Since its publication in 2002, Science and Religion has proven to be a widely admired survey of the complex relationship of Western religious traditions to science from the beginning of the Christian era to the late twentieth century. In the second edition, eleven new essays expand the scope and enhance the analysis of this enduringly popular book.
Tracing the rise of science from its birth in the medieval West through the scientific revolution, the contributors here assess historical changes in scientific understanding brought about by transformations in physics, anthropology, and the neurosciences and major shifts marked by the discoveries of Copernicus, Galileo, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, and others. In seeking to appreciate the intersection of scientific discovery and the responses of religious groups, contributors also explore the theological implications of contemporary science and evaluate approaches such as the Bible in science and the modern synthesis in evolution, which are at the center of debates in the historiography, understanding, and application of science.
The second edition provides chapters that have been revised to reflect current scholarship along with new chapters that bring fresh perspectives on a diverse range of topics, including new scientific approaches and disciplines and non-Christian traditions such as Judaism, Islam, Asiatic religions, and atheism. This indispensible classroom guide is now more useful than ever before.
Contributors: Richard J. Blackwell, Peter J. Bowler, John Hedley Brooke, Glen M. Cooper, Edward B. Davis, Alnoor Dhanani, Diarmid A. Finnegan, Noah Efron, Owen Gingerich, Edward Grant, Steven J. Harris, Matthew S. Hedstrom, John Henry, Peter M. Hess, Edward J. Larson, Timothy Larson, David C. Lindberg, David N. Livingstone, Craig Martin, Craig Sean McConnell, James Moore, Joshua M. Moritz, Mark A. Noll, Ronald L. Numbers, Richard Olson, Christopher M. Rios, Nicolaas A. Rupke, Michael H. Shank, Stephen David Snobelen, John Stenhouse, Peter J. Susalla, Mariusz Tabaczek, Alan C. Weissenbacher, Stephen P. Weldon, and Tomoko Yoshida
Introduction Part I: Science and Religion: Conflict or Complexity? 1. Science and Religion Stephen P. Weldon Part II: The Premodern Period 2. Aristotle and Aristotelianism Edward Grant and Craig Martin 3. Early Christian Attitudes toward Nature David C. Lindberg and Gary B. Ferngren 4. Science and Religion in Medieval Latin Christendom Michael H. Shank and David C. Lindberg 5. Islam Alnoor Dhanani and Glen M. Cooper Part III: The Scientific Revolution 6. The Copernican Revolution Owen Gingerich 7. Galileo Galilei Richard J. Blackwell and Michael H. Shank 8. Early Modern Protestantism Edward B. Davis 9. Isaac Newton Stephen Snobelen 10. Natural Theology John Hedley Brooke Part IV: Transformations in Geology, Biology, and Cosmology, 1650-1900 11. Geology and Paleontology from 1700 to 1900 Nicolaas A. Rupke 12. Natural History Peter M. Hess and John Henry 13. Charles Darwin James Moore 14. Evolution Peter J. Bowler and John Henry 15. Cosmogonies Ronald L. Numbers and Peter J. Susalla Part V: The Response of Religious Traditions 16. The Bible and Science John Stenhouse 17. Roman Catholicism since Trent Steven J. Harris and Mariusz Tabaczek 18. Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism Mark A. Noll and Christopher M. Rios 19. The Scopes Trial Edward J. Larson 20. Judaism and Sciences Noah Efron 21. Modern Western Science and Asian Traditions Tomoko Yoshida and Stephen P. Weldon 22. Atheism John Henry Part VI: The Theological Implications of Modern Science 23. Physics Richard Olson 24. Modern Cosmologies Craig McConnell 25. Causation John Henry and Mariusz Tabaczek 26. The Modern Synthesis in Evolution Joshua M. Moritz 27. Anthropology Timothy Larson 28. American Psychology Matthew S. Hedstrom 29. Neuroscience and the Human Person Alan C. Weissenbacher 30. Ecology and the Environment David N. Livingstone and Diarmid A. Finnegan Acknowledgments Index
""This second edition is more expansive and more in tune with contemporary discussions... For those who wish to get a good overview of the present status of science and religion as viewed by contemporary historians of science, this is a good book. It could also serve as an intellectually challenging introduction for undergraduates in a science/religion course.""
