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Recent CTNS Books

Here is a selection of recent books published by CTNS faculty and associates. Click on the title for more information on each book.

See also the book summaries from the CTNS/Vatican Observatory series on divine action.

 
Cosmology from Alpha to Omega cover  

Cosmology From Alpha to Omega: The Creative Mutual Interaction of
Theology and Science

by Robert John Russell

(Fortress 2008.) ISBN: 978-0-8006-6273-8

To purchase, order on-line through the CTNS Portal to Amazon.com.

 
Evolution of Evil  

The Evolution of Evil
Edited by Gaymon Bennett, Martinez J. Hewlett, Ted Peters and Robert John Russell.

(Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co. KG.), 2008.
ISBN 978-3-525-56979-5.

To order, or for more information visit: Eisenbraun, the distributor's website, www.eisenbrauns.com

 
Physics and Cosmology  

Physics and Cosmology: Scientific Perspective on the Problem of Natural Evil
Edited by Nancey Murphy, Robert John Russell and William Stoeger, S.J.

First in the new CTNS-VO collaborative series
(Vatican Observatory – Vatican City State 2007.)
ISBN: 978-88-209-7959-1.

To purchase, conatct the University of Notre Dame Press (USA DIstributor) or your local bookstore.

 
mind, brain and the elusive soul cover  

Mind, Brain and the Elusive Soul: Human Systems of Cognitive Science and Religion
CTNS associat, Dr. Mark Graves' new book grew out of his M.A. thesis and the course he and Professor Robert John Russell taught in 2005 on "Theology, the Person & Neuroscience".

This book uses information and systems theory to describe the "more" that does not reduce to the parts. One sees this in the synapses—or apparently empty gaps between the neurons in one's brain—where informative relationships give rise to human mind, culture, and spirituality. Drawing upon the disciplines of cognitive science, computer science, neuroscience, general systems theory, pragmatic philosophy, and Christian theology, Dr. Graves reinterprets the traditional doctrine of the soul as form of the body to frame contemporary scientific study of the human soul. (Ashgate , 2008). ISBN: 978-0-7546-6226-6.

Visit the Ashgate website for more information www.ashgate.com

     
cosmology book  

Cosmology, Evolution and Resurrection Hope: Theology and Science in Creative Mutual Interaction
By Robert John Russell
(Pandora Press 2006). ISBN: 1894710673.

To purchase, order from Amazon or contact Pandora Press at www.pandorapress.com or
call (519) 745-1560 or call toll-free: (866) 696-1678, or your local bookstore.

 
cosmology book  

God's Action in Nature's World: Essays in Honour of Robert John Russell
(Ashgate, 6/2006). ISBN: 0754655563. Now published!
Edited by Ted Peters and Nathan Hallanger

Order now.
USA: Through Ashgate or your local bookstore.

UK and European residents may print the PDF file to order
or email orders@ashgate.com
You many also visit the Ashgate web site to order.

 
Fifty Years in Science and Religion edited by Robert John Russell   Fifty Years in Science and Religion: Ian G. Barbour and His Legacy
(Ashgate, 12/2004). ISBN: 0754641171.
Edited by Robert John Russell.

Order now.
USA: Purchase through your local bookstore or via Ashgate online.

UK and European residents may print the PDF file to order
or email orders@ashgate.com - Reference #30SC1040.
You many also visit the Ashgate web site to order

Evolution from Creation to New Creation by Ted Peters and Martinez Hewlett   Evolution from Creation to New Creation: Conflict, Conversation, and Convergence
(Abingdon, 2003). ISBN: 0687023742.
By Ted Peters and Martinez Hewlett.

 

Science, Theology, and Ethics by Ted Peters  

Science, Theology and Ethics
(Ashgate, 2003). ISBN: 0754608255.
By Ted Peters.

 

Playing God (Second Edition) by Ted Peters  

Playing God? Genetic Determinism and Human Freedom
(New York and London: Routledge, 2003). 2nd Edition. ISBN: 0415915228.
By Ted Peters.

 

 

God, Life, and the Cosmos by Ted Peters, Muzaffar Iqbal, and Syed Nomanul Haq   God, Life and the Cosmos: Christian and Islamic Perspectives
(Ashgate, 2002). ISBN: 0754608832.
Edited by Ted Peters, Muzaffar Iqbal, and Syed Nomanul Haq.

 

Bridging Science and Religion by Ted Peters and Gaymon Bennett   Bridging Science and Religion
(London: SCM, 2002). ISBN: 0334028930.
Edited by Ted Peters and Gaymon Bennett.
Foreword by Robert John Russell.


Bridging Science and Religion is now available in Chinese (both traditional and simplified characters), and Portuguese. Forthcoming are editions in Spanish, German and Bahassa.

Resurrection by Ted Peters, Robert Russell, and Michael Welker   Resurrection: Theological and Scientific Assessments
(Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002). ISBN: 0802805191.
Edited by Ted Peters, Robert John Russell, and Michael Welker.

 

Science and the Spiritual Quest by W. Mark Richardson, Robert Russell, Philip Clayton, and Kirk Wegter-McNelly   Science and the Spiritual Quest: New Essays by Leading Scientists
(New York: Routledge, 2002) ISBN: 0415257670.
Edited by W. Mark Richardson, Robert John Russell, Philip Clayton and Kirk Wegter-McNelly.

 

Faith in Science by Mark Richardson and Gordy Slack   Faith in Science
(New York: Routledge, 2001). ISBN: 0415257654.
Edited by W. Mark Richardson and Gordy Slack.
Foreword by Ian G. Barbour.

 

     
     
Quantum Mechanics: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action edited by Robert Russell, Kirk Wegter-McNelly, and John Polkinghorne  

Quantum Mechanics: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action.
(Vatican City State: Vatican Observatory Publications and CTNS, 2001). ISBN: 026803978X
Edited by Robert J. Russell, Philip Clayton, Kirk Wegter-McNelly and John Polkinghorne. Distributed by the University of Notre Dame Press.

You may order through the USA distributor of the CTNS-VO books, the University of Notre Dame Press.

     
     
Neuroscience and the Person: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action edited by Robert Russell, Nancey Murhpy, Theo Meyering, and Michael Arbib  

Neuroscience and the Person: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action.
(Vatican City State: Vatican Observatory Publications and CTNS, 1999. Second edition, 2002).
ISBN: 0268014906
Edited by Robert John Russell, Nancey Murphy, Theo C. Meyering and Michael A. Arbib. Distributed by the University of Notre Dame Press.

You mayorder through the USA distributor of the CTNS-VO books, the University of Notre Dame Press.

 

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