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8. Sociobiology / Evolutionary Psychology and Human Nature

  • Aunger, Robert, editor. Darwinizing Culture: The Status of Memetics as a Science. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.
  • Avise, John C. Inside the Human Genome: A Case for Non-Intelligent Design. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.
  • Broom, Donald M. The Evolution of Morality and Religion. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003.
  • Caplan, Arthur, editor. The Sociobiology Debate. New York: Harper & Row, 1978.
  • Clayton, Philip & Jeffrey Schloss, eds. Evolution and Ethics. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2004.
  • Domning, Daryl P. & Monika K. Hellwig. Original Selfishness: Original Sin and Evil in the Light of Evolution. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2006.
  • Dupré, John. Human Nature and the Limits of Science. Oxford: Clarendon, 2001.
  • Hefner, Philip. The Human Factor: Evolution, Culture, and Religion. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 1993.
  • Kitcher, Philip. Vaulting Ambition: Sociobiology and the Quest for Human Nature. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1985.
  • Laland, Kevin & Gillian Brown. Sense and Nonsense: Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behavior. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
  • McGrath, Alister E. Dawkins’ God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life. Oxford: Blackwell, 2004.
  • Midgley, Mary. Beast and Man: The Roots of Human Nature. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1978.
  • Midgley, Mary. The Ethical Primate: Humans, Freedom, and Morality. New York: Routledge, 1996.
  • Murphy, Nancey & William Stoeger, eds. Evolution and Emergence: Systems, Organisms, Persons. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.
  • Peters, Ted, et al. The Evolution of Evil. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2007.
  • Pope, Stephen J. Human Evolution and Christian Ethics. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
  • Post, Stephen, et al. Altruism and Altruistic Love: Science, Philosophy and Religion in Dialogue. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
  • Rolston III, Holmes. Genes, Genesis and God: Values and Their Origins in Natural and Human History. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999.
  • Rose, Stephen, et al. Alas Poor Darwin: Arguments Against Evolutionary Psychology. New York: Harmony Books, 2000.
  • Schwartz, Barry. The Battle for Human Nature: Science, Morality and Modern Life. New York: Norton, 1986.
  • Van Slyke, James A. The Cognitive Science of Religion. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2011.
  • Williams, Patricia A. Doing without Adam and Eve: Sociobiology and Original Sin. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 2001.
  • Wilson, David Sloan. Darwin’s Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 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

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Dr. Randy Maddox

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