Science Meets Religion: Q&A: Theology and Philosophy

Q&A: Theology and Philosophy

Advantages | Atheists | Benefits | Bible-archaeology | Bible-creation | Bible-inerrant | Bible-science | Big bang theology | Cafeteria | Conspiracy | Controversies | Creation | Dawkins | Deceiver | Decline | Decline-blame | Determinism | Elevating | Evolution-theology | God hypothesis | God of the gaps | Hawking | History | Methodological naturalism | Miracles | Morality | Natural law | Peer review | Postmodern | Progress | Religion fade away | Religions | Royal road | Science answers | Scientific materialism | Scientists | Theologians | Violence | What is science? | Return to main Science-Meets-Religion page

David H. Bailey
03 Jun 2014 (c) 2014
This section lists numerous questions in the area of theology, philosophy and related topics, and then presents answers based on best available scholarship. This material was assembled by the editor, except where otherwise indicated. Each page linked to below includes detailed references.

What are the theological advantages to an evolutionary worldview? Advantages
How should one view the “new atheist” literature? Atheists
Are there benefits to religious belief and participation? Benefits
Is the Bible supported by modern archaeology? Bible-archaeology
Does the Bible allow for creation via an evolutionary process? Bible-creation
Is the Bible inerrant? Bible-inerrant
Can the Bible be read as a scientific textbook? Bible-science
Is the big bang cosmology in conflict with Judeo-Christian theology? Big bang theology
Can we take a ‘cafeteria’ approach to science and religion? Cafeteria
Is there a conspiracy among scientists? Conspiracy
Are there controversies among scientists? Controversies
Is the scientific picture of creation in conflict with the Judeo-Christian Bible? Creation
How do other scholars view Richard Dawkins’ recent book The God Delusion? Dawkins
Is God a Great Deceiver? Deceiver
Is modern society in sharp decline? Decline
Is science or religion to blame for the decline of modern society? Decline-blame
Does modern science lead to a mechanistic, deterministic worldview that negates human free agency? Determinism
Is the “red in tooth and claw” natural world consistent with Judeo-Christian theism? Elevating
Is there a theology of evolution? Evolution-theology
Can the existence of God be established by scientific experimentation? Is God a scientific hypothesis? God hypothesis
Can (or should) God be found in the gaps of scientific knowledge? God of the gaps
Is it true, as Stephen Hawking and others have claimed, that modern physics removes the need to believe in God? Hawking.
What is the history of the war between science and religion? History.
Is “methodological naturalism” presumed in modern science? Methodological naturalism
Does modern science repudiate miracles? Miracles
Does modern science undermine morality? Morality
Is a universe governed by comprehensible natural laws in conflict with Judeo-Christian theism? Natural law
What are the standards for peer-reviewed scholarship? Peer review
Is modern science is “socially constructed” and “forever tentative”? Postmodern
What is the “idea of progress” and how does it relate to harmony between science and religion? Progress
Will religion just fade away? Religion fade away
What do major religious leaders and denominations say about the “war” between science and religion? Religions
Is there a “royal road” to science and religion? Royal road
Does science have all the answers? Science answers
What is “scientific materialism” and how does it enter into the science-religion discussion? Scientific materialism
What do leading scientists and scientific societies say about the “war” between science and religion? Scientists
What do major theologians say about the “war” between science and religion? Theologians.
In spite of all its scientific and technological progress, isn’t society becoming more and more violent? Violence.
What is science? What is science?