy Scripture" and "Divine Revelation"$g327 --$tPublic Revelation: "The Ever-Renewing Testament"$g330 --$tRealizing Godly Morality and Ethics$g333 --$tWider Circles of Care, Compassion, and Commitment$g334 --$tRealizing "Jesus as God's Way, Truth, and Life"$g336 --$tTestimonial$g344 --$tVision$g346 --$gAppendix A$t"Good and Bad Reasons for Believing" /$rRichard Dawkins$g349 --$gAppendix B$tRealizing the Miraculous$g357 --$tMiracles Through the Ages$g358 --$tRealizing "the Virgin Birth"$g362 --$tRealizing "Christ's Resurrection and Ascension into Heaven"$g364 --
505 00 $tWho's Who and Sources of Quotations$g383.
650 0 $aEvolution$xReligious aspects$xChristianity.
650 0 $aReligion and science.
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049 $aHLSS
906 $0OCLC