Forty years of science and religion
Subtitle: looking back, looking forward
By: edited by Neil Spurway and Louise Hickman
Series: Conversations in science and religion
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9781443894616
Subjects: Religion and science; History
Description: This book celebrates the fortieth anniversary of the UK's Science and Religion Forum by bringing together leading scientific and theological thinkers to reflect on the last four decades of the science-theology conversation and to chart new directions for its future.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Multiple perspectives, levels, and narratives : models for correlating science and religion; title: From authority to authenticity and accountability; title: Theology and the natural sciences : necessity, history, and context; title: Past, present and future : thoughts on science and religion from the next generation; title: A future of science and theology in pastoral hermeneutics : equipping the shepherds; title: Proofs, pointers and the wow factor : a relatively obscure durham contribution to the big questions; title: Is the dialogue of the science and theology self-defeating? A response to the "Harrison thesis"; title: Integrating science and religion; title: Towards a bolder engagement between theology and science : learning from the epiphany philosophers; title: Science and religion : a future source of assistance for ecological commitment?; title: Forty years of bio-theology; title: Emergent consciousness and the (in?)sufficiency of classical theism for science and religion; title: "He who descended is himself  also he who ascended" : exploring the identity of the Son of God in light of quantum holism; title: Science and religion in schools : looking forward and looking back; title: What do teenagers believe about the soul? Findings from a survey and interview study with upper secondary school students; title: The birth of the science and religion forum; title: Forty years of the forum : a few after-dinner reflections; title: Closing reflections.