ABSTRACT
The field of religion and science is one of the most exciting and dynamic areas of research today. This Companion brings together an outstanding team of scholars to explore the ways in which science intersects with the major religions of the world and religious naturalism. The collection provides an overview of the field and also indicates ways in which it is developing. Its multicultural breadth and scientific rigor on topics that are and will be compelling issues in the first part of the twenty-first century and beyond will be welcomed by students and scholars alike.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |90 pages
Epistemology and History
part |288 pages
Scientific and Religious Models of the World
chapter |10 pages
Quantum Theory, Philosophy, and Theology
Is there a Distinct Roman Catholic Perspective?
chapter |11 pages
Magic, Monotheism and Natural Evil
Classical and Modern Jewish Responses to Suffering
chapter |12 pages
Frontiers in Religion and Ecology
Notes on the New Ecology and the Creation of Value
part |232 pages
Religion and Science, Values, and Public Policy
chapter |9 pages
Justice in the Margins of the Land
Jewish Responses to the Challenges of Biotechnology
chapter |9 pages
Does the Buddha have a Theory of Mind?
Animal Cognition and Human Distinctiveness in Buddhism
chapter |9 pages
Prospects for the Biomedical Postponement of Aging
Technical Context for a Theological Debate
chapter |8 pages
A Christian Theological Response to Aubrey De Grey's Prospects for the Biomedical Postponement of Aging
Or: What Does it Mean to Live Long and Prosper?
chapter |13 pages
Cyborgs, Robots, and Eternal Avatars
Transhumanist Salvation at the Interface of Brains and Machines
