The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Science (Oxford Handbooks in Religion and Theology)

## Abstract The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Science is a single-volume introduction to the debate on religion and science, written by the leading experts. 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. Making no pretence to encyclopaedic neutrality, each article 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 book 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. Religion and science across the world's traditions -- Hinduism and science / Sangeetha Menon -- Buddhism and science / B. Alan Wallace -- Judaism and science / Norbert M. Samuelson -- Christianity and science / John Polkinghorne -- Islam and science / Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- Indigenous lifeways and knowing the world / John Grim -- Religious naturalism and science / Willem B. Drees -- Atheism and science / Peter Atkins -- Conceiving religion in light of the contemporary sciences -- Cosmology and religion / Bernard Carr -- Fundamental physics and religion / Kirk Wegter-McNelly -- Molecular biology and religion / Martinez Hewlett -- Evolutionary theory and religious belief / Jeffrey P. Schloss -- Ecology and religion / Susan Power Bratton -- Neurophenomenology and contemplative experience / Evan Thompson -- Psychology, the human sciences, and religion / Raymond F. Paloutzian -- Sociology and religion / Richard Fenn -- Anthropology and religion / Michael Lambek -- The major fields of religion/science -- Contributions from the history of science and religion / John Headley Brooke -- Contributions from the social sciences / Robert A. Segal -- Contributions from the philosophy of science / Robin Collins -- Contributions from philosophy theology and metaphysics / Joseph A. Bracken -- Contributions from systematic theology / Wolfhart Pannenberg -- Contributions from practical theology and ethics / Ted Peters -- Contributions from spirituality: simplicity-complexity-simplicity / Pauline M. Rudd -- Methodological approaches to the study of religion and science -- The scientific landscape of religion: evolution, culture, and cognition / Scott Atran -- Varieties of naturalism / Owen Flanagan -- Interpreting science from the standpoint of Whiteheadian process philosophy / David Ray Griffin -- Anglo-American post-modernity and the end of theology-science dialogue? / Nancey Murphy -- Trinitarian faith seeking transformative understanding / F. LeRon Shults -- Religious experience, cognitive science, and the future of religion / Phillip H. Wiebe -- Toward a comprehensive integration of science and religion: a post-metaphysical approach / Sean Esbjorn-Hargens and Ken Wilber -- Central theoretical debates in religion and science -- Science and theology: their religion at the beginning of the third millennium / Michael Welker -- Religion-and-science / Philip Hefner -- Quantum physics and the theology of non-interventionist objective divine action / Robert John Russell -- Theologies of divine action / Thomas F. Tracy -- Ground-of-being theologies / Wesley J. Wildman -- The potential of panentheism for dialogue between science and religion / Michael W. Brierley -- Problems in panentheism / Owen C. Thomas -- Evolution, religion, and science / William B. Provine -- Darwinism / Alister E. McGrath -- God and evolution / John F. Haught -- In defence of intelligent design / William A. Dembski -- The pre-modern sins of intelligent design / Robert T. Pennock -- Physics, complexity, and the science-religion debate / George F.R. Ellis -- Emergence and complexity / Niels Henrik Gregersen -- Emergence, theology, and the manifest image / Michael Silberstein -- The hidden battles over emergence / Carl Gillett -- Going public: feminist epistemologies, Hannah Arendt, and the science-and-religion discourse / Lisa L. Stenmark -- Feminist perspectives in medicine and bioethics / Ann Pederson -- The sacred emergence of nature / Ursula Goodenough and Terrence W. Deacon -- Science, ethics, and the human spirit / William B. Hurlbut -- Values issues in religion and science -- Theology, ecology, and values / Celia Deane-Drummond -- Environmental ethics and religion/science / Holmes Rolston III -- Biotechnology and the religion-science discussion / Ronald Cole-Turner -- Relations between homo sapiens and other animals: scientific and religious arguments / Nancy R. Howell -- Concluding reflections: Dover Beach revisited / Mary Midgley.

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.

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 pretence to encyclopaedic 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. The Field Of Science & Religion Is Exploding In Popularity Among Academics & The Reading Public. Written By Leading Experts, This Book Presents An Introduction To The Debate. Offering A Treatment Of Questions Of Methodology & Implications For Life & Practice, It Also Includes Sections Devoted To The Major Scientific Disciplines. Religion And Science Across The World's Traditions -- Conceiving Religion In Light Of The Contemporary Sciences -- The Major Fields Of Religion/science -- Methodological Approaches To The Study Of Religion And Science -- Central Theoretical Debates In Religion And Science -- Values Issues In Religion And Science. Edited By Philip Clayton ; And Zachary Simpson, Associate Editor. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. The field of 'science and religion' is exploding in popularity among both academics and the reading public. This is a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the debate, written by the leading experts yet accessible to the general reader There was a time when scholars disputed whether the discussion of science and religion could ever be viewed as a specialized field on its own.