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2. The History of Medical Ethics

   Medical ethics has three interrelated but distinguishable meanings: guild etiquette and moral expectations for physicians; moral concerns directly related to treatment protocols (including issues of patients’ rights); and the general moral assessment of health promotion and disease preventi...

   ​Author

   James Thobaben

   ​Faith tradition

   Christianity

   ​Topics

   Ethics, Philosophy and science

3. Theology and Technology

   Technology is a multifaceted reality. It is not merely the tools and machines we use but also the skills and processes with which we use them and the attitudes, culture, and social structures they produce or enhance. Given that the purpose of technology is to transform our environment or ou...

   ​Author

   Noreen L. Herzfeld

   ​Faith tradition

   Christianity

   ​Topics

   Philosophy and science, Ethics

4. Theology and Evolution

   Ever since their emergence in nineteenth-century natural philosophy, theories of biological evolution have prompted religious believers to revisit traditional theological views of the world, humanity, and even God. This entry will first clarify the various strands of meaning to be discerned...

   ​Author

   Gijsbert van den Brink

   ​Faith tradition

   Christianity

   ​Topics

   Philosophy and science, Being and existence

5. Mind and Consciousness

   Mind and consciousness are philosophically and theologically significant in many religious and secular traditions. This article focuses on the importance of the concepts of mind and consciousness in Christian theological views of human nature and God. Christian theological teachings that ...

   ​Author

   Charles Taliaferro

   ​Faith tradition

   Christianity

   ​Topics

   Being and existence, Philosophy and science

6. The Nyāya School of Indian Philosophy

   The Nyāya school of philosophy deals with questions of logic, causation, epistemology, and soteriology. These topics are grounded in, and have implications for, concepts of cognition, perception, and the self. Nyāya philosophy is concerned with attaining liberation through knowledge: for th...

   ​Author

   Nirmalya Guha

   ​Faith tradition

   Hinduism

   ​Topics

   Philosophy and science, Theological methods

7. Biblical Criticism and Modern Science

   Biblical criticism and modern science are intertwined disciplines that emerged concurrently from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries, primarily within European and North American Christian contexts. It is no accident that the birth and growth of the modern sciences took place in tandem...

   ​Author

   Mark Harris

   ​Faith tradition

   Christianity

   ​Topics

   Sacred texts, Philosophy and science

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