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God and the Book of Nature develops theological views of the natural sciences in light of the recent theological turn in science-and-religion scholarship and the ‘science-engaged theology’ movement. Centered around the Book of Nature metaphor, it brings together contributions by theologians, natural scientists, and philosophers based in Europe and North America. They provide an exploration of complementary (and even contesting) readings of the Book of Nature, particularly in light of the vexing questions that arise around essentialism and unity in the field of science and religion. Taking an experimental and open-ended approach, the volume does not attempt to unify the readings into a single ‘plot’ that defines the Book of Nature, still less a single ‘theology of nature’, but instead it represents a variety of hermeneutical stances. Overall the book embraces a constructive theological attitude toward the modern sciences, and makes significant contributions to the research literature in science and religion.
Mark Harris is Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at the University of Oxford, UK.
Introduction Mark HarrisPart I Method and Metaphor1 A Scientist-Theologian’s Perspective on Science-Engaged Theology: The Case for “Theology of Science” as a Sub-discipline within Science and ReligionMark Harris2 The Solidarity-Dehumanization Nexus: Addressing Three Barriers for a Science-Engaged Theological EthicMatthew Elia3 The Book of Nature as an Augustinian Hermeneutical ProjectPaul Allen4 Augustinianism and the Book of Nature: Protestant Perils and PromiseFrederick SimmonsPart II Metaphysics and the Theology of Nature5 Seeing God in Nature: Rethinking Bonaventure after Evolutionary BiologyJamie Boulding6 Creaturely Agency in Evolution and TheologyMegan Loumagne Ulishney7 Saving the Macroscopic: Quantum Physics and the Theology of NatureWilliam Simpson and Simon HorsleyPart III Ecotheology and Nature8 What Can Ecotheological and Agroecological Accounts Contribute to Biopolitical Perspectives on Farming?Andrew Jones and Kin Wing (Ray) Chan9 When Ecotheology Meets Paleoclimatology: Engaging Theology with the Deep History of Life on EarthBethany SollerederPart IV Naturalisms and Nature10 Science, Determinism, and Free WillSimon Kittle11 Religiously Motivated Science Skepticism: When It Could Be Rational and How to Engage with itRope Kojonen12 Both God and Nature: Providential Naturalism as a Middle Way in Contemporary Divine Action DebatesJosh A. Reeves and Peter N. Jordan13 Prospects for a Naturalist, Critically Humanist, and Mystical Transreligious Understanding of Ultimate RealityWesley J. Wildman