A Science and Religion Primer

by Campbell, Heidi A.

• ISBN13: 9780801031502
• ISBN10: 0801031508
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-01
• Publisher: Baker Academic

Summary

The Relationship between Science and Religion (SR) has often been Portrayed as Combative. However, the interface of the two disciplines is complex and nuanced, and they have much to learn from each other. A Science and Religion Primer welcomes readers to the SR dialogue. This helpful introductory work is simultaneously an encyclopedia, an annotated bibliography, and a survey. The book's stalwart advisory board consists of

Author Biography

Heidi Campbell (PhD, University of Edinburgh) is assistant professor of communication at Texas A&M University. She is the author of Exploring Religious Community Online and has written numerous articles and encyclopedia entries. Heather Looy (PhD, McMaster University) is associate professor of psychology at The King's University College in Alberta. She specializes in biopsychology and is an active researcher and writer. Both Campbell and Looy participated in the Sir John Templeton Oxford Seminars in Science and Christianity.

Table of Contents

Editorial and Advisory Board	p. 8
List of Entries	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
Introductory Essays on Science and Religion	p. 17
History of the Science/Religion Dialogue	p. 19
The Role of Philosophy in the Science/Religion Dialogue	p. 23
Theology's Intersection with the Science/Religion Dialogue	p. 28
Science and Technology in Light of Religion	p. 33
Entries	p. 41
List of Contributors	p. 223
Index	p. 227
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