The Lion handbook of science and Christianity

1. The Nature of Things

What We Don't Know

"Proofs" for the Existence of God

Science and Its Strengths

The Sociology of Science

The Merton Thesis

Science

Scientism

Providence and Miracles

Positivism and Logical Positivism

Diverse Explanations

"God of the Gaps"

Evidence in Christianity

Christian Perspectives on Science

God: Immanence and Transcendence

Creation and the Beginning of the Universe

Worldviews

Belief Systems

Relationships between Science and Christianity

The "Two Books"

Science and Religion in the Modern Period

The Conflict Thesis

The Galileo Affair

Huxley v. Wilberforce: "Great Debate" or Historical Myth?

Values in Science and the World

The Bases of Values

So What for Philosophy, Science, and Religion?

2. Science, Faith, And The Bible

Reading the Bible, Reading the World

Science, the Bible, and Christian Theology

Psalm 19:1-6

Wisdom 13:1-7

The Role of Science in Biblical Interpretation

Ancient Cosmology

The "Spiritual Body" (1 Corinthians 15:35-57)

Conclusion

3. Physical and Earth Sciences

From Newton to Einstein: Relativity

God and Time

Quantum Theory: Subverting Common Sense

Chaos: Uncertainty at the Everyday Level

God's Action in the Universe

Cosmology and the Origin of the Universe

Stephen Hawking and Quantum Gravity

Anthropic Balances, Design, and Many Universes

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)

The History of the Earth

Dating Methods

The End of the Universe and New Creation

Historical Understanding of the Age of the Earth

Theological Perspectives on the Age of the Earth

The Biblical Future

4. Life Sciences

Life on Earth

Origin of Life

Creation in the Bible

The Origin of Life

Darwin and Evolution

"Days" in Genesis

Theological Issues about Evolution

Human Evolution

Was Adam an Individual?

On the Creation of Woman

Historic Fall?

Creation Care

Environmental Theology

Teleology

Intelligent Design

Creationism

5. Humanity and Humanness

Nothing but Molecules and Cells?

Rivalry between Theories at Different Levels: The Example of Schizophrenia

The Naturalistic Approach to Humanness

Human Ancestry

Modern Human Origins

Brain and Mind

The Soul and the Question of Dualism

Artificial Intelligence and the Soul

Determinism and Freedom

The Evolution of Religion

The Origins of Religious Belief

Genes for Religiosity

Conclusion

6. Science, Ethics, and Christianity

Christian Ediics

Ethics and the Practice of Science

Technology, Biotechnology, and Environment

Ethics and Risk

Nuclear Power

Biofuels: Striking the Balance between Land for Food and Land for Fuel

GM Crops

Nanotechnology and the Environment

Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis

DNA Sequencing and the Human Genome Project

The "Moral Status" of the Early (Pre-Implantation) Human Embryo

Nanotechnology and Health

Human Enhancement

Glossary

Significant People and Events

Further Reading

Index

Picture Acknowledgments