Spiritual Information

by Harper, Charles L., JR.

• ISBN13: 9781932031737
• ISBN10: 1932031731
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-05-30
• Publisher: Templeton Foundation Pr

Summary

For Nearly Three Decades, Sir John Templeton has inspired and supported scientific research that expands spiritual understanding. "None of us has ever understood even one percent of the reality of God, the infinity, the eternity of God," Sir John has said. "All that we have learned is still tiny compared to what is still yet to be discovered if we search for it."

Table of Contents

Preface	xv
Acknowledgments	xix
PART ONE Perspectives on Sir John Templeton's Two Domains-Spiritual Capital and Spiritual Information	1	(56)
1. Spiritual Information and the Sense of Wonder: The Convergence of Spirituality and the Natural Sciences
Alister E. McGrath	3	(5)
2. Sir John Templeton's Three Passions
Michael Novak	8	(4)
3. Spiritual Capital: A New Field of Research
Robert D. Woodberry	12	(8)
4. Spiritual Capital as an Economic Force
Robert J. Barro	20	(6)
5. Spiritual Entrepreneurism: Creating a Plan to Explore and Promote Spiritual Information
Jean Staune	26	(7)
6. Global Spiritual Confusion and the Neglected Problem of Excess Spiritual Information
Wesley J. Wildman	33	(6)
7. Science, Semiotics, and the Sacred: Seeking Spiritual Information in the Deep Structure of Reality
William Grassie	39	(5)
8. What Does a Slug Know of Mozart? Introducing the Ontological Multiverse
Charles L. Harper Jr.	44	(8)
9. Complementarity
Freeman J. Dyson	52	(5)
PART TWO Perspectives on the History-and Future-of the Science-Religion Dialog	57	(58)
10. In Praise of Contingency: Chance versus Inevitability in the Universe We Know
Owen Gingerich	59	(4)
11. Historical Errors Impeding Progress in Science and Religion
Jeffrey Burton Russell	63	(5)
12. The Longing of Johannes Kepler
Kitty Ferguson	68	(6)
13. The Spirit of Galileo
Dallas Willard	74	(5)
14. Eminent Scientists and Religious Belief
Nicolaas A. Rupke	79	(5)
15. Biological Evolution, Quantum Mechanics, and Non-Interventionist Divine Action: New Research Promises Growth in Spiritual Knowledge
Robert J. Russell	84	(6)
16. Religion, Global Trends, and Religious Futurology
Philip Jenkins	90	(6)
17. "Playing God"
Noah J. Efron	96	(5)
18. The New Cognitive Science of Religion
Fraser N. Watts	101	(5)
19. Exploring Inner Space in a New Age of Discovery: The Future of Scientific Survey Research in Religion
George H. Gallup Jr.	106	(5)
20. Theological Fiction and the Future
Gregory A. Benford	111	(4)
PART THREE Perspectives from Cosmology, Physics, and Astronomy	115	(64)
21. Outward Bound
John D. Barrow	117	(4)
22. An Echo of Ancient Questions from Contemporary Cosmology
Marco Bersanelli	121	(6)
23. Progress in Scientific and Spiritual Understanding
George F.R. Ellis	127	(5)
24. The Universe-What's the Point?
Paul C.W. Davies	132	(5)
25. Choose Your Own Universe
Andrei Linde	137	(5)
26. The Goldilocks Universe: Finesse and Firepower
Karl W. Giberson	142	(5)
27. Emergent Realities in the Cosmos
Marcelo Gleiser	147	(4)
28. Cosmic Order and Divine Word
Lydia Jaeger	151	(4)
29. Science of the Unseen: A Perspective from Contemporary Physics
Hyung S. Choi	155	(6)
30. Design and the Designer: New Concepts, New Challenges
Robin A. Collins	161	(6)
31. Henderson's "Fine-Tuning Argument": Time for Rediscovery
Michael J. Denton	167	(5)
32. What God "Whispers" through Radio Telescopes
Jennifer J. Wiseman	172	(7)
PART FOUR Perspectives from Quantum Mechanics, Mathematics, and Symbolic Logic	179	(94)
33. The "Trialistic" Structure in Physics: New Insights for Metaphysics and Natural Theology
Gennaro Auletta	181
34. On the Perennial Oneness of Being
Michael D. Silberstein	188	(11)
35. Quantum Logic and the God-World Relationship: A New Resource for Exploring Modern Christian Theology
Thierry Magnin	199	(9)
36. Between Mathematics and Transcendence: The Search for the Spiritual Dimension of Scientific Discovery
Joseph M. Zycinski	208	(5)
37. Rejecting the Realm of Numbers
Edward Nelson	213	(4)
38. Is God a Mathematician?
Mario Livio	217	(4)
39. Mathematical Theology
Sarah Voss	221	(7)
40. From Now to Infinity
Michael Heller	228	(4)
41. One Universal Computation: First Zero, Then One
Kevin Kelly	232	(5)
42. "Neoreality" and the Quest for Transcendence
Clifford A. Pickover	237	(5)
43. Belief in a Superior Being: A Game-Theoretic Analysis
Steven J. Brams	242	(8)
44. On the Problem of the Existence of Evil: Reflections of a Jewish Physicist Philosopher
Max Jammer	250	(5)
45. Do Quantum Experiments Challenge Kant's Criticism of the Proofs for the Existence of God?
Antoine Suarez	255	(6)
46. Proof or Persuasion?
F. Russell Stannard	261	(4)
47. From Information to Spirit: A Sketch for a New Anthropology
Gianfranco Basti	265	(8)
PART FIVE Perspectives on Evolution and Purpose	273	(48)
48. Do Chimpanzees Have Souls? Possible Precursors of Religious Behavior in Animals
Jane Goodall	275	(4)
49. Shamanic Practices in the Painted Caves of Europe
Jean Clottes	279	(7)
50. Naturalistic Spiritual Information
Ursula Goodenough	286	(5)
51. Hath Darwin Suffered a Prophet's Scorn? Evolutionary Theory and the Scandal of Unconditional Love
Jeffrey P. Schloss	291	(9)
52. Living Purpose: The Study of Purpose in the Living World as a Source of New Spiritual Information
Paul K. Wason	300	(8)
53. The Evolution of Altruism: From Game Theory to Human Language
Martin A. Nowak and Natalia L. Komarova	308	(7)
54. The Form of Freedom
William B. Hurlbut	315	(6)
PART SIX Perspectives on Sociology and Ethics	321	(44)
55. Preparing the Way for the Lord: Evolution, Christianity, and the Dialog on Moral Freedom
Alain J-P.C. Tschudin	323	(7)
56. Planetary Spiritual (In)formation: From Biological to Religious Evolution
Holmes Rolston III	330	(7)
57. Is There a Place for "Scientific" Studies of Religion?
Robert Wuthnow	337	(6)
58. Sociology and Spiritual Information: Challenging "Obvious" Opinions
David A. Martin	343	(5)
59. The Emergence of Ethics from Science: An Examination of the Ideals of Einstein and Gandhi
Ramanath Cowsik	348	(8)
60. Science in the Service of Meaninglessness Sociological Change and the Decline of Faith
M.A. Casey	356	(4)
61. Secularization and the Sciences
Peter L. Berger	360	(5)
PART SEVEN Perspectives on Religion and Health	365	(48)
62. The Faith Factor in Medicine, the Health Factor in Religion: Reflections on a New Research Tradition
Anne Harrington	367	(9)
63. Heal Thyself: Spirituality, Medicine, and Misunderstandings
Harold G. Koenig	376	(5)
64. Can the Body Heal the Spirit?
Ted Peters	381	(8)
65. Mental Health, Spiritual Information, and the Power of the Mind to Shape the Brain
Jeffrey M. Schwartz	389	(6)
66. Navajo Spirituality: Native American Wisdom and Healing in the Modern World
Lori Arviso Alvord	395	(5)
67. Of Monocytes and the Spiritual Man
Gregory L. Fricchione	400	(6)
68. Miracles Confront Materialism: A Scientist Reflects on the Life of Christian Healer
Dorothy Kerin Stevens Heckscher	406	(7)
PART EIGHT Perspectives on Contemplation and the Virtues	413	(58)
69. Reflection and Its Use: From Source to Meditation
Hendrik P. Barendregt	415	(9)
70. Disgust and Elevation: Opposing Sources of Spiritual Information
Jonathan Haidt	424	(5)
71. Goodness Matters
Barbara L. Fredrickson	429	(4)
72. Psychological Science and Spiritual Pursuits
David G. Myers	433	(7)
73. Spiritual Giftedness: Identifying and Measuring "Religious Genius"
Arthur J. Schwartz	440	(5)
74. Research on Forgiveness: Ten Lessons Learned (So Far)
Everett L. Worthington Jr.	445	(6)
75. Giving Thanks: Psychological Research on Gratitude and Praise
Robert A. Emmons	451	(6)
76. "Ecce Homo": To Welcome the Suffering Is the Sign of Our Humanity
Xavier Le Pichon	457	(7)
77. Unlimited Love
Stephen G. Post	464	(7)
PART NINE Perspectives from Theology and Philosophy	471	(74)
78. If Theologians Do Not Measure, Can They Measure Up? Rules for Acquiring Spiritual Information
Martin E. Marty	473	(6)
79. God, Spiritual Information, and Downward Causation
John W. Bowker	479	(5)
80. The Value of Risk-Taking: Human Evolution and the Love of God
Niels Henrik Gregersen	484	(6)
81. A New Relationship between Theology and Science? One Theologian's Reflections
Anna Case-Winters	490	(8)
82. The Emergence of Spirit
Philip D. Clayton	498	(6)
83. A Sense of Calling as a Clue to the Character of the Universe
C. Stephen Evans	504	(6)
84. The Role of Discernment in Seeking Spiritual Knowledge
Nancey C. Murphy	510	(4)
85. Spiritual Information for Integral Transformation
Kuruvilla Pandikattu	514	(5)
86. Reading an Unfinished Universe: Science and the Question of Cosmic Purpose
John F. Haught	519	(5)
87. The Dawn of the Clone Age: Where Might Wisdom Be Found?
Celia Deane-Drummond	524	(5)
88. Moving in Mysterious Waves: Music, Meter, Silence, and Hope
Jeremy Begbie	529	(5)
89. Grasping Eternity: Notions of God and Time
William Lane Craig	534	(5)
90. Divine Temporality and Human Experience of Time
Wolfgang Achtner	539	(6)
PART TEN Perspectives from World Religions	545	(54)
91. Progress in Religion? Interfaith Opportunities
John C. Polkinghorne	547	(4)
92. Interfaith Dialog in the Global World: Theological and Intellectual Constructs for the Future
Bruno Guiderdoni	551	(6)
93. Humility and the Future of Islam
Munawar A. Anees	557	(4)
94. Brahman and Progress: By What Knowledge Is the Spirit Known?
Ravi Ravindra	561	(6)
95. The Scientific Frontier of the Inner Spirit
B. Alan Wallace	567	(5)
96. From Biblical Story to the Science of Society: How Judaism Reads Scripture
Jacob Neusner	572	(6)
97. Technology and Human Dignity
Jonathan Sacks	578	(4)
98. Pentecostal/Charismatic Worship: A Window for Research
Margaret Poloma	582	(6)
99. Catholicism and Science: Renewing the Conversation
James L. Heft	588	(5)
100. Quest for the Flame of the Spirit: The Pilgrim Soul Follows the "Kindly Light"
Russi M. Lala	593	(6)
Contributors	599