Politics by Other Means (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781450038492)

Politics by Other Means explores profound issues at the interface of contemporary religion and science from a global perspective. Brought together and thematically organized in this volume are twenty-four essays that were originally presented at conferences in China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, and Sri Lanka. Many of the essays are more journalistic in tone and content, while others adopt a more academic prose style and approach. All are provocative and iconoclastic challenging scientifi c and religious orthodoxies, exploring the great cultural ambivalences at the intersection of the domains of science and religion, and holding out the possibility of a transformative politics for addressing the great challenges of the twenty-fi rst century.

Author: William Grassie
ISBN-10: 1450038492
ISBN-13: 9781450038492
Publisher: Xlibris
Language: English
Published: 03/31/2010
Pages: 326
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.39lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d