The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Science

by Clayton, Philip

• ISBN13: 9780199543656
• ISBN10: 0199543658
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-07-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The field of "religion and science" is exploding in popularity among academics as well as the general reading public. Spawning an increasing number of conferences and courses, this field has shown an unprecedented rate of growth in recent years. Here for the first time is a single-volume introduction to the debate, written by the leading experts. Making no pretense to encyclopedic neutrality, each chapter defends a major intellectual position: at the heart of the book is a series of "pro" and "con" papers, covering each of the current "hot topics" (such as evolution versus creation, naturalism versus the supernatural). In addition to treatments of questions of methodology and implications for life and practice, the Handbook includes sections devoted to the major scientific disciplines, the major world religions, and the main sub-disciplines in this exciting and ever-expanding field of study.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction, Philip ClaytonI.Religion and Science across the World's Traditions2. Hinduism and Science, Sangeetha Menon3. Buddhism and Science, B. Alan Wallace4. Judaism and Science, Norbert M. Samuelson5. Christianity and Science, John Polkinghorne6. Islam and Science, Seyyed Hossein Nasr7. Indigenous Lifeways and Knowing the World, John Grim8. Religious Naturalism and Science, Willem Drees9. Atheism and Science, Peter AtkinsII. Conceiving Religion in Light of the Contemporary Sciences10. Cosmology and Religion, Bernard Carr11. Fundamental Physics and Religion, Kirk Wegter-McNelly12. Molecular Biology and Religion, Martinez Hewlett13. Evolutionary Theory and Religion, Jeffrey P. Schloss14. Ecology and Religion, Susan Bratton15. The Neurosciences and Religion, Evan Thompson16. Psychology, the Human Sciences, and Religion, Raymond F. Paloutzian17. Sociology and Religion, Richard Fenn18. Anthropology and Religion, Michael LambekIII. The Major Fields of Religion/Science19. Contributions from the History of Science and Religion, John Hedley Brooke20. Contributions from Religious Studies, Robert A. Segal21. Contributions from the Philosophy of Science, Robin Collins22. Contributions from Philosophical Theology and Metaphysics, Joseph Bracken23. Contributions from Systematic Theology, Wolfhart Pannenberg24. Contributions from Practical Theology and Ethics, Ted Peters25. Simplicity - Complexity - Simplicity: The Perspectives of Spirituality, Pauline RuddIV. Methodological Approaches to the Study of Religion and Science26. The Scientific Landscape of Religion: Evolution, Culture, and Cognition, Scott Atran27. Varieties of Naturalism, Owen Flanagan28. Interpreting Science from the Standpoint of Whitheadian Process Philosophy, David Ray Griffin29. Anglo-American Postmodernity and the End of Theology-Science Dialogue?, Nancey Murphy30. Trinitarian Faith Seeking Transformative Understanding, F. LeRon Shults31. Religious Experience, Cognitive Science, and the Future of Religion, Phillip H. Wiebe32. Toward a Comprehensive Integration of Science and Religion: A Post-Metaphysical Approach, Ken Wilber and Sean Esbjorn-HargensV. Central Theoretical Debates in Religion and Science`Science and Religion' or `Theology and Science'?33. Science and Theology: Their Relation at the Beginning of the Third Millennium, Michael Welker34. Religion-and-Science, Philip HefnerScience, Theology, and Divine Action35. Quantum Physics and the Theology of Non-Interventionist Objective Divine Action, Robert John Russell36. Theologies of Divine Action, Tom Tracy37. Ground-of-Being Theologies, Wesley J. WildmanPanentheism and its Critics38. The Potential of Panentheism for Dialogue between Science and Religion, Michael Brierley39. Problems in Panentheism, Owen C. ThomasEvolution, Creation, and Belief in God40. Evolution, Religion, and Science, Will B. Provine41. Darwinism, Alister E. McGrath42. God and Evolution, John F. HaughtIntelligent Design and its Critics43. In Defence of Intelligent Design, William Dembski44. The Premodern Sins of Intelligent Design, Robert T. PennockTheologies of Emergent Complexity and their Critics45. Physics, Complexity, and the Science-Religion Debate, George F. R. Ellis46. Emergence and Complexity, Niels Henrik Gregersen47. Emergence, Theology, and the Manifest Image, Michael Silberstein48. The Hidden Battles over Emergence, Carl GillettFeminist Approaches49. Going Public: Feminist Epistemologies, Hannah Arendt, and the Science and Religion Discourse, Lisa L. Stenmark50. Feminist Perspectives in Medicine and Bioethics, Ann PedersenHuman Nature and Ethics51. Emergence, Ethics, and Religious Naturalism, Ursula Goodenough and Terrence W. Deacon52. Science, Ethics, and the Human Spirit, William B. HurlbutVI. Values Issues in Religion and Science53. Theology and Ecology, Celia Deane-Drummond54. Environmental Ethics and Religion/Science, Holmes Rolston III55. Biotechnology and the Religion-Science Discussion, Ron Cole-Turner56. Relations between Homo sapiens and Other Animals: Scientific and Religious Arguments, Nancy R. Howell57. Dover Beach Revisited: Concluding Reflections, Mary Midgley