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CTNS Books

One of the most important embodiments of the mission of CTNS to bridge science and religion through research, teaching, and public service are the many publications that have been produced by CTNS programs, faculty and associates, These publications reflect diligent research, with the aims of producing excellent scholarship which can be used in the service of teachers, students and the general public. Please see below for a list of suggested introductory books in theology and science as well as more advanced titles arranged in alphabetical order. Authors include Francisco J. Ayala, Ian...
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Outstanding Books in Theology and the Natural Sciences Prize

In 1996, the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences created a new award for Outstanding Books in Theology and the Natural Sciences. The Outstanding Books Prize recognized exemplary scholarship in the dialogue between theology and the natural sciences and sought to foster outstanding scholarly investigation of the methodological relations between theology and science. Books were judged using the following criteria: Does the book make a convincing and scholarly case? Does it have real potential for affecting opinion makers and the general public? Will it be an important resource to be...
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CTNS Public Forum with Professor LeRon Shults, on his book, Christology and Science, with a response by Professor Robert Russell

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Saturday, November 5th 2016, 7:00pm
CTNS Public Forum with Professor LeRon Shults, on his book, Christology and Science, with a response by Professor Robert Russell The dialogue between theology and science has blossomed in recent decades, but particular beliefs about Jesus Christ have not often been brought to the forefront of this interdisciplinary discussion even in explicitly Christian contexts. In this lecture, F. LeRon Shults discusses his book Christology and Science (2008), which attempts to break new ground by explicitly bringing the specific themes of Christology into dialogue with contemporary science. He engages...
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Public Forum and Book Launch Lecture for The Groaning of Creation: God, Evolution, and the Problem of Evil, by Dr. Christopher Southgate

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Saturday, September 10th 2016, 7:00pm
Public Forum and Book Launch Lecture for The Groaning of Creation: God, Evolution, and the Problem of Evil, by Dr. Christopher Southgate GTU Board Room Pain, suffering and extinction are intrinsic to the evolutionary process. In this book Christopher Southgate shows how the world that is "very good" is also "groaning in travail" and subjected by God to that travail. Southgate then evaluates several attempts at evolutionary theodicy and argues for his own approach--an approach that takes full account of God's self-emptying and human beings' special responsibilities as created co-creators.
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Book Launch & Reception Anticipating Omega by Ted Peters

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Tuesday, April 19th 2016, 5:00pm
Thursday, April 19, 2007, 5pm Book Launch & Reception Anticipating Omega by Ted Peters Anticipating Omega is a work of constructive theology that takes into the theological enterprise the findings of the latest research in the natural sciences. Ted Peters asks how the eschatological vision of God’s ultimate future (omega) fits on a map of reality along with physics, evolutionary biology, genetics, and technical prognostications for a post-human future. He formulates a unique theory providing a retroactive ontology of the future in an attempt to understand today’s world in light of tomorrow’...
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Theology and Science Instructions for Authors and Book Reviewers

Thank you for your interest in contributing to Theology & Science! Please follow these simple procedures to ensure that we receive your submission in a standard format that is easy to edit and process. The editors of Theology and Science reserve the right to make final decisions regarding papers submitted for possible publication. All submissions should be made online at the Theology and Science Manuscript Central site. New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made via the Author Center. Article Format. Authors should prepare and...
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UFOs: God's Chariots?: Spirituality, Ancient Aliens, And Religious Yearnings in the Age of Extraterrestrials, by Ted Peters, Book Launch

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Monday, November 7th 2016, 5:00pm
UFOs: God's Chariots?: Spirituality, Ancient Aliens, And Religious Yearnings in the Age of Extraterrestrials, by Ted Peters, Book Launch UFOs: God's Chariots? uncovers and exposes the clandestine spiritual dimensions within the UFO phenomenon. UFOs vibrate with transcendence, omniscience, perfection, and redemption. Panel Discussion & Book Launch PLTS Chapel Classroom 2770 Marin Avenue Berkeley, CA 94708
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SRCP Books

The Science and Religion Course Program produced a variety of publications. One of the most important is the collection of essays entitled Bridging Science and Religion which was edited by Ted Peters and Gaymon Bennet. This volume models a fruitful interaction between the profound discoveries of the natural sciences and the venerable and living wisdoms of the world's major religions. As a textbook it is an ideal starting point for novices, yet it has much to offer seasoned academics, professionals, and students. Part 1 establishes a working methodology for bridge-building between scientific...
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"Saving Darwin: How to be a Christian and Believe in Evolution" by Karl Giberson, Public Forum & Book Launch.

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Saturday, February 6th 2016, 12:00am
"Saving Darwin: How to be a Christian and Believe in Evolution" by Karl Giberson, Public Forum & Book Launch. Karl Giberson was raised in a fundamentalist parsonage and entered college in 1975 intending to become a creation scientist and join the fight against evolution. While studying science at college he became convinced that evolution was true and, with much struggle and angst, abandoned his childhood belief in creationism. Karl's personal story mirrors that of America in the decades since Darwinism came ashore and challenged the country's traditional creation story. Saving Darwin is...
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Book Launch Party with Dr. Arvin Gouw, Dr. Brian Patrick Green, and Dr. Ted Peters

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Thursday, October 13th 2022, 5:30pm
Registration Link for the Event (In-person attendees should register here) Zoom Link for the Event for Remote Participants   Join us for a conversation with Dr. Arvin Gouw, Dr. Brian Patrick Green, and Dr. Ted Peters on their latest publications: Religious Transhumanism and Its Critics (Lexington Books) Edited by Arvin M. Gouw; Brian Patrick Green, and Ted Peters - Foreword by Aubrey Degrey Contributions by Whitney A. Bauman; Lincoln Cannon; Levi Checketts; Ronald Cole-Turner; Celia Deane-Drummond; Ilia Delio; Francesca Ferrando; Brandon Gallaher; Elisabeth Gerle; Arvin M. Gouw; Brian...
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Publications

At the heart of CTNS’s mission is providing a wide variety of resources to students, scientists, humanities scholars, and the general public on a wide variety of topics in the field of theology and science.
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Get Involved

Become a member and receive our journal, Theology and Science, sign up for the CTNS E-News to hear about upcoming events, make a donation to support the work of the center or explore our many articles, videos and suggested books. Donations Directly support the CTNS mission of bridging science and religion with a financial gift. Membership Join the Center and receive Theology and Science, the CTNS E-News, conference discounts and more. E-News for Friends Receive CTNS news updates, with information on upcoming conferences, events, and publications. Events Find out about...
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Founder

Professor Robert J. Russell is the Founder and Director of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS), and the Ian G. Barbour Professor of Theology and Science at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU), Berkeley. He is the author of Time in Eternity: Pannenberg, Physics, and Eschatology in Creative Mutual Interaction (University of Notre Dame Press, 2012) and Cosmology from Alpha to Omega: Towards the Mutual Creative Interaction of Theology and Science (Fortress Press, 2008). He has co-edited a multi-volume series of books focused on scientific perspectives on divine action...
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Physics and Cosmology Group

Physics and Cosmology GroupCosmology, or the scientific study of the origin and development of the universe, raises fundamental religious questions: Where did we come from? What or who, if anything, created the universe in the first place? Must some cause be posited to explain the singularity from which our universe arose, or is the universe self-explanatory? Is the notion of God required to explain the lawlikeness of the universe, or to account for its proclivity to produce intelligent life? And what is the final fate of the universe; is the so-called heat death of the universe, or its final...
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From Empathy to the Evolution of Compassion

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Wednesday, April 26th 2017, 7:00pm
A CTNS Public Forum featuring Professor Celia Deane-Drummond Dinner Board Room, GTU Library Free and open to the public. This lecture contributes a theological perspective to recent heated public debates in psychology on the rejection of empathy as of key significance in the moral life.  In dialogue with philosopher Martha Nussbaum, Professor Deane-Drummond explores recent analysis of the deep history of the evolution of compassion in early hominins. She also argues for the importance of charity, understood in the classic, Thomistic sense, as holding a central place for mercy and its...
CTNS | Center for Theology and the Natural SciencesCelia Deane-Drummond
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VO/CTNS Books

In 1988 the Vatican Observatory published a watershed volume on theology, philosophy and science resulting from an international research conference held in Rome: Physics, Philosophy and Theology: A Quest for Common Understanding. This volume included a unique address by Pope John Paul II on theology and science. Based on this volume the Vatican Observatory and CTNS began a twenty year collaboration of further research. The collaboration has produced seven scholarly volumes to date. These volumes include: The five-volume series whose underlying theme is "Scientific Perspectives on Divine...
Vatican ObservatoryDivine Action SeriesScience and TheologyCTNS | Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences
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