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Science, Religion, and Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Controversy
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Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8064-8 USD: $279.00 |
Paper ISBN: Not Available N/A |
Information: 920pp. Two volumes; Tables and figures; Bibliography; Index.
Publication Date: November 2006
Description: This unique encyclopedia explores the historical and contemporary controversies between science and religion. It is designed to offer multicultural and multi-religious views, and provide wide-ranging perspectives. Science, Religion, and Society covers all aspects of the religion and science dichotomy, from humanities to social sciences to natural sciences, and includes articles by theologians, religion scholars, physicians, scientists, historians, and psychologists, among others.
The first section, General Overviews, contains essays that provide a road map for exploring the major challenges and questions in science and religion. Following this, the Historical Perspectives section grounds these major questions in the past and demonstrates how they have developed into the six broad areas of contemporary research and discussion that follow. These sections--Creation, the Cosmos, and Origins of the Universe; Ecology, Evolution, and the Natural World; Consciousness, Mind, and the Brain; Healers and Healing; Dying and Death; and Genetics and Religion--organize the questions and research that are the foundation of the enormous interest and controversy in science and religion today.
Selected Contents:
Foreword by The Dalai Lama
Preface
Acknowledgments
General Overviews
Introduction to General Overviews
1. Integrating Science and Religion, John Polkinghorne
2. Integrating Science and Religion—A Jewish Perspective, Norbert M. Samuelson
3. Islam and Science, Toby E. Huff
4. The Place of Science in the Hindu Worldview, P. Venugopala Rao
5. Science and Religion in Africa, Gloria Emeagwali
6. Science and Native Communities, Keith James
7. Native Spirituality and Science, Phillip H. Duran
8. Knowing the World, Vine Deloria, Jr.
9. Issues in Science and Religion: A Critical Evaluation, Laurence I. Gould
10. Intersecting Frontiers in Science and Religion, Paul Utukuru
11. A Superior Road for Life's Journey: A Scientist Explores Reality, Jagdish N. Srivastava
12. Iche Tante Mind: A Zen Buddhist Perspective, Leslie A. Real
13. Islam and Science: Notes on an Ongoing Debate, Ibrahim Kalin
14. Daoist Contributions to Science in China, Jiang Sheng
15. Religious Pluralism and Science in Asia, Shigeru Nakayama
16. Diversity of the Religious Experience, Ralph W. Hood, Jr.
17. Contemporary Multicultural Perspectives on Issues in Science and Religion, Barbara Strassberg
18. Learning Science in a Multicultural, Multifaith World, Eva Krugly-Smolska
Historical Perspectives
Introduction to Historical Perspectives
19. Religion in Ancient Western South America, Charles Stanish
20. Science in Pre-Hispanic Western South America, Charles Stanish
21. Science in the Classical Hindu World, V.V. Raman
22. Joseph Needham and Taoism, Shigeru Nakayama
23. Islam and Premodern Science, Muzaffar Iqbal
24. Islam and Modern Science, Muzaffar Iqbal
25. Science, Philosophy, and Religion in Ancient Greece and Rome, Louis A. Ruprecht, Jr.
26. Patristic Theology and Greek Natural Philosophy, Matthew F. Dowd
27. Religion and Science in the Middle Ages, Edward Grant
28. Greco-Roman Conceptions of the Natural World, Religion, and Leadership in the Later Roman Empire, Walter Roberts
29. Knowledge and Accuracy in Early Greek Historical Writing, Gordon Shrimpton
30. The Development and Diffusion of Alchemy from Antiquity to the Renaissance, Brenda S. Gardenour
31. Women's Bodies, Women's Souls: Perspectives in the Middle Ages, Brenda S. Gardenour
32. Religion and Geography in the Early Middle Ages, Natalia Lozovsky
33. The Western Calendar: Religion and Science Intertwined, Matthew F. Dowd
34. The Extraterrestrial Life Debate and Christianity, Michael J. Crowe
Creation, the Cosmos, and Origins of the Universe
Introduction to Creation, the Cosmos, and Origins of the Universe
35. Creation and Origins of the Universe, Marcelo Gleiser
36. African Cosmologies Past and Present, Hazel Ayanga
37. Creation Myths of Africa, Gloria Emeagwali and Ayele Bekerie
38. The Biblical View of Nature, Stephen D. Snobelen
39. Galileo, Science, and Religion, Mariano Artigas
40. Isaac Newton: His Science and Religion, Stephen D. Snobelen
41. God and the Big Bang, Theodore Schick, Jr.
42. Cosmology and the Anthropic Principle, Victor J. Stenger
43. Creationism, Jeffrey Koperski
44. Science and the Bible: Two Views of One Reality, Gerald Schroeder
45. Is Cosmology Religiously Significant?, Willem B. Drees
46. Space in Ancient Mesoamerica, Rex Koontz
Ecology, Evolution, and the Natural World
Introduction to Ecology, Evolution, and the Natural World
47. Natural Theology, Deism, and Early Modern Science, Peter Harrison
48. Process Theology, Joseph Bracken
49. Evolution: Introductory Synopsis, Francisco J. Ayala
50. Evolution and Natural Selection, Christopher W. Beck
51. Intelligent Design, Michael J. Behe
52. Evolution and Religion, Scott Atran
53. The Environment in an African Spirituality, Adam K. arap Chepkwony
54. Environmental Ethics, Celia Deane-Drummond
55. Science and the Sacred, John Ikerd
56. Science, Religion, and Sustainable Development, Mikael Stenmark
Consciousness, Mind, and the Brain
Introduction to Consciousness, Mind, and the Brain
57. The Psychology of Religion, Christopher Peterson and Nansook Park
58. Consciousness and Neurotheology, Kelly Bulkeley
59. Neurotheology, Carol Rausch Albright
60. Neurobiology and Consciousness, Andrew B. Newberg
61. The Ethics of Psychosurgery and Deep Brain Stimulation, Sarah Vinson, Kelly D. Foote, and Michael S. Okun
62. The Mind-Body Problem, J.P. Moreland
63. Extraordinary Aspects of Reality in Altered States of Consciousness, Imants Baruss
64. Consciousness, Ritual, and Belief, Kenneth R. Livingston
65. Cognitive Science of Religion, D. Jason Slone
Healers and Healing
Introduction to Healers and Healing
66. Shamanism, Alexander Escobar
67. Shamanism and Science: Ancient Pathways to Healing and Understanding, E. Barrie Kavasch
68. Shamanism: A Biogenetic Perspective, Michael Winkelman
69. Spiritual Healing in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Getatchew Haile
70. African Traditional Medicine: Healing and Spirituality, Adam K. arap Chepkwony
71. AIDS, Science, and Religion in Africa, Hazel Ayanga
72. Nuwati: Native American Medicine, Healing, and the Sacred Way of Being, Michael Tlanusta Garrett
73. Navajo Spirituality: Native American Wisdom and Healing in the Modern World, Lori Arviso Alvord
74. The Role of Religion and Spirituality in Conventional Medical Treatment, William T. Branch, Jr.
75. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Faith Healing, Lisa J. Schwebel
76. Does Religion Cause Health?, Doug Oman and Carl E. Thoresen
Dying and Death
Introduction to Dying and Death
77. The Blurred Boundary: When Death Displaces Life, Joanne D.S. McMahon
78. Judaism and Ethical Issues in End of Life Care, Elliot N. Dorff
79. Hospice, Charles A. Corr
80. Prolonging Living and Dying, Kathy Kinlaw
81. Near Death Experiences, Bruce J. Horacek
82. Dissection and Autopsy, Toby E. Huff
Genetics and Religion
Introduction to Genetics and Religion
83. Genetics, Society, and Spirituality,Gaymon Bennett
84. Biotechnology and Theology, Celia Deane-Drummond
85. Religion, Ethics, and the Human Genome Project, Margaret R. McLean
86. Human Reproductive Cloning: Assessing the Concerns, Timothy Caulfield
Bibliography
About the Authors
Index
Review(s): ...a collection of 86 scholarly papers covering numerous multicultural and multireligious perspectives on the religion/science dichotomy. ... Extensive references, bibliography, and index. Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above. Choice
Approaching the subject from a variety of cultural and religious perspectives, this highly cerebral set... explores religion's traditionally paradoxical relationship with science. ...86 extremely well-reasoned and subject-distinct essays. Highly recommended for religion, cultural studies, psychology, and broad-based science collections. Library Journal
This thought-provoking work is an essential purchase for academic libraries, but one hopes it will find a wider audience in public libraries as well. Gale Reference Reviews
    
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