Science and Religion: Understanding the Issues

ISBN: 978-1-4051-8966-8

Hardcover

368 pages

May 2010, Wiley-Blackwell

Other Available Formats: Paperback

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A balanced, introductory textbook which fully spans the interface between science and religion, and includes illustrations of scientific concepts throughout
Explores key historical issues, including the heliocentric controversy, and evolution, but also topics of current importance, such as biotechnology and environmental issues
Appendices include a wide range of biblical readings; excerpts from early philosophers, theologians and scientists, including Aristotle, Aquinas, Hume, Kant, Galileo, Newton, and Darwin; and short works from twentieth and twenty-first century scientists and theologians
Accessibly structured in to sections covering cosmology, evolution, and ethics in a scientific age
Provides significant coverage of scientific information and balanced explanations of the key debates for introductory students