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3. Contemporary Physics and Divine Action / Providence

  • Clayton, Philip. God and Contemporary Science. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1998.
  • Davies, Paul. Cosmic Jackpot: Why Our Universe is Just Right for Life. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
  • Hilgevoord, Jan. Physics and Our View of the World. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
  • Hodgson, Peter E. Theology and Modern Physics. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2005.
  • Kauffman, Stuart A. Reinventing the Sacred: A New View of Science, Reason, and Religion. New York: Basic Books, 2008.
  • Kirkpatrick, Frank G. The Mystery and Agency of God: Divine Being and Action in the World. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 2014.
  • Monsay, Evelyn H. The Search for the Ultimate: Frontier Physics and Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress Augsburg, 2006.
  • 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, Nancey, Robert John Russell, & William R. Stoeger, eds. Physics and Cosmology: Scientific Perspectives on the Problem of Natural Evil. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame, 2008.
  • Peters, Ted & Nathan Hallanger, eds. God’s Action in Nature’s World: Essays in Honour of Robert John Russell. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2006.
  • Polkinghorne, John C. Quantum Physics and Theology. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2007.
  • Polkinghorne, John C. Quarks, Chaos & Christianity. New York: Crossroad, 1996; revised edition. New York: Crossroad, 2006.
  • Polkinghorne, John C. Science and Providence: God’s Interaction with the World. Boston, MA: New Science Library, 1989; reissue: Philadelphia, PA: Templeton Foundation Press, 2005.
  • Russell, Robert John & Nancey Murphy & Arthur Peacock, eds. Chaos and Complexity: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action. 2nd ed. Vatican City State: Vatican Observatory, 1997.
  • Russell, Robert John & Nancey Murphy & C.J. Isham, eds. Quantum Cosmology and the Laws of Nature: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action. Vatican City State: Vatican Observatory, 1993.
  • Russell, Robert John & Philip Clayton & Kirk Wegter-McNelly & John Polkinghorne, eds.  Quantum Mechanics: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action. Vatican City State: Vatican Observatory, 2002.
  • Russell, Robert John. Cosmology: From Alpha to Omega. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 2008.
  • Saunders, Nicholas. Divine Action and Modern Science. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002.
  • Simmons, Ernest L. The Entangled Trinity: Quantum Physics and Theology. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 2014.
  • Smedes, Taede A. Chaos, Complexity, and God: Divine Action and Scientism. Leuven: Peeters, 2004.
  • Spitzer, Robert J. New Proofs for the Existence of God: Contributions of Contemporary Physics and Philosophy. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2010.
  • Wegter-McNelly, Kirk. The Entangled God: Divine Relationality and Quantum Physics. New York: Routledge, 2011.
  • Worthing, Mark William. God, Creation, and Contemporary Physics. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 1996.

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

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Dr. Randy Maddox

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