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j. Additional Exegetical and Theological Perspectives

  • Attfield, Robin. Creation, Evolution, and Meaning. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2006
  • Barton, Stephen C. & David Wilkinson, eds. Reading Genesis after Darwin. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009.
  • Berry, R. J. and Michael S. Northcott, eds. Theology after Darwin. London: Paternoster, 2009.
  • Berry, R. J. and T. A. Noble, eds. Darwin, Creation, and the Fall: Theological Challenges. Nottingham: Apollos, 2009.
  • Brown, William P. The Seven Pillars of Creation: The Bible, Science, and the Ecology of Wonder. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.
  • Carlson, Richard F & Tremper Longman III. Science, Creation, and the Bible: Reconciling Rival Theories of Origins. Downer’s Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2010.
  • Cobb, John B. Jr., ed. Back to Darwin: A Richer Account of Evolution. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008.
  • Cobb, John B. Jr., ed. It’s Really Not that Simple. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008.
  • Cunningham, Mary Kathleen. God and Evolution: A Reader. New York: Routledge, 2007.
  • Cunningham, Mary Kathleen. God and Evolution: An Introduction. New York: Routledge, 2009.
  • Deane-Drummond, Celia. Christ and Evolution: Wonder and Wisdom. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2009.
  • Deane-Drummond, Celia. The Wisdom of the Liminal: Evolution and Other Animals in Human Becoming. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2014.
  • Enns, Peter. The Evolution of Adam: What the Bible Does and Doesn’t Say About Human Origins. Grand Rapids: Brazos, 2012.
  • Frye, Roland Mushat. Is God a Creationist? the Religious Case Against Creation-Science. New York: Scribner’s, 1983.
  • Giberson, Karl. Saving Darwin: How to be a Christian and Believe in Evolution. San Francisco, CA: HarperOne, 2008.
  • Glover, Gordon J. Beyond the Firmament: Understanding Science and the Theology of Creation. Chesapeake, VA Watertree Press, 2007.
  • Harrell, Daniel M. Nature’s Witness: How Evolution can Inspire Faith. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 2008.
  • Jaki, Stanley L. Genesis 1 Through the Ages. London: Thomas More Press, 1992.
  • Johnson, Elizabeth A. Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Love. London: Bloomsbury, 2014.
  • Marston, Paul & Roger Forster. Reason, Science and Faith. Crowborough: Monarch Books, 1999.
  • McMullin, Ernan, ed. Evolution and Creation. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1985.
  • Miller, James B. An Evolving Dialogue: Scientific, Historical, Philosophical, and Theological Perspectives on Evolution. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International, 2001.
  • Miller, James B. The Epic of Evolution: Science and Religion in Dialogue. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2004.
  • Miller, Keith B., ed. Perspectives on an Evolving Creation. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2003.
  • Moore, John A. From Genesis to Genetics: The Case of Evolution and Creationism. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2002.
  • Nelson, Peter G. Big Bang, Small Voice: Reconciling Genesis and Modern Science. Caithness, Scotland: Whittles, 1999.
  • Osborn, Ronald E. Death Before the Fall: Biblical Literalism and the Problem of Animal Suffering. Downer’s Grove, IL: Intervarsity, 2014.
  • Peters, Ted and Martinez Hewlett. Theological and Scientific Commentary on Darwin’s “Origin of the Species”. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 2008.
  • Pinnock, Clark H. “Climbing Out of a Swamp: The Evangelical Struggle to Understand the Creation Texts.” Interpretation 43 (1989): 143 - 55.
  • Pleins, J. David. When the Great Abyss Opened: Classic and Contemporary Readings of Noah’s Flood. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.
  • Ratzsch, Del. The Battle of Beginnings: Why Neither Side is Winning the Creation-Evolution Debate. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1996.
  • Ruse, Michael. Can a Darwinian Be a Christian? The Relationship between Science and Religion. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
  • Southgate, Christopher. The Groaning of Creation: God, Evolution, and the Problem of Evil. Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox, 2008.
  • Van Till, Howard, et al. Science Held Hostage: What’s Wrong with Creation Science and Evolutionism. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1988.
  • Walton, John H. The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate. Downer’s Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2009.
  • Webb, Stephen H. The Dome of Eden: A New Solution to the Problem of Creation and Evolution. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2010.
  • Wiley, Tatha. Creationism and the Conflict over Evolution. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2009. [Roman Catholic treatment]
  • Young, Davis A. & Ralph F. Stearley. The Bible, Rocks, and Time: Geological Evidence for the Age of the Earth. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2008.
  • Young, Davis. “Scripture in the Hands of Geologists.” (2 Parts) Westminster Theological Journal 49 (1987): 1 - 34, 257 - 304.
  • Young, Davis. The Biblical Flood: A Case Study of the Church’s Response to Extrabiblical Evidence. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1995.
  • Zycinski, Jozef. God and Evolution: Fundamental Questions of Christian Evolutionism. Washington, DC: Catholic University Press of America, 2006.

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)