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F. Cosmology and Astrophysics

  • Adams, Fred & Greg Laughlin. The Five Ages of the Universe: Inside the Physics of Eternity. New York: Free Press, 1999.
  • Barrow, John D. The Origin of the Universe. New York: Basic Books, 1997.
  • Greene, Brian R. The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory. New York: W. W. Norton, 1999.
  • Greene, Brian R. The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.Greene, Brian. The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos. New York: Vintage, 2011.
  • Gribben, John. The Origins of the Future: Ten Questions for the Next Ten Years. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2006.
  • Hawking, Stephen. A Brief History of Time. Expanded edition. New York: Bantam, 1998.Hawking, Stephen. The Grand Design. New York: Bantam Books, 2010
  • Hawking, Stephen. The Universe in a Nutshell. New York: Bantam, 2001.
  • Kaku, Michio. Parallel Worlds: A Journey through Creation: Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos. New York: Doubleday, 2005.
  • Krauss, Lawrence. A Universe from Nothing: Why there is Something rather than Nothing. New York: Free Press, 2012.
  • Livio, Mario. The Accelerating Universe: Infinite Expansion, the Cosmological Constant, and the Beauty of the Universe. New York: John Wiley, 2000.
  • Nicolson, Iain. Dark Side of the Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Cosmos. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
  • Rees, Martin J. Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces that Shape the Universe. New York: Basic Books, 1999.
  • Silk, Joseph. Horizons of Cosmology: Exploring Worlds Seen and Unseen. West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton, 2009.Steinhardt, Paul J. & Neil Turok. Endless Universe: Beyond the Big Bang. New York: Doubleday, 2007.
  • Thuan, Trinh Xuan. The Secret Melody: And Man Created the Universe. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995 (reprint, Radnor, PA: Templeton Foundation Press, 2005).
  • Tyson, Neil DeGrasse & Donald Goldsmith. Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution. New York: W. W. Norton, 2004.
  • Ward, Peter Douglas & Donald Brownlee. Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe. New York: Copernicus Books, 2000.
  • Ward, Peter Douglas & Donald Brownlee. The Life and Death of Planet Earth: How the New Science of Astrobiology charts the Ultimate Fate of Our World. New York: Times Books, 2003.

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)