Religion and science Books
University of Notre Dame Press The Case of Galileo
Book SynopsisThe Case of Galileo presents the scientific, philosophical, and theological factors that impacted Galileo’s trial, all set within the historical progression of Galileo’s writing and personal interactions with his contemporaries.Trade Review“This book is an excellent account of the trial and condemnation of Galileo by the Inquisition in 1633. It is a simplified and streamlined version adapted from the erudite book on the topic for which Fantoli is well known and highly respected among scholars. But like the erudite book, this one is well balanced with respect to the contrasts of science vs. religion, Galileo vs. the Catholic Church, history vs. philosophy, and factual detail vs. contemporary relevance.” —Maurice A. Finocchiaro, University of Nevada Las Vegas"Annibale Fantoli has justly earned an international reputation as the outstanding expert on the condemnation of Galileo by the Catholic Church for heresy in 1633, after the publication of his work promoting the concept of terrestrial motions. Among the significant factors Fantoli has explored are differences on philosophical, religious, and political issues among factions within the Church. Yet, for centuries the Catholic Church maintained that contradiction of the validity of certain passages in Scripture was unacceptable, if not heretical. However, as Fantoli notes in The Case of Galileo, the Church slowly began to modify its official stance in the centuries after Galileo. The most significant on the issue of the condemnation of Galileo occurred with a speech by Pope John Paul II several decades ago, in which he celebrated Galileo's achievements and acknowledged the need to further study the errors made by the Church. As Fantoli rightly states, that has not yet been done, and issues on relationships between faith and science may continue to remain significant. This book is an important contribution to discussion of those issues." —Wilbur Applebaum, Illinois Institute of Technology“For readers with a desire to uncover more than the familiar, but inaccurate, narrative of the Galileo case as one of science versus faith, Fantoli thoroughly examines the exact issues Galileo, his allies, and his critics confronted.” —U.S. Catholic“George Coyne has beautifully rendered into English Annibale Fantoli’s original Italian text.” —Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly“Using original documents, Annibale Fantoli masterfully reconstructs the events in Italy and Catholic Europe at the beginning of the seventeenth century that led to the confrontation between the church and Galileo, a devout Catholic. . . . His book gives a highly-nuanced reading of the cultural and academic environment of the time, including the interwoven issue of the relationship between theology and the newly emerging modern concept of science as a separate academic discipline.” —New Catholic Books and Media“Fantoli provides a simplified version of his scholarly Galileo: For Copernicanism and for the Church . . . for the general reader. . . . Fantoli’s analysis of the ‘burdensome inheritance of the Galileo affair’ is more extensive than his earlier work and pertinent to the continuing struggle between science and religion. The excellence of the prose is a product of the author’s ideas and the translator’s skill.” —Choice“Fantoli, already well-published on Galileo (1564-1642), traces both the complexities of Galileo’s dealings with and condemnation by the Catholic Church of his day, and the successes and failures of more recent papal efforts to finally move beyond what for most people today remains a notorious case of religion attempting to stifle scientific progress. . . . Though books on the Galileo case are extraordinarily abundant, this volume merits attention both by historians and by anyone concerned with how papal bureaucracy may be functional and/or dysfunctional.” —Theological Studies “Annibale Fantoli is the distinguished author of Galileo: For Copernicanism and for the Church (Notre Dame, 1994), and this new book is a revised and abridged edition for the general public. It is one of the best accounts of the life and achievements of Galileo, and it is excellently translated by George V. Coyne, who played a major role in the rehabilitation of Galileo in recent years.” —The Catholic Historical Review“The Case of Galileo offers an accessible overview of the controversy in its time. Written for a popular audience, and based on a more scholarly earlier book (Galileo For Copernicanism and for the Church), Fantoli’s overview of the evidence here will offer interested readers a useful point of entry into the early modern controversy.” —Comitatus“Fantoli’s account is thorough and suitable for those without specific expertise in the history of science . . . [and] his conclusions offer larger lessons. While the Inquisition no longer exists, the Catholic Church’s intransigence on issues such as birth control, for which its official doctrine runs counter to the practices of millions who consider themselves to be Catholic, suggests, for Fantoli, that the Catholic Church must embark on greater dialogue with the whole of contemporary religious and secular thought in order to avoid the same failings that it created in 1616 and 1633.” —European Historical Quarterly
£70.55
University of Notre Dame Press Time in Eternity
Book SynopsisThis is the first book-length exposition of Russell’s unique method for relating Christian theology and the natural sciences, which he calls “creative mutual interaction.”Trade Review"Using his distinctive method of relating science and theology by 'Creative Mutual Interaction,' Robert Russell explores an immense range of contemporary thought about the Big Bang, relativity, quantum physics, creation, and eschatology, leading to many intriguing suggestions for future research. This will be a model for future writers to emulate." —Ian G. Barbour, author of When Science Meets Religion"Time in Eternity bridges the fields of philosophical theology, systematic theology, and the science-religion debate. It makes a distinctive and original contribution to the field of theology and science, as well as being significant for scholars and students in the other two disciplines. The book not only meets high standards for scholarship in this field; it actually sets new standards for future work." —Philip Clayton, Claremont School of Theology"Robert Russell is the world's leading scholar on relating issues surrounding the resurrection of Jesus, such as prolepsis and eschatology, to physics and cosmology, and I imagine this book will be well received throughout the science and religion community and beyond. In Time in Eternity, Russell engages more fully with Pannenberg than ever before. He has also expanded his work on the way physical cosmology can be enhanced by engaging theological issues. This is the most important book on Pannenberg, physics, and eschatology to date." —LeRon Shults, University of Agder “This is a solid work of scholarship that provides a creative and important contribution. The amount of learning, understanding, and depth of research in both theology and physics is impressive. Future scholars interested in God, time, and eternity, or looking for a solid example of theology and science in mutual interaction, will want to study it carefully.” —Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith“This book is impressive for its breadth as well as the author’s solid knowledge in both Pannenberg’s theology and science. . . . In illustrating theological concepts with scientific theories, it makes theology seem more sensible and credible in a scientific age.” —Reviews in Religion and Theology“Time in Eternity is the first book-length exposition of Russell’s approach to the ‘creative mutual interaction’ between theology and the natural sciences. This approach first calls for a reformulation of theology in light of science and then for the delineation of possible topics for research in science drawing on this reformulated theology.” —Interpretation: Journal of Bible and Theology
£105.40
SPCK Publishing Enriching our Vision of Reality
Book SynopsisA brilliant exploration of the relationship between Christian theology and the natural sciences by one of the world's foremost authorities.Trade ReviewEnriching our Vision of Reality is elegant, erudite and animated by a constant enthusiasm for its subject. There is everything here – science, theology, philosophy, biography, even some poetry – all enlisted to help us to see the world as it is, both more clearly and with greater delight. -- The Revd Dr Andrew Davison, Starbridge Lecturer in Theology and Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge, and Fellow in Theology at Corpus Christi CollegeAgain and again, Alister McGrath elegantly performs that central task of any teacher: to enable his students and readers, starting from the familiar ground of what they already know, to go on to explore new territory, and begin to see an expanded horizon. * Church Times *
£11.39
Yale University Press Science and the Good The Tragic Quest for the
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Science and the Good is a closely argued, always accessible riposte to those who think scientific study can explain, improve or even supersede morality [. . .] A generous and thoughtful critique”—Simon Ings, The Daily Telegraph“Well worth reading”—Marcus Arvan, Metascience"Science and the Good is a compelling critique of half-baked ideas that have acquired pervasive and unwarranted influence in Anglophone public discourse today. One could not ask for a more timely and incisive contribution to contemporary cultural debate."—Jackson Lears, Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of History, Rutgers University"Science and the Good provides an incisive and timely analysis of the pressing question: can science demonstrate what morality is and how we should live? Hunter and Nedelisky carefully expose the inadequacies and dangers of ‘the new science of morality.’"—Peter Harrison, author of The Territories of Science and Religion
£16.99
WW Norton & Co Believers
Book SynopsisAn anthropologist examines the nature of religiosity and how it shapes and benefits humankind.Trade Review"In this thoughtful, comprehensive, well-written book, he [Konner] explores the psychology, development, brain science, evolution and even possible genetics of the varied religious impulses our species experiences." -- Human Givens
£21.84
University of California Press Evolution Vs. Creationism An Introduction
Book SynopsisAn introduction to many facets of Scopes trial - the scientific evidence for evolution, the legal and educational basis for its teaching, and the various religious points of view - as well as a concise history of the evolution-creationism controversy.Table of ContentsFOREWORD:The Unmetabolized Darwin by Niles Eldredge FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION by Judge John E. Jones III PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION: The Pillars of Creationism PART I: Science, Evolution, Religion, and Creationism CHAPTER 1. Science: Truth without Certainty CHAPTER 2. Evolution CHAPTER 3. Beliefs: Religion, Creationism, and Naturalism PART II: A History of the Creationism/Evolution Controversy CHAPTER 4. Before Darwin to the Twentieth Century CHAPTER 5. Eliminating Evolution, Inventing Creation Science CHAPTER 6. Neocreationism CHAPTER 7. Testing Intelligent Design and Evidence against Evolution in the Courts PART III: Selections from the Literature CHAPTER 8. Cosmology, Astronomy, Geology CHAPTER 9. Patterns and Processes of Biological Evolution CHAPTER 10. Legal Issues CHAPTER 11. Educational Issues CHAPTER 12. Issues Concerning Religion CHAPTER 13. The Nature of Science CHAPTER 14. Evolution and Creationism in the Media and Public Opinion REFERENCES FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION NAME INDEX SUBJECT INDEX
£22.50
University of California Press Consecrating Science Wonder Knowledge and the
Book SynopsisDebunking myths behind what is known collectively as the new cosmology-a grand, overlapping set of narratives that claim to bring science and spirituality together-Lisa H. Sideris offers a searing critique of the movement's anthropocentric vision of the world. In Consecrating Science, Sideris argues that instead of cultivating an ethic of respect for nature, the new cosmology encourages human arrogance, uncritical reverence for science, and indifference to nonhuman life. Exploring moral sensibilities rooted in experience of the natural world, Sideris shows how a sense of wonder can foster environmental attitudes that will protect our planet from ecological collapse for years to come.Trade Review"Lisa Sideris’s Consecrating Science: Wonder, Knowledge, and the Natural World is a rich and deeply insightful analysis of a family of ambitious historical narratives, each of which is vying to become the new myth everyone lives by. Through careful textual study, Sideris convincingly argues that despite their stated goal of promoting a deep respect and care for the natural world, these narratives may inadvertently undermine development of the environmental ethic they seek to foster." * Reading Religion *"The argument of Consecrating Science is clearly articulated, carefully organized, and impeccably substantiated. Sideris’s analysis is consistently generous, nuanced, level-headed, and good-humored. Perhaps most impressively, the book integrates religious studies, science studies, ethics, and critical naturalism into a methodology that somehow remains coherent even in its multivalence." * Journal of the American Academy of Religion *"Consecrating Science is valuable reading for a number of academic audiences. . . . It is an obvious fit for scholars of religion and science, religion and environment, and environmental ethics (particularly environmental virtue ethics, given the book’s focus on the cultivation of attitudes and dispositions). It could also prove useful for higher education administrators thinking through general education curriculum design." * Worldviews *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: The Return of Mythopoeic Science 1. Seeking What Is Good in Wonder 2. The Book of Nature and the Book of Science: Richard Dawkins on Wonder 3. E. O. Wilson’s Ionian Enchantment: A Tale of Two Realities 4. Evolutionary Enchantment and Denatured Religious Naturalism 5. Anthropic and Anthropocene Narratives of the New Cosmology 6. Genesis 2.0: The Epic of Evolution as Religion of Reality 7. Making Sense of Wonder Notes Glossary of Terms References Index
£27.00
University of California Press The Gospel of Climate Skepticism Why Evangelical
Book SynopsisWhy are white evangelicals the most skeptical major religious group in America regarding climate change? Previous scholarship has pointed to cognitive factors such as conservative politics, anti-science attitudes, aversion to big government, and theology. Drawing on qualitative fieldwork, The Gospel of Climate Skepticism reveals the extent to which climate skepticism and anti-environmentalism have in fact become embedded in the social world of many conservative evangelicals. Rejecting the common assumption that evangelicals' skepticism is simply a side effect of political or theological conservatism, the book further shows that between 2006 and 2015, leaders and pundits associated with the Christian Right widely promoted skepticism as the biblical position on climate change. The Gospel of Climate Skepticism offers a compelling portrait of how during a critical period of recent history, political and religious interests intersected to prevent evangelicals from offering a unified voice in support of legislative action to address climate change.Trade Review"For those seeking to understand how religion matters to climate change, it is worthwhile to follow Veldman’s lead." * Immanent Frame *"The book nicely caters to diverse audiences by defining social science concepts, providing background on theological debates and religious movements, all while steering clear of jargon and relegating cumbersome references to endnotes. . . . The Gospel of Climate Skepticism will undoubtedly advance scholarship that maps the play of forces within evangelicalism." * Review of Religious Research *
£64.00
University of California Press The Care of the Brain in Early Christianity
Book SynopsisCerebral subjectivitythe identification of the individual self with the brainis a belief that has become firmly entrenched in modern science and popular culture. In The Care of the Brain in Early Christianity, Jessica Wright traces its roots to tensions within early Christianity over the brain's role in self-governance and its inherent vulnerability. Examining how early Christians appropriated medical ideas, Wright tracks how they used these ideas for teaching ascetic practices, developing therapeutics for the soul, and finding a path to salvation. Bringing a medical lens to religious discourse, this text demonstrates that rather than rejecting medical traditions, early Christianity developed by creatively integrating them.Trade Review"This book makes two important contributions: it illuminates early Christian engagements with ancient medicine and shows how these medical theories shaped early Christian theological anthropology. Scholars of early Christianity and the history of medicine will find this an engaging read." * CHOICE *"Highly original... [a] beautifully written study of the concept of the brain as a powerful and multi-functional tool." * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Circulation and Performance of Medical Knowledge in Late Antiquity 2. The History of the Brain in Ancient Greek Medicine and Philosophy 3. The Invention of Ventricular Localization 4. The Governing Brain 5. The Rhetoric of Cerebral Vulnerability 6. Insanity, Vainglory, and Phrenitis 7. Humanizing the Brain in Early Christianity Conclusion Notes Works Cited Index
£64.00
Harvard University Press The Anointed
Book SynopsisWhy do so many evangelicals follow leaders with dubious credentials when they have other options in their own faith? Exploring intellectual authority within evangelicalism, the authors reveal how the concept of anointing—being chosen by God to speak for him—established a conservative evangelical leadership isolated from secular arts and sciences.Trade ReviewStephens and Giberson have produced a stunning and well-documented indictment of the evangelical right wing. Here is a 'must read' for anyone wanting an insight into one of the most powerful religious-political movements in modern American culture. -- Owen Gingerich, author of God's UniverseTwo talented writers join forces to introduce us to some of the most influential religious and cultural leaders in contemporary America--such 'experts' as Ken Ham, David Barton, James Dobson, and Hal Lindsey. I know of no better place to discover how the conservative half of America lives and thinks. -- Ronald L. Numbers, author of The Creationists: From Creation Science to Intelligent DesignThis is an important book on a pressing topic that should be read by everyone concerned with the place of religion in American life today. -- Michael Ruse, author of The Evolution-Creation StruggleThe Anointed demonstrates how questionable 'experts' emerge and flourish within American evangelicalism. Stephens and Giberson function as knowledgeable guides into this intriguing--and troubling--'parallel universe.' -- Randall Balmer, author of The Making of Evangelicalism[Stephens and Giberson] rise triumphantly to the challenge of explaining the leaders and the culture of the religious Right without rancor or condescension. -- Ray Olson * Booklist *The Anointed is one of the best and most important books on religion published this year. It is a well-written, well-argued study that penetrates to the heart of modern evangelical culture. Stephens and Giberson have done an excellent job of critiquing what Mark Noll has called the "scandal of the evangelical mind" (the scandal, wrote Noll, is "that there is not much of an evangelical mind") while empathetically explaining why so many evangelicals are smitten with dubious experts. Evangelicals who take the intellect seriously, as well as outsiders struggling to understand the evangelical sub-culture, will benefit from their hard work and keen insights. -- Matthew Avery Sutton * Christian Century *In The Anointed, Randall J. Stephens and Karl W. Giberson, professors at evangelical Eastern Nazarene College near Boston, draw a fascinating group portrait of today's most popular intellectual leaders among evangelicals and attempt to explain why so many of the faithful buy their arguments...One of the principal virtues of The Anointed is that it represents an effort to demonstrate that the evangelical community is not a monolith of the unthinking. -- Kevin M. Schultz * Wilson Quarterly *Neither an expose nor a screed, The Anointed is the work of educated evangelical Christians who reject the kitsch and anti-intellectualism that outsiders tend to equate with the faith itself...There are evangelicals who reject fundamentalism, find apocalyptic revenge fantasies distasteful, and don't see any reason why God wouldn't bless same-sex unions. The Anointed seems to be written for such readers--to explain the history and internal dynamics of the evangelical subculture, perhaps as a step towards changing it. As a report on the parallel culture of evangelical Christianity, the book is well-researched and intelligently composed. -- Scott McLemee * Inside Higher Ed *The Anointed [is] a field guide to the evangelical experts you haven't heard of--but should...Why would anyone heed ersatz "experts" over trained authorities far more qualified to comment on the origins of life or the worldview of the founding fathers? Drawing on case studies of evangelical gurus, Stephens and Giberson argue that intellectual authority works differently in the "parallel culture" of evangelicalism. In this world of prophecy conferences and home-schooling curriculums, a dash of charisma, a media empire and a firm stance on the right side of the line between "us" and "them" matter more than a fancy degree...The Anointed condemns the current state of evangelical intellectual life, but Stephens and Giberson avoid monolithic stereotypes. They are careful to note that evangelicals disagree wildly among themselves about almost everything. -- Molly Worthen * New York Times *With its coverage of wide-ranging figures and issues, the book reveals important facets of ways evangelicals maintain both their ideology and boundaries in what they perceive as a threatening culture. This insightful work is an important contribution to readers' understanding of the ways evangelicals maintain their self-identity and worldview. -- A. W. Klink * Choice *In their new book, The Anointed: Evangelical Truth in a Secular Age, Randall Stephens and Karl Giberson explain the nature of intellectual insularity of so many in this world, in which "the teachings of dubiously credentialed leaders are favored over the word of secular experts in the arts and sciences."...The authors describe "what amounts to a 'parallel culture,'" where people like alleged "historian" David Barton...proffer[s] phony-baloney history lessons that distort almost everything professional historians know to be true about America's founders. -- Eric Alterman * The Nation *
£32.36
Harvard University Press Gods Planet
Book SynopsisMany scientists look at the universe and conclude we are here by chance. The astronomer and historian Owen Gingerich looks at the same evidence—and the fact that the universe is comprehensible to our minds—and sees it as proof for the intentions of a Creator-God. The more rigorous science becomes, the more clearly God’s handiwork can be understood.Trade Review[A] short, punchy, accessible, and thought-provoking book… What sets this book apart from others dealing with the science–religion debate is that rather than dealing in generalities, the author illustrates his viewpoint by focusing on three case studies related to the work of three scientists, Nicolaus Copernicus, Charles Darwin, and Fred Hoyle. The introduction of personal details concerning these thinkers makes what is already an easy read even more enjoyable and engaging. -- Russell Stannard * Christian Century *A rich volume you’ll want to keep in your library. -- John Farrell * Forbes.com *I thought I knew all I needed to know about these characters—Copernicus, Darwin, Hoyle—who shaped our modern view of the cosmos. Now Owen Gingerich provides new facts and deeper understanding of all three of them. -- Freeman DysonAstronomer-historian Owen Gingerich rebuts the claim made by Stephen Jay Gould that science and religion are ‘non-overlapping magisteria’ with no influence on each other. He does so by carefully analyzing three scientific discoveries whose full significance is only clarified through metascientific assessment. Gingerich’s argument is scholarly, yet the writing is so clear and lively that it is readily accessible. -- The Rev. Dr. John Polkinghorne, KBE, FRSEminent scholar Gingerich shows how religious perspectives have played significant roles in major scientific discoveries and frameworks…This enlightened Christian’s goal is to show that Steven J. Gould’s allegedly non-overtapping magisteria (NOMA), namely science and religion, are actually constantly overlapping…God’s Planet is fascinating in its wealth of information and insights. -- V. V. Raman * Choice *
£32.36
Lion Hudson Big Bang Big God
Book SynopsisIs the Universe specifically designed to make life possible?Trade Review“If you wish to rationally consider the possible relation of cosmology to philosophical and theological issues, Holder’s very careful analysis will provide a sound and historically well informed basis for that discussion.” -- George F. R. Ellis FRS, Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town “At last a highly accessible book for the general reader on origins.” -- Dr Denis Alexander, Emeritus Director of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, St Edmund’s College, Cambridge “With lucid rationality, this fine book guides the reader deftly through some of the most profound questions in contemporary science.” -- Roger Trigg, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Warwick University “Rodney Holder combines expertise in both science and theology to explore the exciting question of the origin of the universe; and he does so in a way that reflects the importance, complexity, and fun of these big questions.” -- Revd Professor David Wilkinson, Principal, St John’s College, Durham University “A fascinating blend of modern cosmology and serious theology, well rooted in the historical observations and theoriesthat led to the concept of the expanding universe” -- Owen Gingerich, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and of the History of Science, Harvard University, and Senior Astronomer Emeritus, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory “A fascinating journey through modern cosmology, showing how our beautifully `fine-tuned’ universe is wholly compatible with Christian ideas of creation and theism. It is a masterly, lucid, and very readable survey covering all the `big issues’ in the field, and placing them in historical context, by an author who is both a trained academic cosmologist and an Anglican priest.” -- Dr Allan Chapman, Faculty of Modern History, University of Oxford “An engaging introductory account of the history of Big Bang Cosmology, including a detailed discussion of the underlying physics and a Christian perspective on its theological and philosophical implications. I warmly commend this carefully argued monograph.” -- John Pilbrow, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Monash University, and former President of ISCAST (Institute for the Study of Christianity in an Age of Science and Technology) A combination of deep theoretical understanding and exquisitely precise astronomical observations. Rodney Holder tells a remarkable scientific story, which is of the highest interest in its own right, but its character is such that it almost inevitably raises metascientific questions of whether there is also meaning and purpose to be discerned in this subtle and fertile process. -- Sir John Polkinghorne
£9.49
SPCK Publishing Wonders of the Living World Illustrated Hardback
Book SynopsisBiological science is explored by leading scientists and apologists through awe-inspiring illustrationsTable of ContentsContents1. Exploring the Wonders of the Living World: an introduction 62. Inner Worlds: a tour of the inner workings of a cell 103. One in a Million? the chemisty of life in the universe 30featuring stephen freeland4. Artistic Molecules: how messy processes form ordered life 50featuring rhoda hawkins5. Dance of the Cells: embryonic development 70featuring jeff hardin6. The Map of Life: is evolution compatible with purpose? 90featuring simon conway morris7. The Snuggle for Existence: the power of cooperation 110featuring jeff schloss8. Living Cities: the complexity of coral reef ecosystems 130featuring margaret miller9. Surprised by Meaning: can the world say anything about God? 150featuring alister mcgrath10. Biology and Belief: a journey through science and faith 162featuring milary marlowAcknowledgments 186Further reading: how to stay informed 187Glossary 189
£18.89
SPCK Publishing Wonders of the Living World Text Only Version
Book SynopsisBiological science is explored by leading scientists and apologistsTable of ContentsContents1. Exploring the Wonders of the Living World: An introduction . . . . . 62. Inner Worlds: A tour of the inner workings of a cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93. One in a Million? The chemistry of life in the universe . . . . . . . . . . 18Featuring Stephen Freeland4. Artistic Molecules: How messy processes form ordered life . . . . . . 27Featuring Rhoda Hawkins5. Dance of the Cells: Embryonic development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Featuring Jeff Hardin6. The Map of Life: Is evolution compatible with purpose? . . . . . . . . . 45Featuring Simon Conway Morris7. The Snuggle for Existence: The power of cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . 54Featuring Jeff Schloss8. Living Cities: The value of coral reef ecosystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Featuring Margaret Miller9. Surprised by Meaning: Can the world say anything about God? . . 76Featuring Alister McGrath10. Biology and Belief: A journey through science and faith . . . . . . . . 82Featuring Hilary MarlowAcknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Further Reading: how to stay informed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Selected diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
£10.44
John Wiley & Sons Convergent Knowing Christianity and Science in
Book SynopsisA compelling exploration of a new epistemic framework for Christian ethical thinking.Trade Review"What makes this work particularly valuable is the way in which it represents a diversity of visions for engaging science and the call for cultural change from within the Christian tradition as he situates the inquiry in the experiences, thought, limitations and beacons of four Christian eco-practitioners. Through these well-told stories Appolloni not only opens the internal structure of Christianity to the ecological principle of diversity, but also outwardly opens this tradition that has historically been focused on universality and conversion into potential learning relationships with interfaith, Indigenous and secular science worldviews." Timothy Leduc, Wilfrid Laurier University and author of A Canadian Climate of Mind: Climate, Culture, and Change"A thoughtfully constructed, comprehensively researched, and challenging book." Environmental Values
£31.50
Baker Publishing Group Essays on Religion Science and Society
Book SynopsisMature reflections from one of the greatest Reformed theologians address issues such as science, ethics, education, politics, and aesthetics. Now in paper.Table of ContentsHerman Bavinck: A Eulogy by Henry Elias Dosker 1. Philosophy of Religion (Faith) 2. The Essence of Christianity 3. Theology and Religious Studies 4. Psychology of Religion 5. Christianity and Natural Science 6. Evolution 7. Christian Principles and Social Relationships 8. On Inequality 9. Trends in Psychology 10. The Unconscious 11. Primacy of the Intellect or the Will 12. Trends in Pedagogy 13. Classical Education 14. Of Beauty and Aesthetics 15. Ethics and Politics Appendix A: Foreword by C. B. Bavinck Appendix B: Theology and Religious Studies in Nineteenth-Century Netherlands Index
£20.69
Baker Publishing Group Cosmology in Theological Perspective
Book SynopsisA leading expert in science and theology introduces the topic of cosmology from a "state of the question" perspective, showing what the stakes are for religion and theology in the rise of modern science.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction: Close Encounters1. Every Saga Has a Beginning: Philosophical Cosmologies in the Ancient World2. The Voyage Home: Cosmos in Early Christian Thought3. Resistance Is Futile: Galileo, Newton, and Darwin4. All These Worlds: On the Multiverse5. If It's Just Us, It Seems Like an Awful Waste of Space: On Human Uniqueness6. Infinite Space, Infinite Terror: Our Cosmic (In)Significance7. In Space No One Can Hear You Scream? God and Being8. There Is No Gene for the Human Spirit: Images of God9. Come with Me If You Want to Live: Incarnations10. To Boldly Go: Beings in Search of Greater UnderstandingIndexes
£17.99
University of Pennsylvania Press Existential Threats
Book SynopsisIn Existential Threats, Lisa Vox explores the growth of dispensationalist premillennialism alongside scientific understandings of the end of the world and contends that these two allegedly competing visions have converged to create an American apocalyptic imagination.Trade Review"As a reference book for apocalyptic thought at the intersection of science, religion, and environmentalism, Existential Threats is extremely useful . . . Vox exhaustively canvasses works of fiction, nonfiction, and film, with attention to shared themes and rhetoric. Her in-depth treatment of apocalyptic science fiction, in and of itself, makes this book a valuable resource." * Environmental History *"Deeply researched and impeccably even-handed in its treatment of scientists and evangelicals, Existential Threats fills a large gap in the historical literature about apocalyptic writings in American culture." * Grant Wacker, author of America's Pastor: Billy Graham and the Shaping of a Nation *"Existential Threats offers lucidly written and knowledgeable discussions of fundamentalism, Pentecostalism, premillennialism, and dispensationalism and brings them to bear on a topic of interest to both religion and science: the end of the world as Americans imagine it." * Ronald L. Numbers, University of Wisconsin-Madison *Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1. Secularizing the Apocalypse Chapter 2. Race, Technology, and the Apocalypse Chapter 3. Postnuclear Fantasies Chapter 4. Spaceship Earth Chapter 5. The Politics of Science and Religion Chapter 6. Postapocalyptic American Identity Chapter 7. Post-9/11 Despair Notes Selected Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
£48.60
University of Pennsylvania Press Franciscans and the Elixir of Life Religion and
Book SynopsisFranciscans and the Elixir of Life makes new connections between alchemy, ritual life, apocalypticism, and the particular commitment of the Franciscan Order to the natural world.Trade Review"Zachary A. Matus offers new and important insights gleaned from a full and contextualized view of Franciscan alchemy and religiosity. The personalities in question (Bacon, Rupescissa, the Spirituals) are arguably among the most interesting of the later Middle Ages, and Matus's tales of alchemical quest and apocalyptic disaster are not only fine scholarship but also great reading." * Leah DeVun, Rutgers University *
£49.30
The Catholic University of America Press Respectably Catholic and Scientific Evolution
Book SynopsisTraces the unexpected manner in which several influential liberal-progressive Catholics tried to shape how evolution and birth control were framed and debated in the public square in the era between the World Wars - and the unintended consequences of their efforts.
£56.25
Rutgers University Press Religion Is Not About God How Spiritual
Book SynopsisThousands of religious traditions have appeared over the course of human history but only a relative few have survived. Some speak of a myriad of gods, others of only one, and some recognize no gods at all. Volumes have been written attempting to prove the existence or nonexistence of supernatural being(s). So, if religion is not about God, then what is it about?Trade ReviewThis book is an important step toward the naturalistic, hence truly general theory of religion. It harmonizes contemporary scientific understanding of the origin of human nature with a positive view of the centrality of religion in culture. -- Edward O. Wilson * university research professor, emeritus, Harvard University *Loyal Rue has written a bold, scholarly, and gracefully composed discussion of the complex realtions between the concepts of God and religion. I learned a great deal from the rich tapestry of facts that filled the gaps in my understanding of the history of these ideas and believe that readers will enjoy a similar intellectual experience. -- Jerome Kagan * research Professor of Psychology, Harvard University *Table of Contentspt. 1. On human nature. ch. 1. The epic of evolution ch. 2. The evolution of behavior ch. 3. The education of emotion ch. 4. The nature of religion pt. 2. On spiritual traditions. ch. 5. Judaism ch. 6. Christianity ch. 7. Islam ch. 8. Hinduism ch. 9. Buddhism pt. 3. On the future of religion. ch. 10. The crisis of influence ch. 11. Doomsday and beyond
£29.70
Rutgers University Press Faith and the Pursuit of Health Cardiometabolic
Book SynopsisFaith and the Pursuit of Health explores how Pentecostal Christians manage chronic illness in ways that sheds light on health disparities and social suffering in Samoa, a place where rates of obesity and related cardiometabolic disorders have reached population-wide levels. Trade Review"Hardin’s gripping ethnography of food and faith offers a beautifully-composed analysis of the lived experience of obesity in a Pacific Island community. By connecting religious and metabolic conversions, Hardin shows us how health in Samoa becomes a 'matter of faith' as faith, in turn, comes to physically matter. The stories of how people grapple with cardio-metabolism in this moving account of living and dying in 21st century Samoa will work their way into your heart and stay there." -- Emily Yates-Doerr * author of The Weight of Obesity: Hunger and Global Health in Postwar Guatemala *“This superb ethnography of Samoa represents a landmark integration of medical anthropology and the anthropology of Christianity. In the light of Hardin’s original analysis, established topics in both fields having to do with individualism, the body and social relations, and with temporality and cultural change, appear in a strikingly new light. This book is a major contribution that deserves a wide readership.” -- Joel Robbins * author of Becoming Sinners: Christianity and Moral Torment in a Papua New Guinea Society *"This illuminating ethnography provides compelling evidence of Pentecostal Christianity’s appeal for women. A powerful synthesis of medical anthropology and the anthropology of Christianity, the analysis is written in a style that combines the subtleties of them both. The chapter on research methods is a gift to health practitioners and anthropologists undertaking their own studies." -- Shirley Lindenbaum * co-editor of Knowledge, Power and Practice: The Anthropology of Medicine and Everyday Life *"Hardin’s ethnography advances anthropology’s significant contribution to our understanding of the spirit, body and soul in health and illness, in a setting characterised by cardiometabolic ambivalence." * The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology *Table of ContentsTable of Contents Glossary Note on Pronunciation Map Foreword Chapter 1: Salvation and Metabolism Chapter 2: Ethnography between Clinic and Church Chapter 3: Discerning Ambiguous Risks Chapter 4: Freedom and Health Responsibility Chapter 5: Embodied Analytics Chapter 6: Well-being and Deferred Agency Chapter 7: Support Synergies Chapter 8: Integrating Faith into Healthcare Practice Acknowledgements Endnotes Bibliography Index
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Rutgers University Press Faith and the Pursuit of Health Cardiometabolic
Book SynopsisFaith and the Pursuit of Health explores how Pentecostal Christians manage chronic illness in ways that sheds light on health disparities and social suffering in Samoa, a place where rates of obesity and related cardiometabolic disorders have reached population-wide levels. Trade Review"Hardin’s gripping ethnography of food and faith offers a beautifully-composed analysis of the lived experience of obesity in a Pacific Island community. By connecting religious and metabolic conversions, Hardin shows us how health in Samoa becomes a 'matter of faith' as faith, in turn, comes to physically matter. The stories of how people grapple with cardio-metabolism in this moving account of living and dying in 21st century Samoa will work their way into your heart and stay there." -- Emily Yates-Doerr * author of The Weight of Obesity: Hunger and Global Health in Postwar Guatemala *“This superb ethnography of Samoa represents a landmark integration of medical anthropology and the anthropology of Christianity. In the light of Hardin’s original analysis, established topics in both fields having to do with individualism, the body and social relations, and with temporality and cultural change, appear in a strikingly new light. This book is a major contribution that deserves a wide readership.” -- Joel Robbins * author of Becoming Sinners: Christianity and Moral Torment in a Papua New Guinea Society *"This illuminating ethnography provides compelling evidence of Pentecostal Christianity’s appeal for women. A powerful synthesis of medical anthropology and the anthropology of Christianity, the analysis is written in a style that combines the subtleties of them both. The chapter on research methods is a gift to health practitioners and anthropologists undertaking their own studies." -- Shirley Lindenbaum * co-editor of Knowledge, Power and Practice: The Anthropology of Medicine and Everyday Life *"Hardin’s ethnography advances anthropology’s significant contribution to our understanding of the spirit, body and soul in health and illness, in a setting characterised by cardiometabolic ambivalence." * The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology *Table of ContentsTable of Contents Glossary Note on Pronunciation Map Foreword Chapter 1: Salvation and Metabolism Chapter 2: Ethnography between Clinic and Church Chapter 3: Discerning Ambiguous Risks Chapter 4: Freedom and Health Responsibility Chapter 5: Embodied Analytics Chapter 6: Well-being and Deferred Agency Chapter 7: Support Synergies Chapter 8: Integrating Faith into Healthcare Practice Acknowledgements Endnotes Bibliography Index
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Fordham University Press The Babylon Complex
Book SynopsisLooks at the biblical figure of Babylon as it appears in U.S. culture from 2001-2011 in politics, media, war, and sexual regulation; analyzes allusions to Babylon as part of a larger response to the erosion of national sovereignty within economic globalization.Trade Review"Runions' scholarship is phenomenal. It's stunning that she can sustain her rigor over this variety of cultural and political contexts. That she does is a testament to her breadth as a scholar, and her critical acumen." -- -Jay Twomey University of Cincinnati "The Babylon Complex is unlike anything else in the fields it engages and crosses; its scholarship is unique, top-tier, and challenging, offering much savvier reflections upon biblical heritages and uses than what one often finds in the current theoretical 'turn to religion.' In short, it is both relevant and interdisciplinary, two terms too often used, but seldom as aptly as they are for this truly excellent book." -- -Joseph A. Marchal Ball State University "Erin Runions reveals Babylon to be an ambivalent but perversely indispensable figure for theopolitical discourses girding contemporary biopolitics. Modeling a queerly sublime ethics of reading, The Babylon Complex sets an agenda for a next generation of biblical scholars while demonstrating what cultural studies gains from engagement with biblical studies." -- -Jennifer Glancy Le Moyne College "Theoretically sophisticated and engaging, this remarkable book complicates our understanding of how the Bible affects U.S political ideals and subjectivities." -Reading Religion "With fearless insight and incisive prose, Erin Runions offers a breathtaking tour de force of astute biblical-political-philosophical analysis that persistently reframes the intertwining of biblical interpretation and biopolitics through the figure of Babel/Babylon. As she shows, the pervasive theopolitics of American discourse, right and left, is informed by an eschatological fantasy sanctioned by the twin edifices of bible and law. This engrossing account of biblically inflected defenses of US sovereignty places biblical interpretation at the center of critical theory and critical theory at the center of biblical interpretation. A must read for anyone interested in the current state of theodemocratic exceptionalism, in the unpredictable and shifting meanings of biblical texts, and in the possibility of listening, finally, to an other." -- -Jennifer Knust Boston UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: Babylon and the Crisis of Sovereignty 1. From Babel to Biopolitics: Josephus, Theodemocracy, and the Regulation of Pleasure 2. Bellicose Dreams: Babylon and Exception to Law 3. Tolerating Babel: Biopolitics, Film, and Family 4. Revenge on Babylon: Literalist Allegory, Scripture, Torture 5. Who Lives in Babylon? The Gay Antichrist as Political Enemy 6. Babelian Scripture: A Queerly Sublime Ethics of Reading Postlude: Roads to Babel Works Cited Index
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SPCK - Kregel The Limitations of Scientific Truth Why Science
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Kregel Publications,U.S. 40 Questions About Creation and Evolution
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Kregel Publications Rooted in Wonder Nurturing Your Familys Faith
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Lion Hudson Christians and Evolution Christian Scholars
Book SynopsisScientists and theologians from a range of disciplines, all orthodox Christian believers, explain what changed their minds.Trade Review“As one who was raised a Quaker, and who therefore never felt any tension between science and religion, I found it deeply humbling to read the testimonies of these deeply committed Christians, raised more evangelical than I, who had to work so hard to reconcile their faith with their science. Truly do they show they are made in the image of their God as they use their talents to reason to what they now see as the truth.” -- Professor Michael Ruse, Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Program in the History and Philosophy of Science, Florida State University"I found it profoundly inspiring to be guided through the seminal debate on God and evolution by these wonderful scholars and believers. This book will make you more capable and discerning in your discussions with others." -- Rev. Dr. Joel C. Hunter, Senior Pastor Northland - A Church Distributed“A most timely, much-needed book. I have seen too many confused young Christians wrestling with scientific facts. The varied experiences of the authors in this book will help many people to keep their faith and their scientific integrity.” -- Professor Sir Ghillean Prance, FRS, VMH"The Christian Church continues to benefit greatly from Berry’s scientific wisdom and godly faith." -- The Church TimesTable of ContentsContentsForeword 8Introduction: In the Beginning God– R. J. (Sam) Berry 101. He’s Still Working on Me– Nicholas Higgs 352. Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution– Emily Sturgess 493. From Belief in Creationism to Belief in Evolution– Colin Humphreys 644. Connecting Heart and Mind: A Journey Towards Wholeness– Darrel Falk 775. Fossils That Inform– Stephen Godfrey 906. Learning to Hear God’s Message– Scott and Grace Buchanan 1077. Reflections– Lisa Goddard 1278. Escaping from Creationism– John McKeown 1429. Living with Darwin’s Dangerous Idea– Karl Giberson 15310. Deluged– Philip Pattemore 17411. Evolutionary Metanoia– Wilson Poon 19712. Deliver Us – From Literalism– Paul Thomas 21513. How an Igneous Geologist Came to Terms With Evolution– Davis Young 23014. What Does Christ Have to Do with Chemistry?– David Vosburg 24515. Discovering Unexpected Dimensions of the ivine Plan– David Watts 26016. The Skeleton in the Cupboard: Why I ChangedMy Mind About Evolution– Bob Carling 27617. Struggling with Origins: A Personal Story– Denis Lamoureux 29318. Changing One’s Mind Over Evolution– Michael Reiss 318Epilogue– David Fergusson 331Going Further 338Index of Bible References 342Index 344
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Lion Hudson True Scientists True Faith
Book SynopsisTwenty of the world's leading scientists explain how their science enhances their faith and their faith undergirds their scienceTrade Review"The Christian Church continues to benefit greatly from Berry’s scientific wisdom and godly faith." -- The Church TimesTable of ContentsContentsForeword 91. Alister McGrath: Science, Faith, and Making Sense ofThings 122. John Houghton: A God Big Enough 283. Andrew Briggs: And Information Became Physical 394. Chris Done: From Spock to the Supernatural 545. Colin Humphreys: Can Science and Christianity oth Be True? 646. Simon Stuart: Reflections of a Christian Workingin Science and Conservation 867. Francis Collins: What Do You Believe, Doctor? 1048. Ghillean Prance: A Talent for Science 1369. Monty Barker: Man – Dust with a Destiny 14810. John Wood: From Nanotechnology toMacro-Organizations – Engineering Atoms and More 16211. Andy Gosler: Surprise and the Value of Life 17612. Jennifer Wiseman: Inspired by the Heavens 19613. Sam Berry: Genes, Genesis and Greens 21014. John Wyatt: No Easy Answers 22515. Bob White: Earthquakes, Volcanoes,and Other Catastrophes 23916. Simon Conway Morris: One Impossible Thing BeforeBreakfast: Evolution and Christianity 25517. David Raffaelli: Inconvenient Truths 27618. Denis Alexander: A Different Drum-beat 28819. Rosalind Picard: Building Technology with Emotion 30820. Donald MacKay: Science and Christian Faith Today 322Suggestions for Further Reading 344Index of Bible References 347Index of Bible References 348
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SPCK Publishing Creation or Evolution
Book SynopsisTake hold of the most recent scientific and theological developments and respond convincingly to this key question of faithTrade Review`Surely the best informed, clearest and most judicious treatment of the question in its title that you can find anywhere today.’ -- J I Packer`In this brilliant and highly readable treatise, Denis Alexander the scientists-believer argues convincingly and lovingly that a committed Christian need not fear evolution, but can embrace it as God’s awesome means of creation.’ -- Dr Francis S Collins, Head of the Human Genome Project, USA"Regardless of what position one might hold, Alexander’s book will light the way to a more informed understanding of the terrain in one of today’s most volatile issues. Just as importantly, he models the graciousness that ought to characterize our conversations. His expertise in the pertinent sciences is undergirded with a nuanced understanding of the biblical and theological issues and a commitment to their importance. Those who sometimes struggle with the technical jargon that often characterizes this conversation will find a breath of fresh air in his ability to communicate clearly. Books like this are helping the church to move beyond the warfare mentality and to consider anew ways that we can think as Christians in a complicated world, and Alexander’s work has earned a spot at the top of the list." -- John Walton, Professor of Old Testament, Wheaton College [author of The Lost World of Genesis One]`Very timely, thoughtful, thorough and full of integrity. It speaks the languages of both science and faith in a remarkably clear and accessible way.’ -- Rt Revd John Pritchard, Bishop of Oxford, UK`A masterful and enlightening journey through both the relevant biblical text and the science underlying evolution.’ -- Andrew P. Halestrap, Professor of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, UK`A fresh and massive contribution to an important debate....no Christian interested in the questions of origins can ignore this book.’ -- Julian Hardyman, Senior Pastor, Eden Baptist Church, Cambridge, UK"Immensely valuable … a thoughtful and thought-provoking work." -- Professor Ernan McMullin * The Tablet *Table of ContentsContentsFigures 10Preface to the First Edition 11Preface to the Second Edition 151 What Do We Mean By Creation? 212 The Biblical Doctrine of Creation 353 What Do We Mean By Evolution? Dating, DNA and Genes 584 What Do We Mean By Evolution? Natural Selection, Reproductive Success and Cooperation 885 What Do We Mean By Evolution? Speciation, Fossils and the Question of Information 1126 Objections to Evolution 1547 What About Genesis? 1778 Evolutionary Creationism 1999 Who were Adam and Eve? The Background 22310 Who were Adam and Eve? Genesis and Science in Conversation 25211 Evolution and the Biblical Understanding of Death 30512 Evolution and the Fall 31613 Evolution, Natural Evil and the Theodicy Question 36614 Intelligent Design and Creation’s Order 38915 Evolution: Intelligent and Designed? 41416 The Origin of Life 435Postscript 461Notes 464Index 493
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SPCK Publishing Who Ordered this Universe Evidence for God in
Book SynopsisIf God exists and wants to be known, you will see his fingerprints all over the place.Table of ContentsCONTENTSAcknowledgments 8Foreword by Professor David Wilkinson 9Introduction 121. The Evidence of God in the Cosmos 182. The Evidence of God in Nature 463. The Evidence of God in Suffering 734. The Evidence of God in Mathematics 1025. The Evidence of God in Society 1336. The Evidence of God in Truth 1617. The Evidence of God in Death 205Notes 239Bibliography 249
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SPCK Publishing How I changed My Mind about Evolution
Book SynopsisStories from noteworthy evangelical Christians who honour the authority of the Bible, but who also agree with what science says about the cosmos, our planet and the life that so abundantly fills it.Trade Review"Atheists often cite religious opposition to evolution as a reason for their unbelief. This wonderful collection of essays by Bible-believing Christians demonstrates how unnecessary it is to oppose evolution in the name of faith. What is striking about the authors in this volume is the sheer range and diversity of their own spiritual journeys in coming to terms with science. It is my prayer that evolution might cease to be seen as a threat to faith on the part of some Christians rather than as an integral aspect of God's created order for which the Christian can rightly give praise." -- Denis R. Alexander, emeritus director, The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion"This collection of firsthand experiences is important for showing that firm belief in the truth-telling character of Scripture can support, rather than undermine, the best scientific investigations. It also provides more solid evidence for the good that BioLogos is doing to transform science and religion from a war zone to an instructive conversation." -- Mark Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History, University of Notre DameTable of ContentsContentsForeword by Denis Alexander 11Acknowledgments 13Introduction 15Kathryn Applegate and J. B. (Jim) Stump1. From Culture Wars to Common Witness:A Pilgrimage on Faith and Science 21James K. A. Smith2. Who’s Afraid of Science? 29Scot McKnight3. The Inevitable Conclusion 34Ken Fong4. Learning to Praise God for His Work in Evolution 40Deborah Haarsma5. An Old Testament Professor Celebrates Creation 48Tremper Longman III6. Embracing the Lord of Life 54Jeff Hardin7. Peace 62Stephen Ashley Blake8. Learning the Language of God 69Francis S. Collins9. Faith, Truth and Mystery 75Oliver D. Crisp10. Inspired by an Amazing Universe 82Jennifer Wiseman11. Boiling Kettles and Remodeled Apes 89John Ortberg12. From Intelligent Design to Evolutionary Creation 96Dennis R. Venema13. A Scientist’s Journey to Reflective Christian Faith 103Praveen Sethupathy14. A Fumbling Journey 109Dorothy Boorse15. A Biblically Fulfilled Evolutionary Creationist 116J. B. (Jim) Stump16. A True Read on Reality 124Daniel M. Harrell17. A British Reflection on the EvolutionControversy in America 131N. T. Wright18. Personal Evolution: Reconciling EvolutionaryScience and Christianity 138Justin L. Barrett19. The Evolution of an Evolutionary Creationist 143Denis O. Lamoureux20. Learning from the Stars 153Laura Truax21. So, Do You Believe in Evolution? 159Rodney J. Scott22. The Spirit of an Evolving Creation:Surmisings of a Pentecostal Theologian 167Amos Yong23. Two Books + Two Eyes = Four Necessities forChristian Witness 173Richard Dahlstrom24. Finding Rest in Christ, Not in Easy Answers 180Kathryn Applegate25. Safe Spaces 187Richard J. MouwNotes 195
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Cornell University Press The Science and Theology of Godly Love
Book SynopsisArguing that there are ways to move beyond the limitations of methodological atheism without compromising scientific objectivity, the essays gathered in The Science and Theology of Godly Love explore the potential for collaboration between social science and theology. They do so within the context of the interdisciplinary study of Godly Love, which examines the perceived experience of loving God, being loved by God, and thereby being motivated to engage in selfless service to others. This volume serves as an introduction to and a call for further research in this new field of study, offering ten methodological perspectives on the study of Godly Love written by leading social scientists and theologians.Drawing on the work of Douglas Porpora and others, the contributors contend that agnosticism is the appropriate methodological stance when religious experience is under the microscope. Godly Love does not force a theistic explanation on data, instead these essays show thaTable of ContentsIntroduction Matthew T. Lee, Margaret M. Poloma, and Stephen G. Post Part I—Theology and Godly Love 1. Godly Love: Why We Cannot Endure without It Stephen G. Post 2. Agape, Self-Sacrifice, and Mutuality: An Exploration into the Thought of Jonathan Edwards and the Theme of Godly Love Michael J. McClymond 3. Imago Dei and Kenosis: Contributions of Christology to the Study of Godly Love Peter Althouse 4. Violence and Nonviolence in Conceptualizations of Godly Love Paul Alexander 5. Testing Creaturely Love and God's Causal Role Thomas Jay Oord Part II—Social Science and Godly Love 6. Methodological Agnosticism for the Social Sciences? Lessons from Sorokin's and James's Allusions to Psychoanalysis, Mysticism, and Godly Love Ralph W. Hood Jr. 7. Godly Love from the Perspective of Psychology Julie J. Exline 8. Sociology, Philosophy, and the Empirical Study of Godly Love Margaret M. Poloma 9. Socialization, Empirical Studies, and Godly Love: A Case Study in Survey Research Mark J. Cartledge 10. Toward a Grounded Theory of Godly Love: Latino/a Pentecostals Arlene S\u00e1nchez Walsh Conclusion Amos Yong Contributors Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Science and Christianity An Introduction to the
Book SynopsisScience and Christianity is an accessible, engaging introduction to topics at the intersection of science and Christian theology.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments v Introduction ix 1 Conflict and Independence 1 1. Ways that science and Christianity might be related 2 2. Conflict 3 3. Independence 8 4. Two Books 11 2 Christianity and the Origin of Modern Science 15 1. The handmaiden of theology 16 2. Christianity’s role in the rise of modern science: Twentieth-century views 19 3. Recent developments 24 3 Secularization 29 1. Scientists and religious belief 31 2. Broadening the definition 34 3. A secular age 36 4 Young Earth Creationism and Intelligent Design 42 1. Setting the stage for Young Earth Creationism 43 2. Today’s Young Earth Creationism 45 3. Intelligent Design 48 4. Irreducible complexity and information 50 5 The Bible 56 1. Two Books vs. sola scriptura 57 2. Interpretation 59 3. What kind of inspiration? 63 4. Science and the Bible 66 6 Methodological Naturalism 69 1. Defining methodological naturalism 70 2. Duhem and the aims of science 72 3. Methodological naturalism and the problem of demarcation 75 4. Reasons for abiding by methodological naturalism 77 7 Natural Theology 81 1. Classic arguments of natural theology 82 2. Objections to natural theology 86 3. Natural theology for the 21st century 90 8 Cosmology 94 1. Big Bang cosmology 94 2. Fine tuning 99 3. The multiverse 102 9 Evolution 108 1. Evolution and the Bible 109 2. Creation through randomness and death 112 3. The uniqueness of human beings 115 4. Consonance between evolution and Christianity 117 10 Divine Action 120 1. The development of deism 121 2. Miracles 122 3. Non-interventionist objective divine action 126 4. Alternatives for explaining divine action 129 11 Mind, Soul, and Brain 134 1. The Christian tradition of the soul 135 2. Descartes and dualism 137 3. Challenges to dualism 139 4. Cognitive dualism 142 12 The Problem of Natural Evil 147 1. Articulation of the problem 148 2. Some potential responses 150 3. A more robust theodicy 152 4. Eschatological fulfillment 155 Conclusion: The Last Things 159 Timeline of Historical Figures Discussed 164 Glossary 167 Index 174
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Science and Christianity
Book SynopsisScience and Christianity is an accessible, engaging introduction to topics at the intersection of science and Christian theology. A philosophically orientated treatment that introduces the relationship of science to Christianity and explores to what extent the findings of science affect traditional Christian theology Addresses important theological topics in light of contemporary science, including divine action, the problem of natural evil, and eschatology Historically oriented chapters and chapters covering methodological principles for both science and theology provide the reader with a strong foundational understanding of the issues Includes feature boxes highlighting quotations, biographies of major scientists and theologians, key terms, and other helpful information Issues are presented as fairly and objectively as possible, with strengths and weaknesses of particular interpretations fully discussed Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction xi 1 Conflict and Independence 1 1. Ways that science and Christianity might be related 2 2. Conflict 3 3. Independence 8 4. Two Books 11 2 Christianity and the Origin of Modern Science 15 1. The handmaiden of theology 16 2. Christianity’s role in the rise of modern science: Twentieth-century views 19 3. Recent developments 24 3 Secularization 29 1. Scientists and religious belief 31 2. Broadening the definition 34 3. A secular age 36 4 Young Earth Creationism and Intelligent Design 42 1. Setting the stage for Young Earth Creationism 43 2. Today’s Young Earth Creationism 45 3. Intelligent Design 48 4. Irreducible complexity and information 50 5 The Bible 56 1. Two Books vs. sola scriptura 57 2. Interpretation 59 3. What kind of inspiration? 63 4. Science and the Bible 66 6 Methodological Naturalism 69 1. Defining methodological naturalism 70 2. Duhem and the aims of science 72 3. Methodological naturalism and the problem of demarcation 75 4. Reasons for abiding by methodological naturalism 77 7 Natural Theology 81 1. Classic arguments of natural theology 82 2. Objections to natural theology 86 3. Natural theology for the 21st century 90 8 Cosmology 94 1. Big Bang cosmology 94 2. Fine tuning 99 3. The multiverse 102 9 Evolution 108 1. Evolution and the Bible 109 2. Creation through randomness and death 112 3. The uniqueness of human beings 115 4. Consonance between evolution and Christianity 117 10 Divine Action 120 1. The development of deism 121 2. Miracles 122 3. Non-interventionist objective divine action 126 4. Alternatives for explaining divine action 129 11 Mind, Soul, and Brain 134 1. The Christian tradition of the soul 135 2. Descartes and dualism 137 3. Challenges to dualism 139 4. Cognitive dualism 142 12 The Problem of Natural Evil 147 1. Articulation of the problem 148 2. Some potential responses 150 3. A more robust theodicy 152 4. Eschatological fulfillment 155 Conclusion: The Last Things 159 Timeline of Historical Figures Discussed 164 Glossary 167 Index 174
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd No God No Science
Book SynopsisNo God, No Science: Theology, Cosmology, Biology presents a work of philosophical theology that retrieves the Christian doctrine of creation from the distortions imposed upon it by positivist science and the Darwinian tradition of evolutionary biology. Argues that the doctrine of creation is integral to the intelligibility of the world Brings the metaphysics of the Christian doctrine of creation to bear on the nature of science Offers a provocative analysis of the theoretical and historical relationship between theology, metaphysics, and science Presents an original critique and interpretation of the philosophical meaning of Darwinian biology Table of ContentsPreface viii Acknowledgments xi Abbreviations xii Primary Sources and Translations xvi Introduction 1 Part I In the Beginning 7 1 Discourse on Method 9 2 A Brief History of the Cosmos 49 Part II The Eclipse of the Universe 105 3 The Scientific and Theological Revolution 107 4 Unnatural “Theology” 150 5 Darwin the Theologian 186 6 The Mystery of the Missing Organism 250 Part III Creation Without Creationism 297 7 Deus Creator Omnium 299 8 What the World Is 334 9 Saving the Appearances 375 Epilogue: Evolution of the Last Men 416 Index 422
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Johns Hopkins University Press Dealing with Darwin
Book SynopsisLivingstone concludes with contemporary examples to remind us that what scientists can say and what others can hear in different venues differ today just as much as they did in the past.Trade ReviewHow was Darwin's On the Origin of Species received by his contemporary scholars, particularly by theologians and religious authors? That is the subject of the thoroughly researched and elegantly written book by David N. Livingstone. -- Francisco J. Ayala Science, Religion and Culture Dealing with Darwin is a compelling account of how science is made in a process of transit. A theory such as Darwinian evolution is, after all, not a sealed package that is either accepted or rejected by its various audiences. Rather, as Livingstone's book vividly demonstrates, different versions of Darwin were appropriated, reconstituted and constructed to suit various local needs and theological or scientific contingencies. -- Gowan Dawson Journal of Historical Geography An informing and suggestive examination of the Darwinian episode. -- J. David Hoeveler Reports of the National Center for Science Education Dealing with Darwin has been many years in the making, but well worth waiting for. It is a delight to read, both from a literary and intellectual standpoint. Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith In this illuminating book, our intrepid tour guide crafts a vivid portrait of the geographical, cultural, political, and racial dynamics that have shaped and often continue to characterize debates over Darwin. Dealing with Darwin is a welcome addition to Livingstone's growing library of compelling works on religion and science, pathbreaking research that upends the way many think about the historical interplay between Darwinism and religious belief. Isis Its most original contribution is in using cultural geography to study science and religion. Its most interesting point is that reactions to Darwin were also always about something else. And finally, its most inspiring accomplishment is the way it makes microhistories serve a compelling larger argument: it is a comparative collection of local studies whose sum is more than its parts. This book is essential reading for those seeking to understand the geography, whether actual or metaphorical, of nineteenth-century science-and-religion. British Society for Literature and ScienceTable of ContentsPreface1. Dealing with Darwin: Locating Encounters with Evolution2. Edinburgh, Evolution, and Cannibalistic Nostalgia3. Belfast, the Parliament of Science, and the Winter of Discontent4. Toronto, Knox, and Bacon's Bequest5. Columbia, Woodrow, and the Legacy of the Lost Cause6. Princeton, Darwinism, and the Shorthorn Cattle7. Darwinian Engagements: Place, Politics, RhetoricNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Creationism in Europe
Book SynopsisAmerican creationists' efforts to export their beliefs have succeeded in Europe beyond their own expectations, winning followers across creed and country.For decades, the creationist movement was primarily situated in the United States. Then, in the 1970s, American creationists found their ideas welcomed abroad, first in Australia and New Zealand, then in Korea, India, South Africa, Brazil, and elsewhereincluding Europe, where creationism plays an expanding role in public debates about science policy and school curricula. In this, the first comprehensive history of creationism in Europe, leading historians, philosophers, and scientists narrate the rise ofand response toscientific creationism, creation science, intelligent design, and organized antievolutionism in countries and religions throughout Europe.Providing a unique map of creationism in Europe, the authors chart the surprising history of creationist activities and strategies there. Over the past forty yeTrade ReviewOne of the more fascinating late releases in science books this year... Highly recomended. Forbes This is a fascinating book... It takes what is a uniquely American phenomena and puts it into an entirely new context. -- Kevin Winter San Francisco Book Review This first comprehensive contribution on creationism in Europe skilfully traces the threads of historiography, Philosophy, Sociology, Biology and other sciences, from the 19th century to the 21st century, focusing on the rise of a response to the creation science, intelligent design, and antievolutionism in a variety of European countries and regions... Creationism in Europe is a provocative contribution to the current European and global historiography. It offers plenty of scope for developing new ideas that European scholars could take to their own research, and use to expand or modify their own perspective. -- Dr. Harieta Mareci Sabol European Journal of Science and Theology A significant contribution toward filling a major gap in the literature... Choice This science versus the Bible debate will not go away anytime soon. This book ought to be... essential reading for anyone involved in or concerned about the issues it raises. -- Peter Costello The Irish Catholic Creationism in Europe must be on our reading lists. -- M. Ruse Science & Education As a well-edited compendium of essays in which each chapter explores the history of organized creationism (and opposition to it) in a specific country or region, Creationism in Europe is both authoritative and comprehensive. The British Journal for the History of Science Creationism in Europe marks a serious advance in the social and historical understanding of antievolutionist activism in Europe. Isis This is a fine collection of essays on an understudied topic, and will provide an essential starting point for any further research of European creationism. It is uniformly well written, accessible to the non-specialist, and makes a vital contribution to the existing scholarship. British Society for Literature and ScienceTable of ContentsForeword, by Ronald L. Numbers Acknowledgments Introduction: Creationism in Europe or European Creationism? Chapter 1. France Chapter 2. Spain and Portugal Chapter 3. United Kingdom Chapter 4. The Low Countries Chapter 5. Scandinavia Chapter 6. Germany Chapter 7. Poland Chapter 8. Greece Chapter 9. Russia and Its Neighbors Chapter 10. Turkey Chapter 11. Catholicism Chapter 12. Intelligent Design Chapter 13. The Rise of Anti-creationism in Europe Afterword: Reclaiming Science for Creationism A Note on SourcesList of Contributors Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Righting America at the Creation Museum
Book SynopsisThis compelling book reveals that the Creation Museum is a remarkably complex phenomenon, at once a natural history museum at odds with contemporary science, an extended brief for the Bible as the literally true and errorless word of God, and a powerful and unflinching argument on behalf of the Christian right.Trade ReviewThe material unfolds engagingly because the Trollingers confront and rebut pseudoscientific zealotry...so readers emerge from our deep exposure to this culture feeling triumphant, sane, as we align with the authors in the camp of science and reason. Times Higher Education [T]he most compelling elements of the book focus on the history, evolution and construction of the museum as a cultural space and then explore how the Creation Museum fits into that history. ...As the Trollingers show repeatedly, Creationism has evolved a posture that steadfastly sidesteps any kind of serious debate. ...The book is at its best when it situates the Creation Museum within the longer history of how we present objects and organize knowledge. Los Angeles Times More than a tour, Righting America at the Creation Museum is about as thorough and detailed a text-based analysis of the Creation Museum as anyone could want. This book is a perceptive critical analysis of the museum's purposes, methods, and potential impact. Free InquiryTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Museum2. Science3. Bible4. Politics5. JudgmentEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesWorks CitedSuggestions for Further ReadingIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Science and Religion A Historical Introduction
Book SynopsisWeissenbacher, Stephen P. Weldon, and Tomoko YoshidaTrade ReviewThe second edition of Gary Ferngren’s edited volume, Science and religion: a historical introduction, addresses a real need in the historiography and pedagogy of science and religion . . . the additions to the second edition of Ferngren’s Science and religion constitute a significant improvement.—Metascience. . . there are plenty of quality contributions here to justify purchase by those looking for an overview of the field or as use within an undergraduate classroom . . .—Reading ReligionThis second edition is more expansive and more in tune with contemporary discussions . . . For those who wish to get a good overview of the present status of science and religion as viewed by contemporary historians of science, this is a good book. It could also serve as an intellectually challenging introduction for undergraduates in a science/religion course.—Arie Leegwater, Calvin College, Perspectives on Science and Christian FaithTable of ContentsIntroductionPart I: Science and Religion: Conflict or Complexity?1. Science and Religion Stephen P. WeldonPart II: The Premodern Period2. Aristotle and AristotelianismEdward Grant and Craig Martin3. Early Christian Attitudes toward NatureDavid C. Lindberg and Gary B. Ferngren4. Science and Religion in Medieval Latin ChristendomMichael H. Shank and David C. Lindberg5. IslamAlnoor Dhanani and Glen M. CooperPart III: The Scientific Revolution6. The Copernican RevolutionOwen Gingerich7. Galileo GalileiRichard J. Blackwell and Michael H. Shank8. Early Modern ProtestantismEdward B. Davis9. Isaac NewtonStephen Snobelen10. Natural TheologyJohn Hedley BrookePart IV: Transformations in Geology, Biology, and Cosmology, 1650-190011. Geology and Paleontology from 1700 to 1900Nicolaas A. Rupke12. Natural History Peter M. Hess and John Henry13. Charles DarwinJames Moore14. EvolutionPeter J. Bowler and John Henry15. CosmogoniesRonald L. Numbers and Peter J. SusallaPart V: The Response of Religious Traditions16. The Bible and ScienceJohn Stenhouse17. Roman Catholicism since TrentSteven J. Harris and Mariusz Tabaczek18. Evangelicalism and FundamentalismMark A. Noll and Christopher M. Rios19. The Scopes TrialEdward J. Larson20. Judaism and SciencesNoah Efron21. Modern Western Science and Asian TraditionsTomoko Yoshida and Stephen P. Weldon22. AtheismJohn HenryPart VI: The Theological Implications of Modern Science23. PhysicsRichard Olson24. Modern CosmologiesCraig McConnell25. CausationJohn Henry and Mariusz Tabaczek26. The Modern Synthesis in EvolutionJoshua M. Moritz27. AnthropologyTimothy Larson28. American PsychologyMatthew S. Hedstrom29. Neuroscience and the Human PersonAlan C. Weissenbacher30. Ecology and the EnvironmentDavid N. Livingstone and Diarmid A. FinneganAcknowledgments Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Warfare between Science and Religion
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis is a book worthy of reading, digesting, and emulating in its close analysis of science and religion. The Warfare between Science and Religion will give the reader a trustworthy account of the most recent scholarship about the religion science nexus.—Arie Leegwater, Calvin University, Perspectives on Science and Christian FaithHistorians of science have been attempting to destroy this myth—that science and religion have been perennially at war—for the past 40 years or so. Nonetheless, as the subtitle of the book conveys, this is the idea that wouldn't die. [The Warfare between Science and Religion] brings together a group of historian myth-busters who have been thinking about this question . . . One of the virtues of this book is that it also looks at science and religion interactions in Islam and Judaism as well as Christianity.—Peter Harrison and Charles J. Styles, Five BooksThe history of the assertion that science and religion are inevitably in conflict is dominated by two late nineteenth-century narratives; John William Draper's History of the Conflict between Religion and Science (1874) and Andrew Dickson White's A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom (1896). The present very welcome volume contains seventeen essays that examine these classic texts, their reception by contemporaries and the subsequent history of the conflict thesis.—Geoffrey Cantor, University of Leeds, British Journal for the History of ScienceThe questions whether, why, and to what extent science and religion are in conflict has been one of the abiding motifs of Western culture. This collection by an international group of scholars covers the subject from a rich variety of angles . . . Those who are interested in the science-and-religion debate, and the impact of science as a cultural force, will find this book a fascinating read.—Peter Forster, Church TimesAccessible, historically illuminating, meticulous.—Quarterly Review of BiologyThe focus of this outstanding collection that criticizes the idea of conflict between science and religion, represents the historian John Hedley Brooke's call for attention to the complexities of history . . . The idea of warfare between science and religion largely deserves burial, but as these essays show, the sentiments for conflicts endure.—Paul J. Croce, Stetson University, Journal of American HistoryThe Warfare between Science and Religion is amply successful in its project of providing a historical understanding of the warfare thesis—or, better, of the warfare theses—over a broad historical and ideological range, through a series of accessible and interesting chapters. And it is a vitally important project, considering the persistence of conflicts involving science and religion in the United States.—Glenn Branch, National Center for Science Education, Reading Religion - Journal of the American Academy of ReligionTable of ContentsIntroductionMark A. Noll and David N. Livingstone 1. The Warfare Thesis Lawrence M. Principe2. The Galileo Affair Maurice A. Finocchiaro3. Rumors of War Monte Harrell Hampton 4. The Victorians: Tyndall and Draper Bernard Lightman5. Continental Europe Frederick Gregory6. Roman Catholics David Mislin7. Eastern Orthodox Christians Efthymios Nicolaidis8. Liberal Protestants Jon H. Roberts9. Protestant Evangelicals Bradley J. Gundlach10. Jews Noah Efron 11. Muslims M. Alper Yalçinkaya12. New Atheists Ronald L. Numbers and Jeff Hardin13. Neo-Harmonists Peter Harrison14. Historians John Hedley Brooke15. Scientists Elaine Howard Ecklund and Christopher P. Scheitle16. Social Scientists Thomas H. Aechtner17. The View on the Street John H. EvansContributorsIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Paters Portraits
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1967. Monsman undertakes a comprehensive critical analysis of Walter Pater's fiction, which presents the critic with numerous causes of frustration, not the least of which is a lack of both dramatic narration and description. Pater is rarely vivid and firsthand in his fiction; he tends instead toward exposition. Monsman's emphasis in Pater's Portraits is tracing out the conscious artistic structure of Pater's fiction. The scope of Pater's writings comprises nothing less than Western culture itself; its subject is all that man has written, thought, said, sung, hoped, or prayed as a civilized creature over two and one-half millennia. Pater's success in handling such panoply is attributable to his discovery of a coherent pattern by which art, religion, and life can be organized. Monsman aims to discover in Pater's fiction the use of old scientific-religious patterns of myth to explain moments of religious and cultural awakening, to reveal the way in which one man aTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionI. Art and the Gods of ArtII. Portraiture and the Early PortraitsIII. Marius the Epicurean (1885)IV. The Collected Imaginary PortraitsV. Gaston de Latour (1888) and Religious BeliefVI. The Uncollected Imaginary PortraitsVII. Myth and MetaphorIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Physicotheology Religion and Science in Europe
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe essays provide good examples of the role that physico-theology played in the development of the sciences with which it was in conversation.—Thokozani Kamwendo, University of Durham, H-Net ReviewsThis volume presents the subject with excellent variety, yet editorially holds together well, serving as an introduction to the intellectual phenomenon of physico-theology.—Jason M. Rampelt, University of Cambridge, Perspectives in Science and Christian FaithPhysico-theology: Religion and Science in Europe, 1650-1750 , therefore, is a helpful and horizon-widening collection, which successfully adds something to an already rich, abundant, well-studied period in the history of science and religion.—Nick Spencer, Science and Christian BeliefTable of ContentsContributorsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Ann Blair and Kaspar von GreyerzPart I. Terms and Purview of Physico-theologyChapter 1. Was Physico-theology Bad Theology and Bad Science? John Hedley Brooke Chapter 2. What's in a Name? "Physico-theology" in Seventeenth-Century England Peter Harrison Chapter 3. The Form of a Flower Jonathan Sheehan Part II. National TraditionsChapter 4. What Was Physico-theology For? Scott MandelbroteChapter 5. Physico-theology in the Seventeenth-Century Dutch Republic: The Case of Willem Goeree (1635–1711) Eric JorinkChapter 6. Back to the Roots? J. A. Fabricius's "Register of Ancient and Modern Writers" of 1728 Kaspar von GreyerzPart III. Styles of ReligiosityChapter 7. Miracles, Secrets, and Wonders: Jakob Horst and Christian Natural Philosophy in German Protestantism before 1650 Kathleen CrowtherChapter 8. "Rather Theological than Philosophical": John Ray's Seminal Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of Creation Katherine CallowayChapter 9. Matters of Belief and Belief That Matters: German Physico-theology, Protestantism, and the Materialized Word of God in Nature Anne-Charlott TreppChapter 10. Pascal's Rejection of Natural Theology: The Case of the Port-Royal Edition of the Pensées Martine PécharmanPart IV. Engagement with the New Science Chapter 11. Physico-theology or Biblical Physics? The Biblical Focus of the Early Physico-theologians Rienk VermijChapter 12. Maxima in minimis animalibus: Insects in Natural Theology and Physico-theology Brian W. OgilvieChapter 13. What Abbé Pluche Owed to Early Modern Physico-theologians Nicolas BruckerChapter 14. Antonio Vallisneri between Faith and Flood Brendan DooleyPart V. Aesthetic Sensibilities Chapter 15. A Language for the Eye: Evidence within the Text and Evidence as Text in German Physico-theological Literature Barbara HunfeldChapter 16. A Hybrid Physico-theology: The Case of the Swiss Confederation Simona Boscani LeoniBibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Protestant Modernist Pamphlets
Book SynopsisA critical edition of ten rare pamphlets on science and religion published from 19221931 by the University of Chicago Divinity School.In the years surrounding the Scopes trial in 1925, liberal Protestant scientists, theologians, and clergy sought to diminish opposition to evolution and to persuade American Christians to adopt more positive attitudes toward modern science. With funding from the Rockefeller Foundation and many leading scientists, the University of Chicago Divinity School published a series of ten pamphlets on science and religion to counter William Jennings Bryan''s efforts to ban evolution in public schools. In Protestant Modernist Pamphlets, historian Edward B. Davis, who discovered these pamphlets, reprints them with extensive editorial comments, annotations, and introductions to each. Based on unpublished correspondence and internal Divinity School documents, these introductions narrate the origin of the pamphlets, as well as their fund
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Crossway Books The Natural Sciences
Book SynopsisThis accessible student's guide explores how the Christian faith impacts our understanding of science, arguing that the Christian worldview stands as the best foundation for scientific investigation. Part of the Reclaiming the Christian Intellectual Tradition series.
£9.49
Crossway Books Theistic Evolution
Book SynopsisThis volume of more than two dozen essays written by highly credentialed scientists, philosophers, and theologians from Europe and North America provides the most comprehensive critique of theistic evolution yet produced, opening the door to scientific and theological alternatives.
£40.79
University of Toronto Press The Trial of Galileo 16121633
Book SynopsisThis unique reader allows students to examine Galileo's trial as a legal event and, in so doing, to learn about seventeenth-century European religion, politics, diplomacy, bureaucracy, culture, and science.Trade ReviewMayer provides a sourcebook that is an ideal tool for any instructor introducing students to Galileo's trial and an excellent accompaniment to the insightful analysis found in the secondary literature. -- Renaissance Quarterly Mayer widens our understanding of what affected investigations of Galileo's conflicts with Scripture and authority. -- English Historical ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments A Note on Language and Translation List of Abbreviations Chronology Sites in Rome of Importance to Galileo's Trial Introduction Cast of Characters DOCUMENTS I. Sunspot Letters: The Cause of Most of the Trouble II. Formal Proceedings Begin III. The Inquisition and the Index Take Action IV. Publication of Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems and the Beginning of the Trial's Second Phase V. Summons to Rome and Galileo's Resistance VI. Galileo Arrives in Rome VII. Formal Proceedings Resume VIII. Sentence and Abjuration Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Darwinism and the Divine
Book SynopsisDarwinism and the Divine examines the implications of evolutionary thought for natural theology, from the time of publication of Darwin''s On the Origin of Species to current debates on creationism and intelligent design. Questions whether Darwin''s theory of natural selection really shook our fundamental beliefs, or whether they served to transform and illuminate our views on the origins and meaning of life Identifies the forms of natural theology that emerged in 19th-century England and how they were affected by Darwinism The most detailed study yet of the intellectual background to William Paley''s famous and influential approach to natural theology, set out in 1802 Brings together material from a variety of disciplines, including the history of ideas, historical and systematic theology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, sociology, and the cognitive science of religion Considers how Christian belief has adapted to Trade Review“McGrath is a masterful teacher and this volume is as brimming with knowledge and insight as his many others.” (Modern Believing, 1 January 2014) “The writing in Darwinism and the Divine is clear, elegant, and well informed throughout, is distinguished by a balanced and nonpolemical style, and is a pleasure to read. Every chapter in this rich volume includes extensive endnotes guiding the reader to further study." (Journal of the American Academy of Religion, 16 January 2014) “These criticisms notwithstanding, McGrath’s Darwinism and the Divineis a well-written, lucid work that will occupy a prominent place as an apologetic for Christian theism in its dialogue with the larger scientific community.” (International Journal of Public Theology, 1 May 2013) “Furthermore, this work is a rare pleasure to read for its clarity and remarkable level of scholarship across multiple disciplines. Consequently, I have no hesitation in recommending this book to anyone interested in how the debates over Darwinism relate to the ongoing and evolving goals and methods of natural theology.” (The Way, 1 October 2012) “These features, together with the author’s accessible writing style, mean that this book can not only be read cover-to-cover in a straightforward and engaging way, but can also be used as a text book to enable more detailed study of the various aspects of this important and relevant subject.” (Evangelical Quarterly, 4 October 2012) “Whether these arguments are effective is a matter for more philosophic minds, but if this book brings new ideas into a science–religion conversation that often consists of repetition of the same essential themes, then all scholars of science–religion are beneficiaries.” (Journal of the History of Biology, 2011) "But I think that the chief merit of both of these books lies in their parallel analyses of natural theology, specifically the significance of scientific knowledge for resolving theological issues." (The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1 December 2011) "McGrath (King's College London) offers an excellent examination of Darwin's theory of evolution vs. Creationism/intelligent design within the context of natural theology. . . The writing is clear and readable with a wealth of documentation. Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above; interested general readers." (Choice, 1 October 2011) "While readers familiar with the subject will find few new ideas in these sections, the material is presented in McGrath's usual readable style and so will be helpful in providing an introduction to the reader new to the subject and in providing a helpfully focused summary for the person who has already begun to explore these ideas. " (Methodist Recorder, 22 September 2011) "But if one had to choose between them, I would recommend the book under review. It presents a synthesis of much of his thinking, supported by richly informative documentation that, in range and volume, is little short of astonishing." (Science & Education, 2011) "The prolific theologian argues that Darwin's own faith and worldview allowed for complexities and intricacies in the intersection of faith and science." (Publishers Weekly, 8 March 2011) Table of ContentsList of Figures x Preface xii Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 Part I Conceptual Clarifications: On the meaning of terms 9 1 Natural Theology: A Deeper Structure to the Natural World 11 Natural Theology in the Classical Tradition 13 The Conceptual Fluidity of Natural Theology 15 The Eternal Return of Natural Theology 18 2 Darwinism: A Narrative of Evolution 27 Darwinism: A Defensible Term? 28 Darwinism as an Ideology 32 The Metaphysical Inflation of Evolutionary Thought 36 Conclusion to Part I 40 Part II Historical Exposition: Darwin and the English natural theology tradition 47 3 English Natural Theology of the Augustan Age, 1690–1745 49 The Emergence of English Natural Theology 50 Newtonian Physics and Natural Theology 53 The Protestant Assumptions of English Natural Theology 56 A Foundation for Consensus: The Doctrine of Creation 61 Physico-theology: The Appeal to Contrivance 63 Natural Theology and the Beauty of Nature 72 The Problem of Development within Nature 74 Assessing Evidence: Changing Public Perceptions 75 4 A Popular Classic: William Paley’s Natural Theology (1802) 85 Introducing Paley's Natural Theology 85 Paley's Source: Bernard Nieuwentyt's Religious Philosopher (1718) 88 The Watch Analogy: The Concept of Contrivance 91 Paley on Intermediary Causes within Nature 97 The Vulnerability of Paley's Approach 99 5 Beyond Paley: Shifts in English Natural Theology, 1802–52 108 The Impact of Geology upon Paley's Natural Theology 110 Henry Brougham: A Natural Theology of the Mind 112 Evidence, Testimony, and Proof: A Shifting Context 115 A New Approach: The Bridgewater Treatises 119 John Henry Newman: The Theological Deficiencies of Paley 127 Robert Browning’s "Caliban Upon Setebos": A Literary Critique of Paley 130 English Natural Theology on the Eve of the Darwinian Revolution 133 6 Charles Darwin, Natural Selection, and Natural Theology 143 The Development of Darwin's Views on Natural Selection 146 Problems, Prediction, and Proof: The Challenge of Natural Selection 150 Natural Selection and Natural Theology: An Assessment of Darwin’s Impact 155 Conclusion to Part II 171 Part III Contemporary Discussion: Darwinism and natural theology 183 7 A Wider Teleology: Design, Evolution, and Natural Theology 185 Directionality within the Natural World 187 Teleology: Introducing an Idea 188 Chance, Contingency, and Evolutionary Goals 191 The “Wider Teleology” of Evolution 194 The Inference of Design and Natural Theology 197 Suffering, Evolution, and Natural Theology 202 8 The Concept of Creation: Reflections and Reconsiderations 217 The Seventeenth Century: The Regnant Theology of Creation 218 Creation as Event and Process: Augustine of Hippo 222 Evolution and an Emergent Creation 230 God's Action within the Evolutionary Process 233 9 Universal Darwinism: Natural Theology as an Evolutionary Outcome? 247 The Darwinian Paradigm and Cultural Development 249 The God-Meme: Natural Theology and Cultural Replicators 254 Religion: Evolutionary Adaptation or Spandrel? 262 Natural Theology and Evolutionary Theories of the Origins of Religion 265 Conclusion to Part III 267 Part IV Conclusion 277 10 The Prospects for Natural Theology 279 Natural Theology and the Human Evolutionary Past 281 Natural Theology, Observational Traction, and the Best Explanation 283 A Community of Discernment: The Church and Natural Theology 285 In Quest of Meaning 288 Index 294
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