Biology, Religion, and Philosophy

An Introduction

Michael Peterson, Dennis Venema

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Cambridge University Press
08 April 2021

Philosophy; Ethics & moral philosophy; Popular philosophy; Religion: general; Bio-ethics

Series: Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Biology

The intersection of biology and religion has spawned exciting new areas of academic research that raise issues central to understanding our own humanity and the living world. In this comprehensive and accessible survey, Michael L. Peterson and Dennis R. Venema explain the engagement between biology and religion on issues related to origins, evolution, design, suffering and evil, progress and purpose, love, humanity, morality, ecology, and the nature of religion itself. Does life have a chemical origin - or must there be a divine spark? How can religious claims about divine goodness be reconciled with widespread predation, suffering, and death in the animal kingdom? Peterson and Venema develop a philosophical discussion around such controversial questions. The book situates each topic in its historical, scientific, and theological context, making it the perfect introduction for upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, scholars, and the interested general reader.

By: Michael Peterson, Dennis Venema
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 250mm, Width: 175mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 650g
ISBN: 9781107031487
ISBN 10: 1107031486
Series: Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Biology
Pages: 285
Publication Date: 08 April 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; Part I. General Issues: 1. Science, Biology, and Religion; 2. The Origin and Nature of Life; 3. The Question of Design in Living Systems; 4. Biology and the Problem of Natural Evil; 5. Progress, Purpose, and Providence; Part II. Religion and Human Biology: 6. Human Nature and Human Uniqueness; 7. Love and Altruism in Biology and Religion; 8. Biology, Ethics, and Debunking Arguments; 9. Biological Accounts of Religion; 10. Humanity, Religion, and the Environment.

Michael L. Peterson is Professor of Philosophy at Asbury Theological Seminary. He is author of numerous books, including C. S. Lewis and the Christian Worldview (2020), Reason and Religious Belief (with William Hasker, Bruce Reichenbach and David Basinger, 2012). He is co-author, with Michael Ruse, of Science, Evolution and Religion: A Debate about Atheism and Theism (2016). Dennis R. Venema is Professor of Biology at Trinity Western University, where he specializes in molecular biology and genetics. He is co-author, with Scott McKnight, of Adam and the Genome: Reading Scripture after Genetic Science (2017).

Reviews for Biology, Religion, and Philosophy: An Introduction

'... clearly written and carefully organized, with a useful glossary and a brief up-to-date bibliography of further reading ...' Glenn Branch, The Quarterly Review of Biology