Science, religion, and society : an encyclopedia of history, culture, and controversy / edited by Arri Eisen and Gary Laderman ; foreword by The Dalai Lama.

Other author Eisen, Arri, 1963-
Other author Laderman, Gary, 1962-
Format Book
Publication InfoArmonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©2007.
Description2 volumes (xix, 888 pages) : illustrations ; 26 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Religion and science--Encyclopedias.
Religion and science--History. --Encyclopedias.

Contents Volume 1 -- Integrating science and religion / John Polkinghorne -- Integrating science and religion : a Jewish perspective / Norbert M. Samuelson -- Islam and science / Toby E. Huff -- The place of science in the Hindu worldview / P. Venugopala Rao -- Science and religion in Africa / Gloria Emeagwali -- Science and Native American communities / Keith James -- Native spirituality and science / Phillip H. Duran -- Knowing the world / Issues in science and religion : a critical evaluation / Lawrence I. Gould -- Intersecting frontiers in science and religion / Paul Utukuru -- A superior road for life's journey : a scientist explores reality / Jagdish N. Srivastava -- Ichi Tante Mind : a Zen Buddhist perspective / Leslie A. Real -- Islam and science: notes on an ongoing debate / Ibrahim Kalin -- Taoist contributions to science in China / Jiang Sheng -- Religious pluralism and science in Asia / Shigeru Nakayama -- Diversity of the religious experience / Ralph W. Hood Jr. -- Multicultural perspectives on issues in science and religion / Barbara Strassberg -- Learning science in a multicultural, multifaith world / Eva Krugly-Smolska -- Historical Perspectives -- Religion in Ancient Western South America / Charles Stanish -- Science in Pre-Hispanic Western South America / Charles Stanish -- Science in the classical Hindu world / V.V. Raman -- Joseph Needham and Taoism / Shigeru Nakayama -- Islam and premodern science / Muzaffar Iqbal -- Islam and modern science / Muzaffar Iqbal -- Science, philosophy, and religion in Ancient Greece and Rome / Louis A. Ruprecht Jr. -- Patristic theology and Greek natural philosophy / Matthew F. Dowd -- Religion and science in the middle ages / Edward Grant -- Greco-Roman conceptions of the natural world, religion, and leadership in the later Roman empire / Walter Roberts -- Knowledge and accuracy in early Greek historical writing / Gordon Shrimpton -- The development and diffusion of alchemy from antiquity to the Renaissance / Brenda S. Gardenour -- Women's bodies, women's souls : perspectives in the middle ages / Brenda S. Gardenour -- Religion and geography in the early middle ages / Natalia Lozovsky -- The Western calendar : religion and science intertwined / Matthew F. Dowd -- Extraterrestrial life and Christianity / Michael J. Crowe -- Creation, the cosmos, and origins of the Universe -- Creation and origins of the universe / Marcelo Gleiser -- African cosmologies past and present / Hazel Ayanga -- Creation myths of Africa / Gloria Emeagwali and Ayele Bekerie -- The Biblical view of nature / Stephen D. Snobelen -- Galileo, science, and religion / Mariano Artigas -- Isaac Newton : his science and religion / Stephen D. Snobelen -- God and the big bang / Theodore Schick -- Cosmology and the anthropic principle / Victor J. Stenger -- Creationism / Jeffrey Koperski -- Science and the Bible : two views of one reality / Gerald Schroeder -- Is cosmology religiously significant? / Willem B. Drees -- Space in ancient Mesoamerica / Rex Koontz.
Contents Volume 2 -- Ecology, evolution, and the natural world -- Natural theology, deism, and early modern science / Peter Harrison -- Process theology / Joseph Bracken -- Evolution / Francisco J. Ayala -- Evolution and natural selection / Christopher W. Beck -- Intelligent design / Michael J. Behe -- Evolution and religion / Scott Atran -- The environment in an African spirituality / Adam K. arap Chepkwony -- Environmental ethics / Celia Deane-Drummond -- Science and the sacred / John Ikerd -- Science, religion, and sustainable development / Mikael Stenmark -- Consciousness, mind, and the brain -- The psychology of religion / Christopher Peterson and Nansook Park -- Consciousness and neurotheology / Kelly Bulkeley -- Neurotheology / Carol Rausch Albright -- Neurobiology and consciousness / Imants Barušs -- The ethics of psychosurgery and deep brain stimulation / Kenneth R. Livingston -- The mind-body problem / J.P. Moreland -- Extraordinary aspects of reality in altered states / Imants Barušs -- Consciousness, ritual, and belief / Kenneth R. Livingston -- Cognitive science of religion / D. Jason Slone -- Healers and Healing -- Shamanism / Alexander Escobar -- Shamanism and science : ancient pathways to healing and understanding / E. Barrie Kavasch -- Shamanism : a biogenetic perspective / Michael Tlanusta Garrett -- Spiritual healing in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church / Getatchew Haile -- African traditional medicine : healing and spirituality / Adam K. arap Chepkwony -- AIDS, science, and religion in Africa / Hazel Ayanga -- Nuwati : Native American wisdom and healing / Michael Tlanusta Garrett -- The role of religion and spirituality in conventional medical treatment / William T. Branch, Jr. -- Interdisciplinary approaches to faith healing / Lisa J. Schwebel -- Does religion cause health? / Doug Oman and Carl E. Thoresen -- Dying and Death -- The blurred boundary : when death displaces life / Joanne D.S. McMahon -- Judaism and ethical issues in end of life care / Elliot N. Dorff -- Hospice / Charles A. Corr -- Prolonging living and dying / Kathy Kinlaw -- Near death experiences / Bruce J. Horacek -- Dissection and autopsy / Toby E. Huff -- Genetics and religion -- Genetics, society, and spirituality / Gaymon Bennett -- Biotechnology and theology / Celia Deane-Drummond -- Religion, ethics, and the Human Genome Project / Margaret R. McLean -- Human reproductive cloning : assessing the concerns / Timothy Caulfield.
Local noteLittle-355774--305131058110S--v.1
Local noteLittle-355775--305131058111T--v.2
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005026762
ISBN0765680645 (set : alk. paper)
ISBN9780765680648 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780765680648

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Joyner General Stacks BL240.3 .S37 2007 V. 1 ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner General Stacks BL240.3 .S37 2007 V. 2 ✔ Available Place Hold