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Joshua M Moritz, Joshua M. Moritz, Robert John Russell
God's Providence and Randomness in Nature - Scientific and Theological Perspectives
English · Paperback / Softback
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Description
In October 2014, a group of mathematicians, physicists, ecologists, philosophers, and theologians gathered at a special conference in Berkeley, California, to present the results of a two-year research program dubbed “Project SATURN.” This program explored many rich avenues of thought at the intersection of modern science and Christian theology. Chief among them is the possibility that specific processes might be so complex that they do not have sufficient physical causes. Known as “ontological indeterminism,” this idea has profound implications for theology. Specifically, it allows God to be thought of as acting providentially within nature without violating the laws and processes of nature.
List of contents
Introduction / 3
Robert John Russell
Part 1: Scientific Warrants for Indeterminism throughout Nature
1. Necessity, Purpose, and Chance / 21
George F. R. Ellis
2. The Universal Laws of Physics / 69
Robert E. Ulanowicz
3. Multiverse / 85
Gerald B. Cleaver
Part 11: Philosophical and Theological Perspectives on Indeterminism in Nature
4. Are Randomness and Divine Providence Inconsistent? / 117
James Bradley
5. What We’ve Learned from Quantum Mechanics about Noninterventionist Objective Divine Action in Nature—and Its Remaining Challenges / 133
Robert John Russell
6. Context-Sensitive Constraints, Types, Emergent Properties, and Top-Down Causality / 173
Alicia Juarrero
7. Is Classical Science in Conflict with Belief in Miracles? Some Bridge-Building between Philosophical and Theological Positions / 205
Erkki Vesa Rope Kojonen
8. Necessity, Chance, and Indeterminism / 235
Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen
9. Contingency and Freedom in Brains and Selves / 261
Ted Peters
10. Contingency, Convergence, Constraints, and the Challenge from Theodicy in Creation’s Evolution / 289
Joshua M. Moritz
About the Contributors / 329
Index / 333
Robert John Russell
Part 1: Scientific Warrants for Indeterminism throughout Nature
1. Necessity, Purpose, and Chance / 21
George F. R. Ellis
2. The Universal Laws of Physics / 69
Robert E. Ulanowicz
3. Multiverse / 85
Gerald B. Cleaver
Part 11: Philosophical and Theological Perspectives on Indeterminism in Nature
4. Are Randomness and Divine Providence Inconsistent? / 117
James Bradley
5. What We’ve Learned from Quantum Mechanics about Noninterventionist Objective Divine Action in Nature—and Its Remaining Challenges / 133
Robert John Russell
6. Context-Sensitive Constraints, Types, Emergent Properties, and Top-Down Causality / 173
Alicia Juarrero
7. Is Classical Science in Conflict with Belief in Miracles? Some Bridge-Building between Philosophical and Theological Positions / 205
Erkki Vesa Rope Kojonen
8. Necessity, Chance, and Indeterminism / 235
Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen
9. Contingency and Freedom in Brains and Selves / 261
Ted Peters
10. Contingency, Convergence, Constraints, and the Challenge from Theodicy in Creation’s Evolution / 289
Joshua M. Moritz
About the Contributors / 329
Index / 333
About the author
Robert John Russell is the founder and director of CTNS and the Ian G. Barbour Professor of Theology and Science at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. He is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. He has promoted creative dialogue between scientists and theologians for more than three decades, including spearheading a twenty-year collaboration between the Vatican Observatory and CTNS. He is a member of the John Templeton Foundation, the Templeton Religion Trust, and the Templeton World Charities Foundation.
Joshua M. Moritz teaches philosophy at the University of San Francisco, theology at the Jesuit Graduate School of Theology at Santa Clara University, and theology and science at the Graduate Theological Union and at the School of Applied Theology, Berkeley. Joshua is the managing editor of the journal Theology and Science. He has authored numerous books and articles, including Science and Religion: Beyond Warfare and Toward Understanding (Anselm Academic, 2016) and The Role of Theology in the History and Philosophy of Science (Brill, 2017).
Joshua M. Moritz teaches philosophy at the University of San Francisco, theology at the Jesuit Graduate School of Theology at Santa Clara University, and theology and science at the Graduate Theological Union and at the School of Applied Theology, Berkeley. Joshua is the managing editor of the journal Theology and Science. He has authored numerous books and articles, including Science and Religion: Beyond Warfare and Toward Understanding (Anselm Academic, 2016) and The Role of Theology in the History and Philosophy of Science (Brill, 2017).
Product details
| Assisted by | Joshua M Moritz (Editor), Joshua M. Moritz (Editor), Robert John Russell (Editor) |
| Publisher | Templeton Foundation Press,U.S. |
| Languages | English |
| Product format | Paperback / Softback |
| Released | 28.02.2019 |
| EAN | 9781599475677 |
| ISBN | 978-1-59947-567-7 |
| No. of pages | 388 |
| Dimensions | 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm |
| Weight | 454 g |
| Subjects |
Non-fiction book
> Philosophy, religion
> Religion: general, reference works
Theologie, Biologie, Biowissenschaften, RELIGION / Theology, SCIENCE / Natural History, Religion - Socialissues, RELIGION / Religion & Science |
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