ABSTRACT

In 1981 Robert John Russell founded what would become the leading center of research at the interface of science and religion, the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences. Throughout its twenty-five year history, CTNS under Russell's leadership has continued to guide and further the dialogue between science and theology. Russell has been an articulate spokesperson in calling for "creative mutual interaction" between the two fields. God's Action in Nature's World brings together sixteen internationally-recognized scholars to assess Robert Russell's impact on the discipline of science and religion. Focusing on three areas of Russell's work - methodology, cosmology, and divine action in quantum physics - this book celebrates Robert John Russell's contribution to the interdisciplinary engagement between the natural sciences and theology.

part I|71 pages

Creative Mutual Interaction Between Science and Theology

chapter 2|18 pages

Relating the Natural Sciences to Theology

Levels of Creative Mutual Interaction

chapter 3|12 pages

Creative Mutual Interaction

Robert John Russell's Contribution to Theology and Science Methodology

chapter 6|14 pages

The Sciences and the Religions

Some Preliminary East Asian Reflections on Christian Theology of Nature

part II|79 pages

Quantum Physics and Divine Action

chapter 7|20 pages

Atoms May Be Small, But They're Everywhere

Robert Russell's Theological Engagement with the Quantum Revolution 1

chapter 10|10 pages

Quantum Theology

part III|63 pages

Cosmology and God's Action in Nature's World

chapter 12|16 pages

Today's Playing Field

Theology and Science

chapter 14|12 pages

Non-interventionist Divine Action

Robert Russell, Wolfhart Pannenberg, and the Freedom of the (Natural) World

chapter 15|8 pages

How Many Universes?

chapter 16|10 pages

Bodies Matter

A New Fad and a Fallacy in the Name of Science