Scientific and religious approaches to morality: An alternative to mutual anathemas

Zygon

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-34

  Pope, Stephen J ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biblical literalism; Church; Evolution; Faith; Historical consciousness; Morality; Religion; Secularism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874288515     PISSN: 05912385     EISSN: 14679744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2012.01323.x     Document Type: Article

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