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ISBN: 9781839739880
Imprint: Langham Global Library
Format: Paperback
Dimensions (mm): 229 x 152 x 16
Publication Date: 30/09/2024
Pages: 296
Language: English

Global Perspectives on Science and Christianity

£19.99

The discussion of how science and Christianity relate to each other is a truly global one. Christianity around the world encompasses diverse sets of perspectives, ideas, and challenges. Similarly, the practice and perception of science can vary significantly from one region to another. When brought together in their global contexts we find a richness in the engagement between science and Christianity that leads to diverse questions and distinctive answers.

Global Perspectives on Science and Christianity brings together scholars from six continents, hailing from disciplines of natural and social sciences, theology, history, and philosophy, to provide a unique collection of perspectives on how science and Christianity relate around the world. Tackling some issues that are seldom addressed as well as providing fresh perspectives on perennial topics, this is an important, relevant and genuinely global contribution to the discussion.

Author Bios

Mike Brownnutt
(Edited By)

MIKE BROWNNUTT has a PhD in experimental quantum computing from Imperial College London, UK, and wrote his habilitation on that topic at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. He also has a master’s degree in theology from the University of Chester, UK. He currently serves as course director of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion in Cambridge, and is working on a PhD in non-modern philosophy of science and religion at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Keith R. Fox
(Edited By)

KEITH R. FOX has a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Cambridge, UK, and has served as a lecturer, then professor at the University of Southampton, UK, since 1987. He is the editor of Science & Christian Belief and is an ordained lay minister in the Church of England. He co-authored Modifying Our Genes: Theology, Science and “Playing God” (SCM Press, 2021) and has written multiple papers on science, as well as ethics and Christianity.

Endorsements

With contributions from six continents, this excellent new collection of essays provides novel and eye-opening insights into the interactions between the sciences and Christian communities in diverse settings, offering fresh perspectives on a number of traditional topics in the field. Highly recommended!

Peter Harrison, DLitt, PhD
Professor Emeritus of History and Philosophy, University of Queensland, Australia
Professorial Research Fellow, University of Notre Dame, Australia


It is refreshing and essential to read this book on the interface between science and Christian faith! Each chapter engages a local context in its particularity in ways that speak to our diverse global realities. May it encourage more conversation and action!

Archbishop Linda Nicholls
Primate, Anglican Church of Canada
Member of the Anglican Communion Science Commission


This fascinating collection of essays is eloquent testimony to the growing maturity of science-theology engagement. It seriously considers the contextual (cultural, political, and historical) nature of both disciplines while also recognizing fundamental similarities across significant differences. I commend it to students and practitioners alike.

Vinoth Ramachandra, PhD
Former Secretary for Dialogue and Social Engagement,
International Fellowship of Evangelical Students


If one is to fully comprehend the diversity of science and Christianity relations throughout the world, Brownnutt and Fox’s volume is a must-read. What is particularly commendable is the depth, originality, and clarity with which the authors engage with the different local social and religious backgrounds in their explorations of diverse relations between science and Christianity.

Ignacio Silva, DPhil
Professor of Theology and Sciences, Austral University, Argentina
Professor of Philosophy of Religion, Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

Contributors

Ruth M. Bancewicz

RUTH M. BANCEWICZ (PhD, the University of Edinburgh) is church engagement director at the Faraday Institute, where her remit is to equip and encourage UK churches to include engagement with science as part of their regular ministry.


Edward Berkelaar

EDWARD BERKELAAR (PhD, the University of Guelph) is professor of environmental science and chemistry at Redeemer University, Canada, where he also serves as associate dean of the natural sciences and mathematics.


Bernard Boyo

BERNARD BOYO has a PhD in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA, USA. He is a professor at Daystar University, Nairobi, Kenya, where he teaches theology and biblical studies with an emphasis on hermeneutics and contextualization. His research interests are in areas of public theology, culture, the economic and sociopolitical impacts on suffering communities, and religion’s role and response.


Henry Brouwer

HENRY BROUWER (PhD, the University of Western Ontario) is emeritus professor of chemistry and environmental science at Redeemer University, Canada.


Guilherme Vilela Rįbeiro de Carvalho

GUILHERME DE CARVALHO is a Brazilian Baptist theologian and pastor based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He studied theology at Mackenzie Presbyterian University in São Paulo, obtaining a master’s in theology at the Faculdade Teológica Batista de São Paulo (focusing on New Testament exegesis) and another master’s in science of religion at São Paulo Methodist University (focusing on philosophical theology).


David Clements

DAVID CLEMENTS (PhD, the University of Guelph) is professor of biology and assistant dean (research) in the Faculty of Natural and Applied Science at Trinity Western University, Canada (TWU).


Martin Ester

MARTIN ESTER (PhD, ETH Zurich) worked at the University of Munich, Germany, before he moved to Canada in 2001 and became a professor at Simon Fraser University (SFU).


Paul Ewart

PAUL EWART (PhD, Queen’s University, Belfast) is convener of the Oxford Forum for Science and Religion, and is a former chairman of Christians in Science.


Andrew P. Halestrap

ANDREW HALESTRAP (PhD, the University of Bristol) is emeritus professor of biochemistry and senior research fellow at the University of Bristol.


Nicola Hoggard Creegan

NICOLA HOGGARD CREEGAN (MPhil and PhD, Drew University) is lecturer in theology at the Bible College of New Zealand in Auckland, New Zealand.


Samuel Mukiha Karenga

Samuel M. Karenga (PhD, Oklahoma State University) lectures at Mount Kenya University, where he also serves as the director of graduate studies.


Peter Gakio Kirira

PETER G. KIRIRA (PhD, Nagasaki University, Japan) serves as deputy vice chancellor, Administration, Planning, and Institutional Advancement at Mount Kenya University.


Efthymios Nicolaidis

EFTHYMIOS NICOLAIDIS (PhD, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Paris) is director of research and head of the History, Philosphy, and Didactics of Science and Technology Research Program of the Institute of Historical Research at the National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece. Since 2017 he has been permanent secretary of the International Academy of the History of Science.


Kostas Tampakis

KOSTA TAMPAKIS (MSc and PhD, the University of Athens) is associate researcher of history of science and technology at the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece.


Ah Chung Tsoi

AH CHUNG TSOI (PhD, the University of Salford) is an emeritus professor with the University of Wollongong.


John R. Wood

JOHN R. WOOD (PhD, University of California) is emeritus professor of biology and environmental studies at The King’s University, Alberta, Canada, and executive director (interim) of the American Scientific Affiliation.


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