04143nam a22005295i 4500 978-3-031-62498-8 DE-He213 20251030112336.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240627s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031624988 978-3-031-62498-8 10.1007/978-3-031-62498-8 doi BL239-265 HRAM3 bicssc REL106000 bisacsh QRAM3 thema Roszak, Piotr. author. (orcid)0000-0002-2723-2667 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2723-2667 aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 79432 Overcoming Reductionism and Crafting a New Synthesis [electronic resource] : Theodicy Confronting Pain and Suffering / by Piotr Roszak, Saša Horvat. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XII, 150 p. 2 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda New Approaches to the Scientific Study of Religion, 2367-3508 ; 14 Chapter 1. Genealogy of reductionism -- Chapter 2. Overcoming reductionism -- Chapter 3. Pain, Life, and Theodicy -- Chapter 4. Pain and Suffering -- Chapter 5. Evolution, Pain, and the Quest for Understanding -- Chapter 6. God and Pain -- Chapter 7. Future of theodicy. This book explores and sheds light on the contemporary discourse between science and religion. Employing the methodological approach of modern science, Overcoming Reductionism aims to explain natural phenomena not in isolation from philosophical or theological interpretations. The book then focuses on the concept of pain. Although pain is a phenomenon familiar to all humans, defining it exclusively in terms of nociception proves challenging. This book therefore delves into the intricate nature of the phenomenon, critically acknowledging the way pain profoundly influences the construction of one's existential meaning, particularly concerning matters of faith. The age-old quandaries of pain, suffering, and evil have troubled humans for countless generations. Perhaps never before have scientific inquiry and theological reflection experienced such a deep connection as in these times. Horvat and Roszak demonstrate the benefits of adopting a holistic approach while acknowledging the limitations of reductionist views. The reader will find here a meaningful quest for answers to profound existential questions while exploring uncharted territory. - -Professor John Anthony Berry (University of Malta) I highly recommend reading the book. Written in a clear, compact, rigorous and consistent manner, it develops one of the most intriguing and decisive problems of human existence: pain and suffering. An inexhaustible issue that needs to be permanently updated and re-signified at the pace of scientific advances and cultural changes, something that the authors Horvat & Roszak carry out in this book in a masterful way. -Professor Leandro Gaitán (University of Navarra). Religion and science. 71876 Religion and sociology. 68604 Religion and Sciences. 71877 Sociology of Religion. 68606 Horvat, Saša. author. (orcid)0000-0003-1968-8688 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1968-8688 aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 79433 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031624971 Printed edition: 9783031624995 Printed edition: 9783031625008 New Approaches to the Scientific Study of Religion, 2367-3508 ; 14 78696 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-62498-8 ZDB-2-REP ZDB-2-SXPR 61076 61076