The Cambridge Companion To Science And Religion (cambridge Companions To Religion)

The Cambridge Companion to SCIENCE AND RELIGION In recent years, the relations between science and religion have been the object of renewed attention. Developments in physics, biology and the neurosciences have reinvigorated discussions about the nature of life and ultimate reality. At the same time, the growth of anti-evolutionary and intelligent design movements has led many to the view that science and religion are necessarily in conflict. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the relations between science and religion, with contributions from historians, philosophers, scientists and theologians. It explores the impact of religion on the origins and development of science, religious reactions to Darwinism, and the link between science and secularization. It also offers in-depth discussions of contemporary issues, with perspectives from cosmology, evolutionary biology, psychology and bioethics. The volume is rounded out with philosophical reflections on the connections between atheism and science, the nature of scientific and religious knowledge, and divine action and human freedom. Peter Harrison is Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at the University of Oxford, and Director of the Ian Ramsey Centre, University of Oxford. He is the author of The Bible, Protestantism and the Rise of Natural Science (Cambridge, 1998), and The Fall of Man and the Foundation of Science (Cambridge, 2007). CAMBRIDGE COMPANIONS TO RELIGION A series of companions to major topics and key figures in theology and religious studies. Each volume contains specially commissioned chapters by international scholars which provide an accessible and stimulating introduction to the subject for new readers and non-specialists. Other titles in the series The Cambridge Companion to Christian Doctrine edited by Colin Gunton (1997) isbn 0 521 47118 4 hardback isbn 0 521 47695 x paperback The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation edited by John Barton (1998) isbn 0 521 48144 9 hardback isbn 0 521 48593 2 paperback The Cambridge Companion to Dietrich Bonhoeffer edited by John de Gruchy (1999) isbn 0 521 58258 x hardback isbn 0 521 58781 6 paperback The Cambridge Companion to Karl Barth edited by John Webster (2000) isbn 0 521 58476 0 hardback isbn 0 521 58560 0 paperback The Cambridge Companion to Christian Ethics edited by Robin Gill (2001) isbn 0 521 77070 x hardback isbn 0 521 77918 9 paperback The Cambridge Companion to Jesus edited by Markus Bockmuehl (2001) isbn 0 521 79261 4 hardback isbn 0 521 79678 4 paperback The Cambridge Companion to Feminist Theology edited by Susan Frank Parsons (2002) isbn 0 521 66327 x hardback isbn 0 521 6638