Science and religion a new introduction. - McGrath, Alister E. 1953- (Chichester Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)
Introducing the dialogue between science and religion -- History : three landmark debates -- Why does history matter? -- Debate 1: Copernicus, Galileo and the solar system -- Debate 2: Newton, the mechanical universe, and deism -- Debate 3: Darwin and the biological origins of humanity -- Science and religion : general themes -- Models of interaction between science and religion -- Science, religion, and the explanation of things -- Science, religion, and proofs for God's existence -- Verification and falsification in science and religion -- Realism and its alternatives in science and religion -- The doctrine of creation and the natural sciences -- How does god act in the world? -- The use of models in science and religion -- Natural science and natural theology -- Theoretical anomalies in science and religion -- The development of theory in science and religion -- The interaction of science and religion in other faiths -- Science and religion : contemporary debates -- Richard Dawkins and scientific atheism : does science deny God? -- Cosmology : does the anthropic principle mean anything? -- Quantum theory : complementarity in science and religion -- Evolutionary biology : can one speak of design in nature? -- Evolutionary psychology : the origins of religious belief -- The psychology of religion : exploring religious experience -- The cognitive science of religion : is religion natural? -- Case studies in science and religion -- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) -- Thomas F. Torrance (1913-2007) -- Charles A. Coulson (1910-74) -- Ian R. Barbour (born 1923) -- Arthur Peacocke (1924-2006) -- Wolfhart Pannenberg (born 1928) -- John Polkinghorne (born 1930) -- Nancey Murphy (born 1951) -- Alister E. McGrath (born 1953) -- Philip Clayton (born 1956).
Keywords: Religion and science