Putting it all together: seven patterns for relating science and the Christian faith /
Richard H. Bube
- Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, 1995
- ix, 213 p. ; 22 cm.
Ch. 1. Look at the Issues -- Purpose of this Book -- "Science vs. Faith" -- "Science vs. Bible" -- Pseudoscience and Pseudotheology -- Some Examples of Science-Theology Interactions -- Three Tricky Presuppositions -- Cultural vs. Biblical Theology -- Scientific Description of a Human Being -- New Abilities Developed by Science -- Value of Human Life -- Legal Responsibility -- Ecological Responsibility -- Social Responsibility -- Ch. 2. Authentic Science -- Pattern of History -- Definition of Authentic Science -- Characteristics of Authentic Science -- Ch. 3. Authentic Christian Theology -- Definition of Authentic Christian Theology -- Distinctives of Authentic Christian Theology -- Characteristics of Theology -- Common Features of Science and Theology -- Ch. 4. Pattern 1: Science Has Destroyed Christian Theology -- Modern Science Has Made God Unnecessary: The God-of-the-Gaps -- Belief in the Supernatural Has Become Impossible -- Miracles Violate Our Understanding of the World -- Science Has Shown that Christianity is Only ... -- Can One Regard the Bible as God's Revelation? -- Ch. 5. Pattern 2: Christian Theology in Spite of Science -- Biblical Inerrancy -- Purposes of Biblical Revelation -- Science and Theology: Mutual Aids in Interpretation -- "Theistic Science" -- Illustration: Creation and Evolution -- Ch. 6. Pattern 3: Science and Christian Theology are Unrelated -- Compartmentalization Solution -- Natural Theology -- Compartmentalization vs. Complementarity -- Ch. 7. Pattern 4: Science Demands Christian Theology -- Faith and Evidence -- Reasonable Faith: Statement for a Popular Audience -- Classical Arguments for the Existence of God -- Evidence: The Universe Had a Beginning -- Evidence: Order in the Universe -- Evidence: Purpose and Design in the Universe -- Evidence: The Anthropic Principle -- Evidence: Human Characteristics -- Evidence: The Bible is Scientifically Defensible -- Ch. 8. Pattern 5: Science Redefines Christian Theology -- Historical Background -- Changes in Theology due to Science -- Visionary Rhetoric or Serious Confusion? -- Scientific Theology. Summary: Are We Saved by Creation or Redemption? -- Ch. 9. Pattern 6: A New Synthesis of Science and Christian Theology -- Historic Examples of the Synthesis of Pseudoscience and Pseudotheology -- New Age Consciousness -- Influence of Modern Physics -- Philosophical Implications of Quantum Mechanics -- Environmental Concerns -- Ch. 10. Pattern 7: Christian Theology and Science: Complementary Insights -- What Complementarity Is Not -- When Complementarity Is Necessary -- Insights into Complementarity -- Illustrations of Complementarity -- Ch. 11. Epilogue: A Christian Philosophy of Science -- Purpose -- Possibility -- Presuppositions -- Posture -- Potential.