The Routledge Companion to Religion and Science (Routledge Religion Companions)

The field of religion and science is one of the most exciting and dynamic areas of research today. This Companion brings together an outstanding team of scholars to explore the ways in which science intersects with the major religions of the world and religious naturalism. The collection provides an overview of the field and also indicates ways in which it is developing. Its multicultural breadth and scientific rigor on topics that are and will be compelling issues in the first part of the twenty-first century and beyond will be welcomed by students and scholars alike. Front Cover 1 The Rouledge Companion to Religion and Science 3 Copyright Page 4 Contents 5 Notes on contributors 10 Introduction 21 Part I: Epistemology and history 33 (i) Frameworks and methods 33 1. Religion and science in Christian theology: F. LeRon Shults 34 2. Empiricism, conceptual cleavers, and the discourse on religion and science: Francisca Cho 44 3. Science and religion: From the historian’s perspective: Geoffrey Cantor 55 4. The physics of spirit: The indigenous continuity of science and religion: Brian Yazzie Burkhart 65 (ii) Historical overviews 74 5. Islam and science: Ahmed Ragab 75 6. Christianity and science: Gary B. Ferngren 88 7. Feminism, religion, and science: J. Jeanine Thweatt-Bates 99 8. Jews and the study of nature: Noah Efron 109 Part II: Scientific and religious models of the world 121 (i) Cosmologies and cosmogonies 121 9. Cosmology: Joel R. Primack and Nancy Ellen Abrams 122 10. Astronomy: From star gazing to astrobiology: Grace Wolf-Chase 132 11. Hindu cosmogony/cosmology: Gerald James Larson 142 12. Modern cosmology and religious naturalism: Donald M. Braxton 153 13. Cosmology and theology: Antje Jackelén 164 (ii) Quantum theoretical approaches and causality 174 14. Quantum theoretical approaches and causality: Gregg Jaeger 175 15. Quantum mechanics and some Hindu perspectives: Varadaraja V. Raman 184 16. Quantum theory, philosophy, and theology: Is there a distinct Roman Catholic perspective?: William R. Stoeger, S.J. 197 17. Quantum theory, causality, and Islamic thought: Mehdi Golshani 207 (iii) Complexity, emergence, and eliminativism 219 18. Eliminativism, complexity, and emergence: Terrence Deacon and Tyrone Cashman 220 19. Philosophical implications of emergence: Timothy O’Connor 233 20. Emergence and Christian theology: James W. Haag 240 21. Buddhism, emergence, and anti-substantialism: Charles Goodman 250 (iv) Evolutionary biology and suffering 258 22. The biological antecedents of human suffering: Ursula Goodenough 259 23. Suffering through to something higher: Holmes Rolston, III 274 24. Magic, monotheism and natural evil: Classical and modern Jewish responses to suffering: Lawrence Troster 285 25. The problem of suffering in theistic evolution: Ted Peters 296 (v) The cognitive sciences and religious experience 308 26. The cognitive sciences: A brief introduction for science and religion: Michael L. Spezio 309 27. Cognitive science and classical Buddhist philosophy of mind: Richard K. Payne 320 28. Christianity and the cognitive sciences: Charlene P. E. Burns 332 29. Hinduism and the cognitive sciences: Challenges, contrasts, and confluences: Stephen Kaplan 344 (vi) Ecology and the integrity of nature 355 30. Frontiers in religion and ecology: Notes on the new ecology and the creation of value: Nathaniel F. Barrett and William R. Jordan, III 356 31. Judaism and the science of ecology: Hava Tirosh-Samuelson 368 32. Asian religions, ecology, and the integrity of nature: Christopher Key Chapple 379 33. Meaning-making practices and environmental history: Toward an ecotonal theology: Whitney A. Bauman 391 Part III: Religion and science, values, and public policy 402 (i) Origins 402 34. Origins: Michael Ruse 403 35. Creation and liberation: The ontology of American Indian origins: Scott L. Pratt 413 36. Origins: The Hindu case: C. Mackenzie Brown 425 37. Christian responses to evolution: Chris Doran 436 38. Jewish origins: Cosmos, humanity, and Judaism: Shai Cherry 447 (ii) Biotechnology and justice 458 39. Biotechnology and justice: Ronald Cole-Turner 459 40. Justice and biotechnology: Protestant views: Karen Lebacqz 469 41. Muslim ethics and biotechnology: Ebrahim Moosa 475 42. Biotechnology and justice: Roman Catholic perspectives: B. Andrew Lustig 486 43. Justice in the margins of the land: Jewish responses to the challenges of biotechnology: Laurie Zoloth 496 (iii) Non-human cognition: animal cognition and artificial intelligence 505 44. Ecce Pan: Primate theory of mind and the notion of awe: David Harnden-Warwick and Jesse M. Bering 506 45. Animals as religious and soteriological beings: A Hindu perspective: Ellison Banks Findly 516 46. Animals and Christianity: Gregory R. Peterson 527 47. Does the Buddha have a theory of mind?: Animal cognition and human distinctiveness in Buddhism: Jonathan C. Gold 539 (iv) Aging and life extension 548 48. Prospects for the biomedical postponement of aging: Technical context for a theological debate: Aubrey D. N. J. de Grey 549 49. Response to Aubrey de Grey from the perspective of Buddhism: Derek F. Maher 558 50. Cosmic aliveness: Nurturing life in the Daoist tradition: Livia Kohn 567 51. A Christian theological response to Aubrey de Grey’s prospects for the biomedical postponement of aging: Or: what does it mean to live long and prosper?: Ann Milliken Pederson 576 (v) Transhumanism and artificial intelligence 584 52. Transhumanism and cognitive enhancement: Daniel S. Rizzuto and Joshua W. Fost 585 53. Cyborgs, robots, and eternal avatars: Transhumanist salvation at the interface of brains and machines: Robert M. Geraci 594 54. Human-directed evolution: A Christian perspective: Noreen Herzfeld 607 55. American Indians, transhumanism and cognitive enhancement: Thurman Lee Hester, Jr. 618 Index 627 The field of religion and science is one of the most exciting and dynamic areas of research today. This Companion brings together an outstanding team of scholars to explore the ways in which science intersects with the major religions of the world and religious naturalism. The collection provides an overview of the field and also indicates ways in which it is developing. Each topic is presented in a clear readable fashion, ideal for scholars but also useful for upper level undergraduates