THE RELIGIOUS DIMENSIONS OF THE BIOLOGICAL NARRATIVE

Ursula W. Goodenough

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9744.1994.tb00693.x

THE RELIGIOUS DIMENSIONS OF THE BIOLOGICAL NARRATIVE

Ursula W. Goodenough

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Abstract. A cell/molecular biologist challenges the thesis that science and religion are two ways of experiencing and interpreting the world and explores instead the possible ways that the modern biological worldview might serve as a resource for religious perspectives. Three concepts—meaning, valuation, and purpose—are argued to be central to the entire biological enterprise, and the continuation of this enterprise is regarded as a sacred religious trust.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	603-618
Number of pages	16
Journal	Zygon
Volume	29
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9744.1994.tb00693.x
State	Published - Dec 1994
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

continuation
meaning
meme
new naturalism
niche
nihilism
purpose
selection
symmetry
valuation

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