Ferngren, Gary B. (Editor)
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition Details: 2nd Ed.
Physical Details: 484
Language: English
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.
...MoreDescription Contents: Science and religion by Stephen P. Weldon; Aristotle and Aristotelianism by Edward Grant and Craig Martin; Early Christian attitudes toward nature by David C. Lindberg and Gary B. Ferngren; Medieval Latin Christendom by Michael H. Shank and David C. Lindberg; Islam by Alnoor Dhanani and Glen M. Cooper; The Copernican revolution by Owen Gingerich; Galileo Galilei by Richard J. Blackwell and Michael H. Shank; Early modern Protestantism by Edward B. Davis; Isaac Newton by Stephen David Snobelen; Natural theology by John Hedley Brooke; Geology and paleontology by Nicolaas A. Rupke; Natural history by Peter M. Hess and John Henry; Charles Darwin by James Moore; Evolution by Peter J. Bowler and John Henry; Cosmogonies by Ronald L. Numbers and Peter J. Susalla; The Bible and science by John Stenhouse; Roman Catholicism since Trent by Steven J. Harris and Mariusz Tabaczek; Evangelicalism and fundamentalism by Mark A. Noll and Christopher M. Rios; The Scopes trial by Edward J. Larson; Judaism by Noah Efron; Asian traditions by Tomoko Yoshida and Stephen P. Weldon; Atheism by John Henry; Physics by Richard Olson; Modern cosmologies by Craig Sean McConnell; Causation by John Henry and Mariusz Tabaczek; The modern synthesis in evolution by Joshua M. Moritz; Anthropology by Timothy Larson; American psychology by Matthew S. Hedstrom; Neuroscience and the human person by Alan C. Weissenbacher; Ecology and the environment by David N. Livingstone and Diarmid A. Finnegan.
Review Augustine J. Curley (2002) Review of "Science and Religion: A Historical Introduction". Library Journal (pp. 78-79).
Review Augustine J. Curley (2002) Review of "Science and Religion: A Historical Introduction". Library Journal (pp. 78-79).
Review Augustine J. Curley (2002) Review of "Science and Religion: A Historical Introduction". Library Journal (pp. 78-79).
Review Peter L. McDermott (2004) Review of "Science and Religion: A Historical Introduction". Early Science and Medicine: A Journal for the Study of Science, Technology and Medicine in the Pre-modern Period (pp. 71-72).
Review Peter L. McDermott (2004) Review of "Science and Religion: A Historical Introduction". Early Science and Medicine: A Journal for the Study of Science, Technology and Medicine in the Pre-modern Period (pp. 71-72).
Review Arie Leegwater (2018) Review of "Science and Religion: A Historical Introduction". Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith (pp. 134-135).
Review Arie Leegwater (2018) Review of "Science and Religion: A Historical Introduction". Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith (pp. 134-135).
Review Adam Richter (2017) Review of "Science and Religion: A Historical Introduction". Metascience: An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (pp. 447-450).
Essay Review Kathleen Crowther (2019) Science and Religion. Early Science and Medicine: A Journal for the Study of Science, Technology and Medicine in the Pre-modern Period (pp. 1-6).
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