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Science and Religion: Perspectives Across Disciplines interweaves STEM perspectives with the arts, humanities, theology, and psychology to cultivate discussion on science and religion alongside biblical interpretation. Taken together, this anthology allows for connections between disciplines that create community amid differing perspectives.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Pervading Intricacy of the World's Detail: Science and Religion Across Diverse Perspectives, Claudia May and Channon Visscher
Chapter One: Bridging the Disciplines: Reflections on Interdisciplinarity and the Unity of Knowledge, Alister E. McGrath
Chapter Two: The Beginnings of Science in the Western World, John Hedley Brooke
Chapter Three: On Leibniz's Objection against Substantivalism, Omar Fakhri
Chapter Four: Science as Storytelling: Making the Moon, Channon Visscher
Chapter Five: Heaven and Earth in Earnest: Annie Dillard's Natural Theology, Barrett Fisher
Chapter Six: Finite Ear, Infinite God: The Living Art and Science Heard in God's Creation, Marcus Simmons
Chapter Seven: Art, Imago, and Human Dignity, Wayne L. Roosa
Chapter Eight: The Science of Propriety in Florence Nightingale's Bible, Bernon Lee
Chapter Nine: Inference to the Best Explanation: Potential Gateways to the Relationship Between Science and Religion and Multidisciplinary Interpretations of Biblical Stories, Claudia May
Chapter Ten: Advent and Easter in the Gospel Narratives, Mike Holmes
Chapter Eleven: The Face of Christmas, Sherryse L. Corrow
Chapter Twelve: Eternal Evolution in the New Creation: A Proposal, Cara M. Wall-Scheffler
Chapter Thirteen: Paradoxical Presence: God with us In Time and Space, Julie Hogan
Chapter Fourteen: Do We Need a Nano-Theology? Christian Engagement at the Cutting Edge, Nathan Lindquist
Chapter Fifteen: Psychological Views of the Resurrection: The Integral Role of Paradox, Angela
M. Sabates
Chapter Sixteen: Easter as Divine Summons: A Theological Reflection, Victor I. Ezigbo
Chapter Seventeen:Faith, Fundamentalism, and the Guild: The Challenge of Our Discrepant
Gospels, Juan Hernández Jr.
Conclusion: Science and Religion: Furthering Multidisciplinary Entanglements, Claudia May
About the Contributors
About the author
Claudia May is Program Director and professor of reconciliation studies, and the Executive Director of Community Engaged Learning at Bethel University.
Channon Visscher is associate professor of chemistry and planetary sciences at Dordt University.
