PT1722 God and Gray Matter: Resources
Also See the Bibliography Compiled by the Templeton Foundation and CTNS
http://www.ctns.org/Course_Program/SRC_details/Bibliography/bibliography.html
Science and Religion: General
- Barbour, Ian. Religion and Science: Historical and Contemporary Issues. HarperSanFrancisco, 1999. A Revised version of Religion in an Age of Science, 1990.
- Barbour, Ian. When Science Meets Religion: Enemies, Strangers, or Partners? HarperSanFrancisco, 2000.
- Drees, Willem. Religion, Science, and Naturalism. Cambridnge University Press, 1996.
- Gould, Stephen Jay. Rocks of Ages: Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life. New York: Ballantine, 1999.
- Griffen, David Ray. Religion and Scientific Naturalism: Overcoming the Conflicts. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 2000.
- Heilbron, J. L. The Sun in the Church: Cathedrals as Solar Observatories. Harvard University Press, 1999. BTS Stacks: 520 H363s
- Livingston, Hart, and Noll. Evangelicals and Science in Historical Perspective. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
- McGrath, Alister. The Foundations of Dialogue in Science & Religion. Blackwell, 1998.
- Peacocke, Arthur. God and the New Biology. London: J. M Dent & Sons, 1986.
- Taylor, Barbara Brown, The Luminous Web:Essays on Science and Religion. Cambridge: Cowley, 2000.
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The Science-Religion Relation: Controversy, Convergence, and Search
for Meaning [William James Award address delivered at Ann Meeting of
the American Psychological Assn, New York, Ag 1995; replies, L Marmol,
pp 159-160, and E Shafranske, pp 161-166, rejoinder, pp 167-171; bibliog]
International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 7, no 3 (1997),
p. 143-158
Darwinism and Human Evolution Evolution and Creationism/Religion in America
- Cziko, Gary. Without Miracles: Universal Selection Theory and the Second Darwinian Revolution. MIT Press, 1995.
- Dawkins, Richard. Climbing Mount Improbable. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1996. An excellent book detailing how "improbable things" like eyes, wings, spider webs, and figs can be explained by evolution if studied carefully. Illuminating and well-written, good for non-scientist.
- Dennet, Daniel. Darwin's Dangerous Idea.
- Denton. Nature’s Destiny. (New York: The Free Press, 1998). [Focuses on intelligent design.]
- Diamond, Jared. The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal. HarperCollins: 1992.
- Gilbert, James. Redeeming Culture: American Religion in an Age of Science. The University of Chicago Press, 1997.
- Haught, John. God after Darwin: A Theology of Evolution. Westview Press, 2000.
- Hughes, Liz Rank. Reviews of Creationist Books. Berkeley: The National Center for Science Education, 1992.
- Larson, Edward J. Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America’s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion. Harvard University Press, 1997.
- Livingston, David. Darwin’s Forgotten Defenders: The Encounter Between Evangelical Theology and Evolutionary Thought. Grand Rapids: Eerdmann, 1987.
- Lowenberg, Bert. "The Controversy over Evolution in New England, 1859-1893." New England Quarterly 8 (1935):232-57.
- Matsumura, Molleen, Voices for Evolution. Berkeley: The National Center for Science Education, 1995.
- Moore, James R. The Post-Darwinian Controversies. Cambridge: CUP, 1979.
- Numbers, Ronald. Darwinism Comes to America. Harvard University Press, 1998.
- Pennock, Robert T. Tower of Babel: The Evidence Against the New Creationism. MIT Press, 2000.
- Ruse, Michael, ed. But is it Science?: The Philosophical Question in the Creation/Evolution Controversy. Prometheus Books, 1996.
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Ruse, Michael. Mystery of Mysteries: Is Evolution a Social Construction?
Harvard University Press, 1999.
Sociobiology and Evolutionary Psychology
- Avise, John C. The Genetic Gods. Harvard University Press, 1998.
- Dawkins, Richard. The Selfish Gene. Oxford University Press, 1990.
- Frans de Waal, "Good Natured: The Origins of Right and Wrong in Humans and Other Animals."
- Hefner, Philip, The Human Factor: Evolution, Culture, and Religion. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993.
- Holmes, Rolston III. Genesis and God: Values and Their Origins in Natural and Human History. The Gifford Lectures, 1997-98. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
- Miller. Finding Darwin’s God. (New York: HarperCollins, 1999) [An interesting attempt at reconciliation.]
- Mithen, Steven. The Prehistory of the Mind: The Cognitive Origins of Art, Religion, and Science. London: Thames and Hudson, 1996.
- Pinker, Steven. How the Mind Works. New York: W. W. Norton: 1997.
- Plotkin, Henry. Evolution in Mind: An Introduction to Evolutionary Psychology. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1998.
- Rorty, Richard. "Is Everything Relative?: A Debate on the Unity of Knowledge," Wilson Quarterly Winter 1998. Published on the Internet at http://wwics.si.edu/OUTREACH/WQ/WQSELECT/RORRMK.HTM
- Ruse, Michael. Taking Darwin Seriously: A Naturalistic Approach to Philosophy. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 1998.
- Shermer, Michael. How We Believe: The Search for God in an Age of Science. New York: W. H. Freeman: 2000.
- Wilson, E. O. On Human Nature. Harvard University Press, 1978.
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Wilson, E. O. Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge. New York: Alfred
A. Knopf, 1998.
Science, Neurology, Ritual, and Religion
- Ashbrook, James B. ed., Faith and Ministry in Light of the Double Brain. Wyndham Hall Press, 1989.
- Austin, James H., Zen and the Brain: Toward an Understanding of Consciousness.
- Brown, Warren S., Nancey Murphy, and H. Newton Malony. Whatever Happened to the Soul?: Scientific and Theological Portrains of Human Nature. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1998.
- Calvin, William H. "Left Brain, Right Brain: Science or the New Phrenology?" from The Throwing Madonna: Essays on the Brain. Cited from Internet publication at http://weber.u.washington.edu/~wcalvinbks/bk2ch10.htm.
- Crick, Francis. The Astonishing Hypothesis: The Scientific Search for the Soul (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1994).
- Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience: Steps Toward Enhancing the Quality of Life. HarperCollins, 1990.
- Driver, Tom F. Liberating Rites: Understanding the Transformative Power of Ritual. Westview: 1998.
- Floyd, Chris. "The Limbic Fire: Neruoscience and the Soul: An Interview with V. S. Ramachandran. Science and Spirit Magazine. September/October 1999: 24-26.
- Gardner, Howard. Multiple Intelligences. Basic Books.
- Frames of Mind. Basic Books.
- Hick, John. The Fifth Dimension: An Exploration of the Spiritual Realm. Oxford: Oneworld, 1999.
- Holmes, Urban T. Turning to Christ: A Theology of Evangelization and Renewal. Reprint. Cambridge, MA: Cowley: 1994;
- The Priest in Community: Exploring the Roots of Ministry. New York: Crossroads/Seabury: 1979.
- Johnson, George. Fire in the Mind: Science, Faith, and the Search for Order. New York: Vintage, 1995.
- Koenig, Harold G. Is Religion Good for Your Health? The Effects of Religion on Physical and Mental Health. New York: The Haworth Pastoral Press, 1997.
- Laughlin, Jr., Charles D. and Eugene G. d’Aquili. Biogenetic Structuralism. New York: Columbia University Press, 1974.
- Laughlin, Jr., Charles D. "A Synopsis of Biogenetic Structural Theory," [revised 7 September 1996] http://www.carleton.ca/~claughli/synopsis.htm. This document is one page of his entire online introduction and "tutorial" to the field of biogenetic structuralism, http://www.carleton.ca/~claughli/biogen.htm.
- Mitchell, Nathan. "What Biogeneticists Are Saying About Ritual: A Report," Liturgy Digest, 1:1 (Spring 1993): 38-67.
- Pannenberg, Wolfhart. Anthropology in Theological Perspective. London: T&T Clark, 1999.
- Ramachandran, V.S. Phantoms in the Brain.
- Rappaport, Roy A. Ritual and Religion in the Making of Humanity. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
- Reardon, Mark. "The Brain: Navigating the New Reality: An Exploration of Brain-Compatible Learning." Adult Learning. Winter 1998-99: 10-17.
- Salloway, Malloy & Cummings, Eds. The Neuropsychiatry of Limbic and Subcortical Disorders. (Washington: American Psychiatric Press, 1977). [Technical. Final chapter attributes experience of Paul to a temporal lobe seizure.]
- Schick & Vaughn. How to Think About Weird Things: Critical Thinking for a New Age. (Mountain View, CA: Mayfield, 1999). [From the skeptic’s point of view. Very nice, avoids polemics. Potential as a book for class.]
- Swinburn, Richard. The Evolution of the Soul. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986.
- Truett, K. R, et al. "A Model System for Analysis of Family Resemblance in Extended Kinship of Twins." Behavior Genetics 24, no. 1 (1994): 35-49. A study of twins showing that religious behavior may be genetically influenced.
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Turner, Victor. "Body, Brain, and Culture," in The Anthropology of Performance
(New York: PAJ Publications, 1987.
Religious Naturalism and Creation Spirituality
- Fox, Matthew. Creation Spirituality: Liberating Gifts for the Peoples of the Earth. HarperSanFrancisco: 1991.
- Goodenough, Ursula. The Sacred Depths of Nature. Oxford, 1998.
- McFague, Sallie. Super, Natural Christians: How We Should Love Nature. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1997.
- Sagan, Carl. Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space. New York: Random House, 1994
- Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium. New York: Ballantine Books, 1997.
- Wright, Robert. NonZero: The Logic of Human Destiny. Parthenon, 2000.
- Swimme, Brian. The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos.
- Swimme, Brian and Thomas Berry. The Universe Story. HarperSanFrancisco, 1992.
- Quinn, Daniel. Providence: The Story of a Fifty-Year Vision Quest. Bantam, 1995.
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Rue, Loyal. Everybody’s Story: Wising Up to the Epic of Evolution.
SUNY, 2000.
Religious Experience
- Proudfoot, Wayne. Religious Experience. University of California Press, 1985.
- James, William. The Varieties of Religious Experience (New York, 1963 from 1902 original);
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Taves, Ann. Fits, Trances, and Visions: Experiencing Religion and Explaining
Experience from Wesley to James. Princeton University Press, 1999.
Evolution and Creationism/Religion in America
- Cziko, Gary. Without Miracles: Universal Selection Theory and the Second Darwinian Revolution. MIT Press, 1995.
- Haught, John. God after Darwin: A Theology of Evolution. Westview Press, 2000.
- Hughes, Liz Rank. Reviews of Creationist Books. Berkeley: The National Center for Science Education, 1992.
- Larson, Edward J. Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America’s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion. Harvard University Press, 1997.
- Matsumura, Molleen, Voices for Evolution. Berkeley: The National Center for Science Education, 1995.
- Pennock, Robert T. Tower of Babel: The Evidence Against the New Creationism. MIT Press, 2000.
- Ruse, Michael, ed. But is it Science?: The Philosophical Question in the Creation/Evolution Controversy. Prometheus Books, 1996.
- Ruse, Michael. Mystery of Mysteries: Is Evolution a Social Construction? Harvard University Press, 1999.
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Gilbert, James. Redeeming Culture: American Religion in an Age of Science.
The University of Chicago Press, 1997.
Technology and Religious Experience
- Cobb, Jennifer. Cybergrace: The Search for God in the Digital World. Crown,1998.
- Davis, Erik Techgnosis: Myth, Magic, and Religion in the Information Age. Harmony Books, 1998.
- Babin, Pierre, with Mercedes Iannone. The New Era in Religious Communication. Translated by David Smith. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1991.
- Sample, Tex. The Spectacle of Worship in Wired World: Electronic Culture and the Gathered People of God. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998.
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White, Susan J. Christian Worship and Technological Change. Nashville:
Abingdon Press, 1994.
Novels about Science
- Dooling, Richard. Brain Storm. Picador,1998.
- McEwan, Ian. Enduring Love, Anchor Books, 1999. Reviewed in Science & Spirit, March/April 2000:22-25.
- Quinn, Daniel. Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit. Bantam, 1992.
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Sagan, Carl. Contact.
Films
- Anima Mundi, Koyannisqatsi, Powakatasi. Films by Godfrey Reggio
- Contact
- Inherit the Wind. Two versions, one with Spencer Tracy and Fredric March; the second with Kirk Douglas and Jason Robards.
- Instinct. Recent film portrayal of some ideas from Daniel Quinn.
- Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park (and several other novels)
