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Table of Contents
1 Cover
2 Preface to the Third Edition
3 Chapter 1: Science and Religion Why Study Science and Religion? The Chessboard: The Diversity of Science and Religion Ian Barbour's Four Models of the Relation of Science and Religion Four Ways of Imagining the Relation of Science and Religion For Further Reading Works on the Legacy of Ian Barbour
4 Chapter 2: Getting Started Why Study History? The Emergence of the Medieval Synthesis Copernicus, Galileo, and the Solar System Newton, the Mechanical Universe, and Deism Darwin and the Biological Origins of Humanity The ‘Big Bang’: New Insights into the Origins of the Universe For Further Reading
5 Chapter 3: Religion and the Philosophy of Science Fact and Fiction: Realism and Instrumentalism Explanation, Ontology, and Epistemology: Research Methods and the Investigation of Reality Verification: Logical Positivism Falsification: Karl Popper Theory Change in Science: Thomas S. Kuhn For Further Reading
6 Chapter 4: Science and the Philosophy of Religion Science, Religion, and Proofs for God's Existence Traditional Philosophical Arguments for the Existence of God The Ambiguity of ‘Proof’: Justification in Science and Theology God's Action in the World Miracles and the Laws of Nature Natural Atheology? Evolutionary Debunking Arguments against God Natural Theology: Is God the ‘Best Explanation’ of our Universe? A Metaquestion: Creation and the Uniformity of Nature For Further Reading
7 Chapter 5: Models and Analogies in Science and Religion The Use of Models in the Natural Sciences The Kinetic Model of Gases Complementarity: Light as Wave and Particle Analogical Reasoning: Galileo and the Mountains of the Moon Using Scientific Models Critically: Darwin's Principle of Natural Selection The Use of Models and Metaphors in Christian Theology Models and Mystery: The Limits of Representation of Reality Ian Barbour on Models in Science and Religion For Further Reading
8 Chapter 6: Science and Religion Moral Philosophy: Can the Natural Sciences establish Moral Values? Philosophy of Science: Is Reality Limited to What the Sciences Can Disclose? Philosophy of Religion: Theodicy in a Darwinian World Theology: Transhumanism, the ‘Image of God’, and Human Identity Mathematics: Science and the Language of God Physics: Does the ‘Anthropic Principle’ have Religious Significance? Evolutionary Biology: Can we speak of ‘Design’ in Nature? The Psychology of Religion: What is Religion All About? The Cognitive Science of Religion: Is Religion ‘Natural’? Conclusion For Further Reading
9 Sources of Citations Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6
10 Index
