Christianity and Science

Introductions, Surveys & Dictionaries

  • Campbell, Heidi A., and Heather Looy, eds. A Science and Religion Primer. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2009.*
  • Clayton, Philip, ed. The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Science. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.
  • Copan, Paul, Tremper Longman III, Christopher L. Reese, and Michael Strauss, eds. Dictionary of Christianity and Science: The Definitive Reference for the Intersection of Christian Faith and Contemporary Science. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2017.*
  • Dixon, Thomas. Science and Religion: A Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008.
  • Dorricott, Jean. Science and Religion: Footprints in Space. SCM Study Guides. SCM Press, 2005.*
  • Harrison, Peter, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Science and Religion. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
  • McGrath, Alister E. Science and Religion: A New Introduction. 2nd edition. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.*
  • Southgate, Christopher, ed. God, Humanity and the Cosmos: A Companion to the Science-Religion Debate. 2nd ed. London ; New York: T&T Clark, 2005.
  • Stump, J. B. Science and Christianity: An Introduction to the Issues. Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2016.
  • Stump, J. B., and Alan G. Padgett, eds. The Blackwell Companion to Science and Christianity. Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.

Science and Religion

  • Barbour, Ian G. Religion and Science. Revised ed. San Francisco, CA: HarperOne, 1997.*
  • Bonting, Sjoerd L. Creation and Double-Chaos: Science and Theology In Discussion. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2009.*
  • Chalker, William H. Science and Faith: Understanding Meaning, Method, and Truth. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2006.*
  • Clark, Stephen R. L. Biology and Christian Ethics. New Studies in Christian Ethics. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
  • Coakley, Sarah. Sacrifice Regained: Reconsidering the Rationality of Religious Belief. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012.*
  • Dennett, Daniel C., and Alvin Plantinga. Science and Religion: Are They Compatible? New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.
  • Dixon, Thomas. Science and Religion: A Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008.
  • Fleming, Fraser, and Gary B. Ferngren. The Truth about Science and Religion: From the Big Bang to Neuroscience. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2016.
  • Frair, Wayne F., Gary D. Patterson, Jean Pond, Stephen C. Meyer, and Howard J. Van Till. Science & Christianity: Four Views. Edited by Richard F. Carlson. Spectrum Multiview series. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2000.*
  • Gilkey, Langdon. Nature, Reality, and the Sacred. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2000.*
  • Hanby, Michael. No God, No Science: Theology, Cosmology, Biology. Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
  • Heller, Michael. Creative Tension: Essays On Science & Religion. Philadelphia, PA: Templeton Press, 2003.
  • Holland, John H. Complexity: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.
  • Jr, Charles L. Harper. Spiritual Information: 100 Perspectives on Science and Religion. Philadelphia, PA: Templeton Foundation Press, 2005.
  • Otto, Shawn Lawrence. The War on Science: Who’s Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do About It. Minneapolis, MN: Milkweed Editions, 2016.
  • Peacocke, Arthur. All That Is: A Naturalistic Faith for the Twenty-First Century. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2007.*
  • Peters, Ted, and Gaymon Bennett. Bridging Science and Religion. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2003.*
  • Plantinga, Alvin. Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, and Naturalism. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.*
  • Polkinghorne, John. Belief in God in an Age of Science. Revised. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2003.*
  • ———. Quarks, Chaos & Christianity: Questions to Science And Religion. New York: The Crossroad Publishing Company, 2006.*
  • ———. Science and Religion in Quest of Truth. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2012.*
  • Poythress, Vern S. Redeeming Science: A God-Centered Approach. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2006.*
  • Ruse, Michael. Can a Darwinian Be a Christian?: The Relationship between Science and Religion. Cambridge, UK ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
  • Russell, Heidi Ann, and George V. Coyne SJ. Quantum Shift: Theological and Pastoral Implications of Contemporary Developments in Science. Collegeville, MN: Michael Glazier, 2015.*
  • Smith, James K. A., and Amos Yong, eds. Science and the Spirit: A Pentecostal Engagement with the Sciences. Bloomington, ID: Indiana University Press, 2010.*
  • Stahl, William, Robert A. Campbell, Yvonne Petry, and Gary Diver. Webs of Reality: Social Perspectives on Science and Religion. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2002.

Historical Perspectives

  • Brooke, John Hedley. Science and Religion: Some Historical Perspectives. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1991.
  • Ferngren, Gary B., ed. Science and Religion: A Historical Introduction. 2nd ed. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.
  • Numbers, Ronald L., ed. Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2010.
  • Richardson, W. Mark, and Wesley J. Wildman, eds. Religion and Science: History, Method, Dialogue. New York: Routledge, 1996.

Philosophy of Science

  • Bird, Alexander. Philosophy Of Science. London: Routledge, 1998.
  • Humphreys, Paul, ed. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Science. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2016.
  • Ladyman, James. Understanding Philosophy of Science. London ; New York: Routledge, 2002.
  • Okasha, Samir. Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016
  • Popper, Karl. The Logic of Scientific Discovery. London: Routledge, 2002.
  • Rosenberg, Alex. Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction. 3rd ed. New York: Routledge, 2011.

Evolution and Creation

  • Alexander, Denis. Creation or Evolution: Do We Have to Choose? Oxford: Monarch Books, 2008.*
  • Ayala, Francisco J. Darwin’s Gift to Science and Religion. Washington, D.C: Joseph Henry Press, 2007.
  • Behe, Michael J. Darwin’s Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution. 2nd ed. New York: Free Press, 2006.*
  • Caneday, Ardel B., Matthew Barrett, and Stanley N. Gundry, eds. Four Views on the Historical Adam. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013.*
  • Collins, Francis S. The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief. New York: Free Press, 2007.*
  • Dawkins, Richard. The Selfish Gene: 40th Anniversary Edition. 4 edition. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2016.
  • Enns, Peter. The Evolution of Adam: What the Bible Does and Doesn’t Say about Human Origins. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2012.*
  • Gundry, Stanley N., Ken Ham, Hugh Ross, Deborah Haarsma, and Stephen C. Meyer. Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design. Edited by J. B. Stump. Counterpoints Series. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2017.*
  • Livingstone, David N. Dealing with Darwin: Place, Politics, and Rhetoric in Religious Engagements with Evolution. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.
  • Miller, Keith B. Perspectives on an Evolving Creation. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2003.
  • Pope, Stephen J. Human Evolution and Christian Ethics. New Studies in Christian Ethics. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
  • Rau, Gerald. Mapping the Origins Debate: Six Models of the Beginning of Everything. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2013.*
  • Reynolds, John Mark, Howard J. Van Till, Paul Nelson, and Robert C. Newman. Three Views on Creation and Evolution. Edited by James Porter Moreland. Counterpoints edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1999.*

Mathematics

  • Howell, Russell, and James Bradley. Mathematics Through the Eyes of Faith. New York: HarperOne, 2011.*
  • Howell, Russell W., and W. James Bradley, eds. Mathematics in a Postmodern Age: A Christian Perspective. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2001.*
  • Koetsier, Teun, and Luc Bergmans, eds. Mathematics and the Divine: A Historical Study. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science, 2005.

Journals

  • Perspectives on Science & Christian Faith*
  • Science and Christian Belief*
  • Theology and Science*
  • Zygon*

 

*Refers to those written from a Christian perspective.