| Summary: | Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 The basic question: science or religion, or science and religion? -- The debate that no one can avoid -- A naturalist and a theist in debate -- Taking stock -- 2 Expanding the options -- Theism and naturalism at odds -- God, design, and delusion -- A broader (and more interesting) exchange -- Constructive skepticism: Michael Shermer -- Theistic evolution: Francis Collins -- Agnostic naturalism: Neil deGrasse Tyson -- New vistas -- 3 Science and the world's religions -- Christianity -- Judaism -- Islam -- Hinduism -- Buddhism -- Conclusions and further questions to explore -- 4 Physics -- Why the religious interest in cosmology? -- Fundamental physics -- What physics does and doesn't show -- 5 The biological sciences -- The origins of life -- Evolution and creation -- Are genes the fundamental units of evolution? -- Are humans unique? -- 6 The neurosciences -- Brains, minds, and consciousness -- Can thoughts and intentions do anything? -- Whatever happened to the soul? -- Challenging the boundaries between mind and brain -- Religious experience -- 7 Religion and science in historical and philosophical perspective -- The history of religion and science -- Are science and religion intrinsically at war? -- The philosophy of science -- Is science really objective? -- Separationists and Integrationists -- Change the names, solve the problem? -- 8 Science, technology, and ethics -- Stem cell research -- Modifying our genes -- Ethical issues at the end of life -- The rights of subjects in scientific experiments and medical care -- Warfare technologies -- 9 The future of science and religion -- Summarizing the options -- Making the case for partnerships -- They're your questions now . . . -- Glossary -- Index
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