The Edge of Reason?: Science and Religion in Modern Society (Hardcover)

Forward: Mary Midgley Introduction Alex Bentley, Durham University Should scientists challenge religious beliefs in modern society? 1 Science and religion: negotiating the 21st century rapids.Denis Alexander, Cambridge University 2 Why new atheist definitions of religion fail. Mark Hulsether, University of Tennessee 3 Aboriginal versus Western creationism. Bob Layton, Durham University 4 Science versus anthropology, not religion.Simon Coleman, Sussex University 5 Atheism and liberty. Michael Shermer, Sceptics Society & Scientific American Is religion inevitable? Prehistory and evolution 6 The evolution of warfare. Herbert Maschner and Katherine Reedy-Maschner, Idaho State University 7Why we are good: Mirror neurons and the roots of empathy. Gordy Slack, US Author 8The evolution of religion. Lewis Wolpert, University College London 9Is religion inevitable? An archaeologist's view from the past. Steven Mithen, University of Reading 10 Artificials, or why Darwin was wrong about humans. Timothy Taylor, University of Bradford Is religion harmful? From brains to societies 11 Brain science and belief. Andrew Newberg, University of Pennsylvania 12 Why Richard Dawkins is wrong about religion. David Sloan Wilson, Binghamton University 13Public terror vs. public good: Views from Japan and England. Ian Reader, University of Manchester 14Buddhism: A better balance in the East? Hiroko Kawanami, Lancaster University Can science itself inspire spiritual wonder? Broader views 15Can scientific discovery be a spiritual experience? John Hedley Brooke, Oxford University 16Heavens above! Old notions never die, they just incorporate.William Calvin, University of Washington 17Other intelligences. Seth Shostak, SETI Institute Senior Astronomer 18Natural theology in contemporary cosmology. David Wilkinson, Durham University Epilogue: Science and Religion, not Science or Religion. Michael J. O'Brien, University of Missouri