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<p>Preface to the Third Edition ix</p> <p><b>1 Science and Religion: Exploring a Relationship 1</b></p> <p>Why Study Science and Religion? 2</p> <p>The Chessboard: The Diversity of Science and Religion 5</p> <p>Ian Barbour’s Four Models of the Relation of Science and Religion 7</p> <p>Conflict 8</p> <p>Independence 9</p> <p>Dialogue 10</p> <p>Integration 11</p> <p>Four Ways of Imagining the Relation of Science and Religion 13</p> <p>Science and Religion Offer Distinct Perspectives on Reality 13</p> <p>Science and Religion Engage Distinct Levels of Reality 14</p> <p>Science and Religion Offer Distinct Maps of Reality 15</p> <p>The Two Books: Two Complementary Approaches to Reality 15</p> <p><b>2 Getting Started: Some Historical Landmarks 19</b></p> <p>Why Study History? 20</p> <p>Inventing the ‘Warfare’ of Science and Religion 21</p> <p>The ‘Essentialist Fallacy’ about Science and Religion 24</p> <p>Dispelling Myths about Science and Religion 25</p> <p>The Importance of Biblical Interpretation 28</p> <p>The Emergence of the Medieval Synthesis 29</p> <p>Copernicus, Galileo, and the Solar System 31</p> <p>Newton, the Mechanical Universe, and Deism 38</p> <p>Darwin and the Biological Origins of Humanity 43</p> <p>The ‘Big Bang’: New Insights into the Origins of the Universe 50</p> <p><b>3 Religion and the Philosophy of Science 57</b></p> <p>Fact and Fiction: Realism and Instrumentalism 58</p> <p>Realism 59</p> <p>Idealism 61</p> <p>Instrumentalism 62</p> <p>Theology and Debates about Realism 64</p> <p>Explanation, Ontology, and Epistemology: Research Methods and the Investigation of Reality 65</p> <p>A Case Study in Explanation: Nancey Murphy on ‘Non‐Reductive Physicalism’ 68</p> <p>What Does it Mean to Explain Something? 70</p> <p>Ontic and Epistemic Approaches to Explanation 71</p> <p>Religion and Explanation 73</p> <p>Philip Clayton on Explanation in Religion 75</p> <p>How Do We Decide What is the Best Explanation? 76</p> <p>‘Logic of Discovery’ and ‘Logic of Justification’ 77</p> <p>Inference to the Best Explanation 79</p> <p>A Case Study: Darwin and Natural Selection 81</p> <p>Theory Choice and Religion 82</p> <p>Verification: Logical Positivism 84</p> <p>Falsification: Karl Popper 86</p> <p>Theory Change in Science: Thomas S. Kuhn 89</p> <p><b>4 Science and the Philosophy of Religion 95</b></p> <p>Science, Religion, and Proofs for God’s Existence 96</p> <p>Traditional Philosophical Arguments for the Existence of God 98</p> <p>Thomas Aquinas’s Five Ways 99</p> <p>The Kalam Argument 102</p> <p>A Case Study: William Paley’s Biological Argument from Design 103</p> <p>The Ambiguity of ‘Proof ’: Justification in Science and Theology 108</p> <p>God’s Action in the World 111</p> <p>Deism: God Acts Through the Laws of Nature 112</p> <p>Thomism: God Acts Through Secondary Causes 114</p> <p>Process Theology: God Acts Through Persuasion 116</p> <p>Quantum Theory: God Acts Through Indeterminacy 118</p> <p>Miracles and the Laws of Nature 120</p> <p>David Hume’s Critique of Miracles 121</p> <p>Keith Ward on Miracles 123</p> <p>Wolfhart Pannenberg on Miracles 124</p> <p>Natural Atheology? Evolutionary Debunking Arguments against God 125</p> <p>Natural Theology: Is God the ‘Best Explanation’ of our Universe? 128</p> <p>A Metaquestion: Creation and the Uniformity of Nature 133</p> <p><b>5 Models and Analogies in Science and Religion 143</b></p> <p>The Use of Models in the Natural Sciences 145</p> <p>The Kinetic Model of Gases 148</p> <p>Complementarity: Light as Wave and Particle 151</p> <p>Analogical Reasoning: Galileo and the Mountains of the Moon 153</p> <p>Using Scientific Models Critically: Darwin’s Principle of Natural Selection 155</p> <p>The Use of Models and Metaphors in Christian Theology 158</p> <p>Thomas Aquinas on the <i>Analogia Entis </i>(‘Analogy of Being’) 159</p> <p>Ian T. Ramsey on the Model of the Divine Economy 160</p> <p>Arthur Peacocke on the Theological Application of Models and Analogies 162</p> <p>Sallie McFague on Metaphors in Theology 163</p> <p>Using Religious Models Critically: Creation 164</p> <p>Using Religious Models Critically: Theories of the Atonement 167</p> <p>Models and Mystery: The Limits of Representation of Reality 169</p> <p>Ian Barbour on Models in Science and Religion 173</p> <p><b>6 Science and Religion: Some Major Contemporary Debates 179</b></p> <p>Moral Philosophy: Can the Natural Sciences establish Moral Values? 179</p> <p>Evolution and Ethics: The Debate about Darwinism and Morality 180</p> <p>Neuroscience and Ethics: Sam Harris on the Moral Landscape 182</p> <p>Philosophy of Science: Is Reality Limited to What the Sciences Can Disclose? 185</p> <p>Philosophy of Religion: Theodicy in a Darwinian World 189</p> <p>Theology: Transhumanism, the ‘Image of God’, and Human Identity 192</p> <p>Mathematics: Science and the Language of God 196</p> <p>Physics: Does the ‘Anthropic Principle’ have Religious Significance? 199</p> <p>Evolutionary Biology: Can we speak of ‘Design’ in Nature? 203</p> <p>The Psychology of Religion: What is Religion All About? 207</p> <p>The Cognitive Science of Religion: Is Religion ‘Natural’? 213</p> <p>Conclusion 218</p> <p>Sources of Citations 225</p> <p>Index 245</p>

"<i>Science and Religion: A New Introduction</i> is now into its third edition and is an excellent introduction to the whole field of science and religion." - <b>Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith</b>, Volume 73, Number 1, March 2021

<p><b>Alister E. McGrath</b> is Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion and Director of the <i>Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion</i> at the University of Oxford, UK. He is the editor of the <i>Ian Ramsey Centre Studies in Science and Religion</i> and the author of many influential works, including <i>Dawkins' God: From the "Selftsh Gene" to the "God Delusion."</i>

<p><b>THE LEADING INTRODUCTORY TEXTBOOK ON THE STUDY OF RELIGION AND THE NATURAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING NEW COVERAGE OF THE LATEST TOPICS IN THE FIELD</b> <p><i>Science & Religion</i> provides students with a thorough introduction to the major themes and landmark debates in the interaction of science and religion. Incorporating history, philosophy, the natural sciences, and theology, this popular textbook examines how science and religion approach central questions and discusses the relationship between the two areas through the centuries. Authoritative and accessible chapters are designed for readers with minimal knowledge of science or theology. <p>Written by one of the world's leading authorities on the study of religion and science, this fully revised and updated third edition addresses contemporary topics and reflects the latest conceptual developments in the field. New and expanded chapters and case studies discuss Scientism, evolutionary theodicy, the Theory of Relativity, warranted belief in science and religion, the influence of science and religion on human values, and more. The most up-to-date introduction to this exciting and rapidly growing field, this textbook: <ul> <li>Offers an engaging, thematically based approach to the subject</li> <li>Provides historical context for major events in science and religion</li> <li>Explores scientific and religious perspectives on Creation and the existence of God</li> <li>Discusses models, analogies, and issues at the intersection of science and religion</li> <li>Is supported by a series of videos that complement each chapter</li> </ul> <p>One of the most respected and widely adopted textbooks in the field, <i>Science & Religion: A New Introduction, Third Edition</i> is an ideal resource for college, seminary, and university students in courses in science and religion; church or community courses in the relation of science and faith; and general readers looking for an inclusive overview of the field.

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