Faith, Science & Reason
Overview
Beautifully illustrated and thoroughly faithful to the Christian Faith and the teaching of the Catholic Church, this book is a must-read for anyone struggling to understand the credibility of the Christian Faith in the light of modern science, and the possibility of a friendly reunion of faith and science in contemporary society.
The raging controversies over the compatibility of the Christian Faith and modern science that have divided public opinion in the United States have swirled around the introduction of theological ideas and interpretation into science textbooks in public schools, creating a confusion of categories and methodology that threatens to handicap both science education and authentic theological instruction.
In this pioneering textbook designed for Catholic high schools and colleges, theologian and author Christopher Baglow takes a different approach – the inclusion of science in a theology textbook for the purpose of rediscovering faith on the frontiers of science.
The result is a stunning reconsideration of the relationship that delivers new insights into the Christian Faith while preserving the integrity, and the breathtaking heritage, of modern science.
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Table of Contents
A brief tour of the chapter titles reveals the comprehensiveness of Baglow’s treatment and gives a sample of his easy, accessible style:
PART ONE | A Friendly Reunion: The Relationship between Natural Science and Supernatural Faith
- Chapter One – Faith and Science: At the Crossroads of Nature and Spirit
- Chapter Two – Science and the Christian Faith: Renewing an Old Relationship
- Chapter Three – The Big Bang about Creation: Is Sacred Scripture Anti-Science?
- Chapter Four – Patroness or Persecutor? The Catholic Church and Scientific Discovery
- Chapter Five – A, B, C, Infinity: Learning to Read the Story of the Universe
PART TWO | God and Science: The Credibility of the Creator
- Chapter Six – The Biggest Question: Has Science Disproved God?
- Chapter Seven – The Twist in the Tale: Modern Science versus Scientific Atheism
- Chapter Eight – Going“Deeper than Darwin”: Faith and the Origins of Living Things
PART THREE | In His Image: Human Personhood and Modern Science
- Chapter Nine – In His Image: The Human Person from the Divine Perspective
- Chapter Ten – Image or Illusion? Scientific Challenges to Human Dignity and Personhood
- Chapter Eleven – The Emergence of the Image: Modern Science and the Origins of Humanity
CONCLUSION | Miracles: Signs and Wonders at the Crossroads of Faith and Science
Reviews
“This book is a marvel of comprehensiveness, concision and insight – stunningly well done: everywhere surprising resolutions of old cruxes and remarkable synthetic power. Baglow’s achievement is a model for what theologians should be aspiring towards.”– Prof. J. David Franks, St. John’s Seminary, Boston
“Baglow takes authentic and unadulterated Catholic teaching and authentic and unadulterated science and shows them to be in wonderful harmony. He shows that the record of the Catholic Church in relation to science is one to be proud of, and indeed quite glorious.” – Prof. Stephen M. Barr, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Author of Modern Physics and Ancient Faith
“This book is an excellent discussion of the Catholic perspective on the relationship between science and religion; this discussion should be part of the curriculum of every Catholic school.” – Prof. Robert Scherrer, Chairman of the Physics Department, Vanderbilt University