RELIGION / Christianity / Christian Science

Paper · Semantic Scholar

Religious thought and belief in a wide variety of traditions harbors claims that, on their face, offend against both science and common sense.  At their extreme, they include affirmations that are paradoxical.  They seem to defy the constraints of logic and reason generally.  Yet they are often neither negotiable nor confined to the arena of “primitive” religions.  Here I will focus on three doctrines that have bee…

Reference · Wikidata

Christian doctrine professed by the Catholic Church

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

The Catholic Church, also called the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with an estimated 1.28 to 1.41 billion baptized members worldwide as of 2026. It consists of 24 autonomous churches—the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches—organized into nearly 3,500 dioceses and eparchies governed by bishops. Throughout history, the church has had a large role in the development of Western civili…

Book · DOAB

Based on a thorough study of the ‘lived theology’ of Christian students and university professors in Abidjan, Kinshasa and Yaoundé, this book proposes a theoretical framework that makes an intercultural and interdisciplinary debate on science and religion possible. ; Readership: All interested in the current debate on science and religion and its cultural and historical background and anyone interested in African Ch…

Full text · Open Library

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