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1. Broad Western Christian Engagements

  • Chalker, William H. Science and Faith: Understanding, Meaning, Method, and Truth. Louisville, KY: Westminster, 2006.
  • Clayton, Philip & Arthur Peacocke, eds. In Whom We Live and Have Our Being: Panentheistic Reflections on God’s Presence in a Scientific World. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2004.
  • Clayton, Philip. Adventures in the Spirit: God, World, Divine Action. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2008.
  • Clayton, Philip. God and Contemporary Science. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1998.
  • Coleman, Richard J. Competing Truths: Theology and Science as Sibling Rivals. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International, 2001.
  • Cootsona, Gregory S. Creation and Last Things: At the Intersection of Theology and Science. Louisville, KY: Geneva Press, 2002.
  • Crawford, Robert G. Is God a Scientist? A Dialogue between Science and Religion. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.
  • Deane-Drummond, Celia E. Creation Through Wisdom: Theology and the New Biology. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 2000.
  • Deane-Drummond, Celia. Wonder and Wisdom: Conversations in Science, Spirituality and Theology. West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton Foundation Press, 2006.
  • Fuller, Michael. Atoms and Icons: A Discussion of the Relationship Between Science and Theology. London: Mowbray, 1995.
  • Gilkey, Langdon. Nature, Reality and the Sacred: The Nexus of Science and Religion. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg/Fortress, 1993.
  • Griffin, David Ray. Religion and Scientific Naturalism: Overcoming the Conflicts. Albany, NY: SUNY, 2000.
  • Griffin, David Ray. Two Great Truths: A New Synthesis of Scientific Naturalism and Christian Faith. Louisville, KY: Westminster, 2004.
  • Habgood, John. Being a Person: Where Faith and Science Meet. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1998.
  • Haught, John F. Deeper than Darwin: The Prospect for Religion in an Age of Evolution. Boulder, CO: Westview. 2003.
  • Haught, John F. God After Darwin: A Theology of Evolution. Boulder, CO: Westview, 2000.; 2nd edn., 2007.
  • Haught, John F. Is Nature Enough? Meaning and Truth in the Age of Science. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
  • Haught, John F. Making Sense of Evolution: Darwin, God, and the Drama of Life. Louisville, KY: Westminster / John Knox, 2010.
  • Haught, John F. Purpose, Evolution, and the Meaning of Life. Kitchener, Ont.: Pandora Press, 2004.
  • Haught, John. Christianity and Science: Toward a Theology of Nature. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2007.
  • Haught, John. God and the New Atheism: A Critical Response to Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 2008.
  • Heller, Michael. The Creative Tension: Essays on Science and Religion. Philadelphia, PA: John Templeton Press, 2003.
  • Jackelén, Antje. The Dialogue between Science and Religion: Challenges and Future Directions. Kitchener, Ont.: Pandora Press, 2004.
  • Jaki, Stanley. The Savior of Science. Washington, D.C.: Regenery Gateway, 1988; reprint, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2000.
  • Kaiser, Christopher. Toward a Theology of Scientific Endeavour: The Descent of Science. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2007.
  • Kirk, J.Andrew. The Future of Reason, Science and Faith. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2007.
  • Knight, Christopher C. The God of Nature: Incarnation and Contemporary Science. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 2007.
  • Küng, Hans. The Beginning of All Things: Science and Religion. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007.
  • McGrath, Alister E. A Fine-Tuned Universe: The Quest for God in Science and Theology. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2009.
  • McGrath, Alister E. A Scientific Theology. 3 vols. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2001 - 03.
  • McGrath, Alister E. The Open Secret: A New Vision for Natural Theology. Oxford Blackwell, 2008.
  • McGrath, Alister E. The Order of Things: Explorations in Scientific Theology. Oxford: Blackwell, 2006.
  • McGrath, Alister E. The Science of God: An Introduction to Scientific Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2004.
  • Moltmann, Jürgen. Science & Wisdom. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2003.
  • Mooney, Christopher F. Theology and Scientific Knowledge: Changing Models of God’s Presence in the World. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1996.
  • Murphy, George. The Cosmos in the Light of the Cross. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity, 2003.
  • Murphy, Nancey & George Ellis. On the Moral Nature of the Universe: Theology, Cosmology, and Ethics. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg/Fortress, 1996.
  • Murphy, Nancey. Reconciling Theology and Science: A Radical Reformation Perspective. Kitchener, Ontario: Pandora Press, 1997.
  • Nichols, Terence L. The Sacred Cosmos: Christian Faith and the Challenge of Naturalism. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2003.
  • Padgett, Alan G. Science and the Study of God: A Mutuality Model for Theology and Science. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2003.
  • Pannenberg, Wolfhart. The Historicity of Nature: Essays on Science and Theology. West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton Foundation Press, 2007.
  • Pannenberg, Wolfhart. Toward a Theology of Nature: Essays on Science and Faith. Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox, 1993.
  • Peters, Ted. Anticipating Omega: Science, Faith, and Our Ultimate Future. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2006.
  • Powell, Samuel M. Participating in God: Creation and Trinity. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2003.
  • Pugh, Jeffrey C. Entertaining the Triune Mystery: God, Science, and the Space Between. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity, 2003.
  • Russell, Robert John. Cosmology: From Alpha to Omega. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 2008.
  • Schmitz-Moormann, Karl. Theology of Creation in an Evolutionary World. Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim, 1997.
  • Schwarz, Hans. Creation. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2002.
  • Shults, F. LeRon. Christology and Science. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2008.
  • Torrance, Thomas F. Transformation and Convergence in the Frame of Knowledge: Explorations in the Interrelations of Scientific and Theological Enterprise. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1984.
  • van Huyssteen, Wentzel. Alone in the World: Human Uniqueness in Science and Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2006.
  • Ward, Keith. Divine Action: Examining God’s Role in an Open and Emergent Universe. West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton Foundation Press, 2007.
  • Ward, Keith. God, Faith and the New Millennium: Christian Belief in an Age of Science. Oxford: OneWorld, 1998.
  • Ward, Keith. Pascal’s Fire: Scientific Faith and Religious Understanding. Oxford: OneWorld, 2006.
  • Ward, Keith. Religion and Creation. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.
  • Welker, Michael, ed. The Spirit in Creation and New Creation: Science and Theology in Western and Orthodox Realms. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2012.
  • Wiseman, James A. Theology and Modern Science: Quest for Coherence. New York: Continuum Publishing, 2002.

Contributed by: Dr. Randy Maddox

The Natural Sciences and Christian Theology - A Select Bibliography

  I. Historical and Social Background of Contemporary Western Science
  II. Reflections on the Nature of Modern Science
     A. Expositions of Modern Scientific Method
     B. Introductions to the Philosophy of Science
     C. Debates over the Social Dimensions of Modern Science
  III. Popular Expositions of Contemporary Natural Science
     A. General and Survey Treatments
     B. Mathematics
     C. Particle Physics
     D. Chemistry
     E. Chaos & Complexity Theory
     F. Cosmology and Astrophysics
     G. Geology and Natural History
     H. Evolutionary Molecular Biology
     I. Sociobiology / Evolutionary Psychology
     J. Neuroscience
     K. Environmental Science/Ecology
  IV. Historical Treatments of Interaction between Natural Science and Christianity in the West
  V. Contemporary Engagement of the Natural Sciences and Christian Theology
     A. Typological Surveys of Current Science/Theology Engagement
     B. Introductions to Current Science/Theology Engagement
     C. Survey Essay Collections of Current Science/Theology Engagement
     D. Important Journals for the Current Science/Theology Engagement
     E. Representative Recent Engagements of Theology by Natural Scientists
     F. Representative Recent Engagements of Natural Science by Christian Theologians
        1. Broad Western Christian Engagements
        2. “Evangelical” Western Christian Engagements
        3. Eastern Orthodox  Engagements
        4. Consciously Revisionist Christian Engagements
           a. Moving toward a fully “Naturalist” Theology
           b. Moving toward a Universal “Mystical” Theology
     G. Select Topics in Current Natural Science / Christian Theology Dialogue
        1. The Status of Theology as a “Science”
        2. Mathematical Order of the Universe and the Divine
        3. Contemporary Physics and Divine Action / Providence
        4. Contemporary Evolutionary Biology and Divine Action / Providence
        5. Contemporary Cosmology and Creatio ex Nihilo
        6. The Creation/Evolution Controversy
           a. Detailed Bibliographies of the Controversy
           b. Historical and Sociological Perspectives on the Controversy
           c. Contemporary Anti-supernaturalist Darwinists
           d. Recent Critiques of Naturalistic Darwinism (esp. “Intelligent Design”)
           e. Scientific Counter-Critiques of Creationism
           f. Surveys of the Diversity in “Creationist” Views
           g. Representative Young-Earth Creationist Advocates
           h. Representative Progressive Creationists
           i. Representative Fully Gifted Creationists (or Theistic Evolutionists)
           j. Additional Exegetical and Theological Perspectives
        7. Cosmology and Eschatology
        8. Sociobiology / Evolutionary Psychology and Human Nature
        9. Genetic Impact on Behavior and Human Responsibility
        10. Neuroscience and the Human Soul / Human Responsibility
     H. Engagement of Ethical Dimensions of Modern Science/Technology
       1. Survey Treatments
       2. Nuclear Energy and Weapons
       3. Ethical Issues in Genetic Engineering
       4. Ecological Crisis, Environmentalism, and Christian Worldview

Source:


Dr. Randy Maddox

Prepared with support of the John Templeton Oxford Seminar on Science and Christianity (1999-2002)