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Science and Christianityis an accessible, engaging introduction to topics at the intersection of science and Christian theology. A philosophically orientated treatment that introduces the relationship of science to Christianity and explores to what extent the findings of science affect traditional Christian theologyAddresses important theological topics in light of contemporary science, including divine action, the problem of natural evil, and eschatologyHistorically oriented chapters and chapters covering methodological principles for both science and theology provide the reader with a strong foundational understanding of the issuesIncludes feature boxes highlighting quotations, biographies of major scientists and theologians, key terms, and other helpful informationIssues are presented as fairly and objectively as possible, with strengths and weaknesses of particular interpretations fully discussed

Part VII.Christian bioethics. --Shaping human life at the molecular level /James C. Peterson --An inclusive framework for stem cell research /John F. Kilner --The problem of transhumanism in the light of philosophy and theology /Philippe Gagnon --Ecology and the environment /Lisa H. Sideris --Part VIII.Metaphysical implications. --Free will and rational choice /E.J. Lowe --Science, religion, and infinity /Graham Oppy --God and abstract objects /William Lane Craig --Laws of nature /Lydia Jaeger --Part IV.The mind. --Christianity, neuroscience, and dualism /J.P. Moreland --The emergence of persons /William Hasker --Christianity and the extended-mind thesis /Lynne Rudder Baker --In whose image?Artificial intelligence and the Imago Dei /Noreen Herzfeld --How science lost its soul, and religion handed it back /Julian Baggini --Part X.Theology. --The Trinity and scientific reality /John Polkinghorne --God and miracle in an age of science /Alan G. Padgett --Eschatology in science and theology /Robert John Russell --The quest for transcendence in theology and cosmology /Alexei V. Nesteruk --Part XI.Significant figures of the twentieth century in science and Christianity. --Pierre Teilhard de Chardin /James F. Salmon --Thomas F. Torrance /Tapio Luoma --Arthur Peacocke /Taede A. Smedes --Ian G. Barbour /Nathan J. Hallanger --Wolfhart Pannenberg /Hans Schwarz --John Polkinghorne /Christopher C. Knight.