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C. Survey Essay Collections of Current Science/Theology Engagementz

  • Clayton, Philip & Zachary Simpson, eds. Oxford Handbook of Religion and Science. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
  • Dick, Steven, ed. Many Worlds: The New Universe, Extraterrestrial Life & the Theological Implications. Philadelphia: Templeton Press, 2000.
  • Drees, Willem B. Is Nature Ever Evil? Religion, Science, and Value. New York: Routledge, 2003.
  • Eisen, Arri & Gary Laderman. Science, Religion, and Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Controversy. 2 vols. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, 2006.
  • Gregersen, Niels Henrik & Marie Vejrup Nielsen. Preparing for the Future: The Role of Theology in the Science - Religion Dialogue. Aarhus: University of Aarhus Press, 2004.
  • Gregersen, Niels Henrik & Ulf Görman, eds. Design and Disorder: Perspectives from Science and Theology. New York: T & T Clark, 2002.
  • ·       Haag, James W., Gregory R. Peterson, and Michael L. Spezio, eds. The Routledge Companion to Religion and Science. New York: Routledge, 2011.
  • ·       Harding, Sara Fletcher & Nancy Morvillo, eds. Religion and Science. 4 vols. New York: Routledge, 2010.
  • ·       Harrison, Peter, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Science and Religion. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
  • Haught, John F., editor. Science and Religion in Search of Cosmic Purpose. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2000.
  • Herrmann, Robert L., ed. Expanding Humanity’s Vision of God: New Thoughts on Science and Religion. Philadelphia: Templeton Foundation Press, 2000.
  • Impey, Chris & Catherine Petry, eds. Science and Theology: Ruminations on the Cosmos. Rome: Vatican Observatory, 2002.
  • ·       Jeeves, Malcolm, ed. Rethinking Human Nature: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2011.
  • Kurtz, Paul, ed. Science and Religion: Are They Compatible? Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2003.
  • Ledger, Christine & Stephen Pickard, eds. Creation and Complexity: Interdisciplinary Issues in Science and Religion. Adelaide: Australian Theological Forum, 2004.
  • Manson, Neil A., ed. God and Design: The Teleological Argument and Modern Science. New York: Routledge, 2003.
  • Matthews, Clifford N. et al., editors. When Worlds Converge: What Science and Religion Tell Us about the Story of the Universe and Our Place in it. Chicago, IL: Open Court, 2002.
  • Meisinger, Hubert, et al., editors. Wisdom or Knowledge? Science, Theology and Cultural Dynamics. New York: Continuum, 2006.
  • Murphy, Nancey & Christopher C. Knight, eds. Human Identity at the Intersection of Science, Technology and Religion. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2010.
  • Navarro, Jaume, ed. Science and Faith within Reason: Reality, Creation, Life and Design. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2011.
  • Niekerk, Kees van Kooten & Hans Buhl. The Significance of Complexity. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2004.
  • O’Collins, Gerald & Mary Ann Meyers, eds. Light from Light: Scientists and Theologians in Dialogue. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2012.
  • Peters, Ted & Gaymon Bennett, eds. Bridging Science and Religion. Norwich, England & Berkeley, CA: SCM & CTNS, 2002.
  • Peters, Ted, editor.  Science and Theology: The New Consonance. Boulder, CO: Westview, 1998.
  • Polkinghorne, John, ed. The Trinity and an Entangled World: Relationality in Physical Science and Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2010.
  • Polkinghorne, John, ed. The Work of Love: Creation as Kenosis. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2001.
  • Proctor, James D., ed. Envisioning Nature, Science, and Religion. West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton, 2009.
  • Proctor, James D., ed. Science, Religion, and the Human Experience. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
  • Regan, Hilary D. & Mark Worthing, eds. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Cosmology and Biological Evolution. Adelaide: Australian Theological Forum, 2002.
  • Richardson, W. Mark , et al., eds. Science and the Spiritual Quest. New York: Routledge, 2002.
  • Richardson, W. Mark & Wesley J. Wildman, eds. Religion and Science: History, Method, Dialogue. New York: Routledge, 1996.
  • Stewart, Melville Y., ed. Science and Religion in Dialogue. 2 vols. New York: Wiley - Blackwell, 2010.
  • Stump, James B. & Alan G. Padgett, eds. The Blackwell Companion to Science and Christianity. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
  • Sweet, William & Richard Feist. Religion and the Challenges of Science. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2007.
  • Van der Meer, Jitse M., ed. Facets of Faith and Science, 4 volumes. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1996.
  • Van Huyssteen, Wentzel. The Encyclopedia of Science and Religion. 2 vols. New York: Macmillan, 2003.
  • Watts, Fraser & Christopher C. Knight, eds. God and the Scientist: Exploring the Work of John Polkinghorne. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2012.
  • Watts, Fraser & Kevin Dutton, eds. Why the Science and Religion Dialogue Matters. West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton Foundation Press, 2006.
  • Watts, Fraser, editor. Science Meets Faith. London: SPCK, 1998.

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)