Dialogue about faith and science can be divisive, but how do these two fields intersect with one another? “The Blackwell Companion to Science and Christianity,” co-edited by Luther Seminary Professor of Systematic Theology Alan Padgett, includes 54 original articles about science and Christianity by leading scholars. This volume gives readers a survey of contemporary thought on how faith and religion intersect.
“The Blackwell Companion to Science and Christianity” is divided into nine parts that range from historical studies to topics like cosmology, bioethics, and the mind. In a section on methodology, readers will find articles that discuss how to relate Christian faith and science. Other sections consider natural theology and arguments for God from the observable universe. The volume concludes with a study of figures who have been significant to the investigation of Christianity and science in the 20th and 21st centuries. “The Blackwell Companion to Science and Christianity” is ideal for readers looking for a diverse range of viewpoints that give a survey of thought on faith and science.
Karl Giberson, author of “The Anointed: Evangelical Truth in a Secular Age,” says, “’The Blackwell Companion to Science and Christianity’ is a marvelous volume with a wide-ranging roster of contributions from respected science-and-religion scholars. I commend Stump and Padgett for covering all the important bases, but also including a few surprises thrown in for good measure.”