Biology, Religion, and Philosophy: An Introduction

Michael Peterson; Dennis Venema

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An Introduction

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Michael Peterson, Dennis Venema

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: March 2021
Print publication year:: 2021
Online ISBN:: 9781139381765
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139381765

Series:: Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Biology
Subjects:: Philosophy of Science, Religion, Philosophy, Religion: General Interest

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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.

‘… clearly written and carefully organized, with a useful glossary and a brief up-to-date bibliography of further reading …’

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An Introduction

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Biology, Religion, and Philosophy
pp i-i

Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Biology - Series page
pp ii-ii

Biology, Religion, and Philosophy - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-vii

Acknowledgments
pp viii-viii

Introduction
pp 1-4

Part I - General Issues
pp 5-130

1 - Science, Biology, and Religion
pp 7-31

2 - The Origin and Nature of Life
pp 32-56

3 - The Question of Design in Living Systems
pp 57-80

4 - Biology and the Problem of Natural Evil
pp 81-103

5 - Progress, Purpose, and Providence
pp 104-130

Part II - Religion and Human Biology
pp 131-252

6 - Human Nature and Human Uniqueness
pp 133-156

7 - Love and Altruism in Biology and Religion
pp 157-183

8 - Biology, Ethics, and Debunking Arguments
pp 184-204

9 - Biological Accounts of Religion
pp 205-227

10 - Humanity, Religion, and the Environment
pp 228-252

Glossary
pp 253-258

Further Reading
pp 259-262

Index
pp 263-276

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