A series of lectures by John Hedley Brooke, former Andreas Idreos Professorship of Science & Religion, and former Director of the Ian Ramsey Centre at the University of Oxford, given at the School of Divinity in the University of Edinburgh in Jaunary 2015, on the theme of 'Galileo, Darwin, Einstein: Science, Religion, and the Changing Conceptions of Nature', have been made available on YouTube.
Denis Alexander. 2014. Creation or Evolution: Do We Have to Choose? (2nd edn. rev.), Monarch Books. A new edition of ISSR member Denis Alexander's Creation or Evolution: Do We Have to Choose? draws on latest research in science and theology to develop the arguments of the first edition. Examines issues surrounding the relationship between theories of biological evolution and biblical understandings of God and creation. See the publisher's website for more information.
The Theology and Science journal has launched 'Intellectual Autobiographies in Theology and Science'. The Journal will publish a series of autobiographies by leading scholars in theology and science, asking them to take a more personal approach to the issues that concern them professionally. See, Theology and Science vol. 12 no 4 (2014) pp. 306-306. The first contribution to the series, from John Hedley Brooke, is published in the same issue. See, Theology and Science vol. 12 no 4 (2014) pp. 307-323.
Ignacio Silva (ed.) 2014. Latin American Perspectives on Science and Religion, Pickering & Chatto. Ignacio Silva, Research Fellow at Harris Manchester College and the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion, University of Oxford, has edited a new book on Latin American Perspectives on Science and Religion. The book's contributors explore the different ways that religion and science relate to each other, how developments in natural science shaped religious views from the pre-Hispanic period until the nineteenth century, and current debates over evolution and creationism. See the publisher's website for more information.
Owen Gingerich. 2014. God's Planet, Harvard University Press. Adapted from the Herrmann Lectures on Faith and Science given by Owen Gingerich, Emeritus Professor of Astronomy and the History of Science at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Discusses the stories and significance of Nicolaus Copernicus, Charles Darwin, and Fred Hoyle. See the publisher's website for more information.
Noah J. Efron. 2014. A Chosen Calling: Jews in Science in the Twentieth Century, Johns Hopkins University Press. ISSR member Noah J. Efron's A Chosen Calling: Jews in Science in the Twentieth Century examines the success of Jews in the history of modern science against the background of the tumultuous story of their persecution and migration during the century. See the publisher's website for more information.
Ernest L. Simmons. 2014. The Entangled Trinity: Quantum Physics and Theology, Fortress Press. Ernest Simmons, Professor of Religion at Concordia College, Minnesota, examines the doctrine of the Trinity and discusses how current scientific ideas can contribute to reflection on the relationship of God and the world. See the publisher's website for more information.
Andrew Village (York St John University) and Sylvia Baker (Glyndŵr University) assess rejection of Darwinian evolution among 1,100 Christian churchgoers in England. See Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion vol. 52 iss. 3 (September 2013) pp. 557-572.
A special section of Zygon vol. 48, no. 3 (September 2013) on the theme of 'Religion and Embodied Cognition' presents papers from a conference of the International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) on the same theme. Articles in the section include Warren Brown and Kevin Reimer, 'Embodied cognition, character formation, and virtue' D.A. Gosling, 'Embodiment and rebirth in the Buddhist and Hindu traditions' John Teske, 'From embodied to extended cognition' Léon Turner, 'Individuality in theological anthroplogy and theories of embodied cognition' Fraser Watts, 'Embodied cognition and religion' Daniel Weiss, 'Embodied cognition in classical Rabbinic literature' The ISSR page on the 'Embodied Cognition' project is available here.
Online Telling True Stories About Harmonies Between Science & Religion In fall 2017, the Think Write Publish program will be offering a four-part online course, "Telling True Stories About Harmonies Between Science & Religion". Taught by Fellows and mentors from the program, the course offers anyone who has experience(s) related to the harmonies between science and religion to join a community of writers. Using project stories as examples, the course will provide training in narrative nonfiction research, writing, and revision and regular feedback on their writing. See the Think Write Publish website for information.