Includes bibliographical references.

aReligion and science in Christian theology / F. LeRon Shults -- Empiricism, conceptual cleavers, and the discourse on religion and science / Francisca Cho -- Science and religion : from the historian's perspective / Geoffrey Cantor -- The physics of the spirit : the indigenous continuity of science and religion / Brian Yazzie Burkhart -- Islam and science / Ahmed Ragab -- Christianity and science / Gary B. Ferngren -- Feminism, religion, and science / J. Jeanine Thweatt-Bates -- Jews and the study of nature / Noah Efron -- Cosmology / Joel R. Primack, Nancy Ellen Abrams -- Astronomy : from star gazing to astrobiology / Grace Wolf-Chase -- Hindu cosmogony/cosmology / Gerald James Larson -- Modern cosmology and religious naturalism / Donald M. Braxton -- Cosmology and theology / Antje Jackelâen -- Quantum theoretical approaches and causality / Gregg Jaeger -- Quantum mechanics and some Hindu perspectives / Varadaraja V. Raman -- Quantum theory, philosophy and theology : is there a distinct Roman Catholic perspective? / William R. Stoeger -- Quantum theory, causality, and Islamic thought / Mehdi Golshani -- Eliminativism, complexity and emergence / Terrence Deacon, Tyrone Cashman -- Philosophical implications of emergence / Timothy O'Connor -- Emergence and Christian theology / James W. Haag -- Buddhism, emergence, and anti-substantialism / Charles Goodman -- The biological antecedents of human suffering / Ursula Goodenough -- Suffering through to something higher / Holmes Rolston III -- Magic, monotheism and natural evil : classical and modern Jewish responses to suffering / Lawrence Troster -- The problem of suffering in theistic evolution / Ted Peters -- The cognitive sciences : a brief introduction for science and religion / Michael L. Spezio -- Cognitive science and classical Buddhist philosophy of mind / Richard K. Payne -- Christianity and the cognitive sciences / Charlene P.E. Burns -- Hinduism and the cognitive sciences : challenges, contrasts, and confluences / Stephen Kaplan -- Frontiers in religion and ecology : notes on the new ecology and the creation of value / Nathaniel F. Barrett, William R. Jordan III -- Judaism and the science of ecology / Hava Tirosh-Samuelson -- Asian religions and ecology and the integrity of nature / Christopher Key Chapple -- Meaning-making practices and environmental history : toward an ecotonal theology / Whitney A. Bauman -- Origins / Michael Ruse -- Creation and liberation : the ontology of American Indian origins / Scott L. Pratt -- Origins : the Hindu case / C. Mackenzie-Brown -- Christian responses to evolution / Chris Doran -- Jewish origins : cosmos, humanity and Judaism / Shai Cherry -- Biotechnology and justice / Ronald Cole-Turner -- Justice and biotechnology : Protestant views / Karen Lebacqz -- Muslim ethics and biotechnology / Ebrahim Moosa -- Biotechnology and justice : Roman Catholic perspectives / B. Andrew Lustig -- Justice in the margins of the land : Jewish responses to the challenges of biotechnology / Laurie Zoloth -- Ecce Pan : primate theory of mind and the notion of awe / David Harnden-Warwick, Jesse M. Berng -- Animals as religious and soteriological beings : a Hindu perspective / Ellison Banks Findly -- Animals and Christianity / Gregory R. Peterson -- Does the Buddha have a theory of mind? : animal cognition and human distinctiveness in Buddhism / Jonathan C. Gold -- Prospects for the biomedical postponement of aging : technical context for a theological debate / Aubrey D.N.J. de Grey -- Response to Aubrey de Grey from the perspective of Buddhism / Derek F. Maher -- Cosmic aliveness : nurturing life in the Daoist tradition / Livia Kohn -- A Christian theological response to de Grey's prospects for the biomedical postponement of aging : or, What does it mean to live long and prosper? / Ann Milliken Pederson -- Transhumanism and cognitive enhancement / Daniel S. Rizzuto, Joshua W. Fost -- Cyborgs, robots, and eternal avatars : transhumanist salvation at the interface of brains and machines / Robert M. Geraci -- Human-directed evolution : a Christian perspective / Noreen Herzfeld -- American Indians, transhumanism and cognitive enhancement / Thurman Lee Hester Jr.

The field of religion and science is one of the most exciting and dynamic areas of research today. This Companion brings together an outstanding team of scholars to explore the ways in which science intersects with the major religions of the world and religious naturalism. The collection provides an overview of the field and also indicates ways in which it is developing. Each topic is presented in a clear readable fashion, ideal for scholars but also useful for upper level undergraduates.