Nature, Human Nature, and God

Ian Barbour offers analyses of the shape and import of evolutionary theory, indeterminacy, neuroscience, information theory, and artificial intelligence. He also addresses deeper philosophical issues and the idea of nature itself. Then Barbour advances to the interconnected religious questions at the core of contemporary debate: Are humans free? Does religion itself evolve? Are we immortal? Is God omnipotent? How does God act in nature?
Barbour's work offers hope that newer religious insights and imperatives occasioned by deep interaction with science can address the environmental and global challenges posed by the relentless advance of science.

Ian Barbour is Bean Professor Emeritus of Science, Technology, and Society, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota.

Preface
Introduction	p. 1
God and Evolution	p. 10
Darwinism Evolving	p. 10
Biological Processes	p. 16
Models of God's Action in Nature	p. 25
God's Action in Process Theology	p. 31
Evolution, Genetics, and Human Nature	p. 39
Human Evolution	p. 39
Human Nature in Theology	p. 49
Genetic Determinism and Human Freedom	p. 59
Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, and Human Nature	p. 71
Neuroscience and Selfhood	p. 71
The Self in Theology	p. 79
Artificial Intelligence and Human Nature	p. 83
Philosophical Interpretations of Consciousness	p. 90
Process Philosophy	p. 94
God and Nature: A Process View	p. 101
Historical Background	p. 102
God's Self-Limitation	p. 104
Process Theology	p. 111
Theology, Ethics, and the Environment	p. 119
Historical Background	p. 119
God and Nature	p. 124
Humanity and Nature	p. 128
Justice, Technology, and the Environment	p. 132
Acknowledgments	p. 141
Notes	p. 143
Index of Authors	p. 159
Index of Subjects	p. 165
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