ABSTRACT
This book investigates the nature and relevance of conjunctive explanations in the context of science and religion. It explores questions concerning how scientific and religious explanations for features of the world or phenomena within it relate to each other and whether they might work together in mutually enriching ways. The chapters address topics including the relationship between Darwinian and teleological explanations, non-reductive explanations of mind and consciousness, and explanations of Christian faith and religious experience, while others explore theological and philosophical issues concerning the nature and feasibility of conjunctive explanations. Overall, the contributions help to provide conceptual clarity on how scientific and religious explanations might or might not work together conjunctively as well as exploring how these ideas relate to specific topics in science and religion more generally.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Conversation I|56 pages
Explanation in Science and Religion
part Conversation II|52 pages
Designing Darwinism
chapter 683|26 pages
The Telos of Darwin's Troubling Metaphor
chapter 4|20 pages
Asa Gray vs. Charles Darwin
part Conversation III|50 pages
Irreducibilities, Material and Mental
part Conversation IV|44 pages
Divine Causes and Mental Beliefs
part Conversation V|56 pages
The (Im)possibility of Theological Explanations
part Conversation VI|59 pages
Explanatory Virtues