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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Religion and the physical sciences	Kate Grayson Boisvert	Addresses the complex relationship between religion and the physical sciences	OL11961165W
Alch emy and authority in the Holy Roman Empire	Tara E. Nummedal	What distinguished the true alchemist from the fraud? This question animated the lives and labors of the common men—and occasionally women—who made a living as alchemists in the sixteenth- and sevent…	OL12074392W
"Deinem Wink, Herr, gehorchen die Elemente"	Martin Osterkorn	This doctoral thesis deals with the question of how we can think of God´s providence concerning nature, especially with the question of how we can think of the effectiveness of prayer for rain in…	OL13425206W
A faith and culture devotional	Kelly Monroe Kullberg	Renew Your Sense of Wonder Refresh Your Education Learn and Grow with Christian Thought Leaders including: Dallas Willard John Eldredge Michael Behe Frederica Matthews-Green Darrell Bock Will…	OL13600279W
The Lab, the Temple, and the Market	Sharon M.P. Harper	What do faith, science, and the world of international development have to offer one another? Current international development discourse is starting to look at how religion affects globalization, pe…	OL13852275W
Building cultures of trust	Marty, Martin E.	In Building Cultures of Trust Martin Marty proposes ways to improve the conditions for trust at what might be called the "grassroots" level. He suggests that it makes a difference if citizens put en…	OL15051141W
Earth science for Christian schools	George Mulfinger,Donald E. Snyder	2nd ed.	OL15165419W
Galileo's Dream	Kim Stanley Robinson	In a novel of stunning dimensions, the acclaimed author of the Mars trilogy brings us the story of the incredible life – and death – of Galileo, the First Scientist. Late Renaissance Italy still abou…	OL15170687W
Dealing with Dawkins	John Blanchard	John Blanchard has produced yet another winner. This time he engages with the so-called "new atheism" promoted by Richard Dawkins in his books The God Delusion and The Greatest Show on Earth. He conc…	OL15437842W
Anarchy Evolution	Greg Graffin	A provocative look at the collision between religion and science-by the founding member of the cult punk band Bad Religion who is also a professor.	OL15488626W
Natural reflections	Barbara Herrnstein Smith	In this important and original book, eminent scholar Barbara Herenstein Smith describes, assesses, and reflects upon a set of contemporary intellectual projects involving science, religion, and human…	OL15625444W
The House of Wisdom	Jim Al-Khalili	A myth-shattering view of the Islamic world's myriad scientific innovations and the role they played in sparking the European Renaissance. Many of the innovations that we think of as hallmarks of …	OL15976945W
Rhetorical darwinism	Thomas M. Lessl	Explores the relation between evolutionary theory (a scientific principle) and evolutionism (unscientific applications of evolutionary theory, such as social Darwinism and competitive-market economic…	OL15991501W
Nature, science, & religion	Catherine M. Tucker	xii, 285 p. : 23 cm	OL16263253W
Christian Worldview and the Academic Disciplines	Deane E. D. Downing	This book -- an edited compilation of twenty-nine essays -- focuses on the difference(s) that a Christian worldview makes for the disciplines or subject areas normally taught in liberal arts colleges…	OL16332640W
Understanding the present	Bryan Appleyard	The book explores the history of science, from the dawn of the Enlightenment up to the present day, arguing that its triumph in almost every sphere of human activity, spectacular though it is, has co…	OL16612992W
Trying Biology	Adam R. Shapiro	In Trying Biology, Adam R. Shapiro convincingly dispels many conventional assumptions about the 1925 Scopes "monkey" trial. Most view it as an event driven primarily by a conflict between science and…	OL16806127W
All Things Hold Together in Christ	James K. A. Smith,Michael L. Gulker	As Christians engage controversial cultural issues, we must remember that "all things hold together in Christ" (Col. 1:17)--even when it comes to science and faith. This anthology is an invitation to…	OL17932645W
Brief Answers to the Big Questions	Stephen Hawking	Stephen Hawking was recognized as one of the greatest minds of our time and a figure of inspiration after defying his ALS diagnosis at age twenty-one. He is known for both his breakthroughs in theore…	OL19552275W
The Greatest Show on Earth	Richard Dawkins	Britain's greatest science writer comprehensively rebuts the creationists by pulling together the incontrovertible evidence for evolution. Charles Darwin's masterpiece, _On the Origin of Species_, sh…	OL1966487W