Spiritual Information

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ISBN: 9781932031737 | 1932031731
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Copyright: 5/30/2005

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For Nearly Three Decades, Sir John Templeton has inspired and supported scientific research that expands spiritual understanding. "None of us has ever understood even one percent of the reality of God, the infinity, the eternity of God," Sir John has said. "All that we have learned is still tiny compared to what is still yet to be discovered if we search for it."

Preface

Acknowledgments

xix

PART ONE Perspectives on Sir John Templeton's Two Domains-Spiritual Capital and Spiritual Information

(56)

1. Spiritual Information and the Sense of Wonder: The Convergence of Spirituality and the Natural Sciences

Alister E. McGrath

(5)

2. Sir John Templeton's Three Passions

Michael Novak

(4)

3. Spiritual Capital: A New Field of Research

Robert D. Woodberry

(8)

4. Spiritual Capital as an Economic Force

Robert J. Barro

(6)

5. Spiritual Entrepreneurism: Creating a Plan to Explore and Promote Spiritual Information

Jean Staune

(7)

6. Global Spiritual Confusion and the Neglected Problem of Excess Spiritual Information

Wesley J. Wildman

(6)

7. Science, Semiotics, and the Sacred: Seeking Spiritual Information in the Deep Structure of Reality

William Grassie

(5)

8. What Does a Slug Know of Mozart? Introducing the Ontological Multiverse

Charles L. Harper Jr.

(8)

9. Complementarity

Freeman J. Dyson

(5)

PART TWO Perspectives on the History-and Future-of the Science-Religion Dialog

(58)

10. In Praise of Contingency: Chance versus Inevitability in the Universe We Know

Owen Gingerich

(4)

11. Historical Errors Impeding Progress in Science and Religion

Jeffrey Burton Russell

(5)

12. The Longing of Johannes Kepler

Kitty Ferguson

(6)

13. The Spirit of Galileo

Dallas Willard

(5)

14. Eminent Scientists and Religious Belief

Nicolaas A. Rupke

(5)

15. Biological Evolution, Quantum Mechanics, and Non-Interventionist Divine Action: New Research Promises Growth in Spiritual Knowledge

Robert J. Russell

(6)

16. Religion, Global Trends, and Religious Futurology

Philip Jenkins

(6)

17. "Playing God"

Noah J. Efron

(5)

18. The New Cognitive Science of Religion

Fraser N. Watts

101

(5)

19. Exploring Inner Space in a New Age of Discovery: The Future of Scientific Survey Research in Religion

George H. Gallup Jr.

106

(5)

20. Theological Fiction and the Future

Gregory A. Benford

111

(4)

PART THREE Perspectives from Cosmology, Physics, and Astronomy

115

(64)

21. Outward Bound

John D. Barrow

117

(4)

22. An Echo of Ancient Questions from Contemporary Cosmology

Marco Bersanelli

121

(6)

23. Progress in Scientific and Spiritual Understanding

George F.R. Ellis

127

(5)

24. The Universe-What's the Point?

Paul C.W. Davies

132

(5)

25. Choose Your Own Universe

Andrei Linde

137

(5)

26. The Goldilocks Universe: Finesse and Firepower

Karl W. Giberson

142

(5)

27. Emergent Realities in the Cosmos

Marcelo Gleiser

147

(4)

28. Cosmic Order and Divine Word

Lydia Jaeger

151

(4)

29. Science of the Unseen: A Perspective from Contemporary Physics

Hyung S. Choi

155

(6)

30. Design and the Designer: New Concepts, New Challenges

Robin A. Collins

161

(6)

31. Henderson's "Fine-Tuning Argument": Time for Rediscovery

Michael J. Denton

167

(5)

32. What God "Whispers" through Radio Telescopes

Jennifer J. Wiseman

172

(7)

PART FOUR Perspectives from Quantum Mechanics, Mathematics, and Symbolic Logic

179

(94)

33. The "Trialistic" Structure in Physics: New Insights for Metaphysics and Natural Theology

Gennaro Auletta

181

34. On the Perennial Oneness of Being

Michael D. Silberstein

188

(11)

35. Quantum Logic and the God-World Relationship: A New Resource for Exploring Modern Christian Theology

Thierry Magnin

199

(9)

36. Between Mathematics and Transcendence: The Search for the Spiritual Dimension of Scientific Discovery

Joseph M. Zycinski

208

(5)

37. Rejecting the Realm of Numbers

Edward Nelson

213

(4)

38. Is God a Mathematician?

Mario Livio

217

(4)

39. Mathematical Theology

Sarah Voss

221

(7)

40. From Now to Infinity

Michael Heller

228

(4)

41. One Universal Computation: First Zero, Then One

Kevin Kelly

232

(5)

42. "Neoreality" and the Quest for Transcendence

Clifford A. Pickover

237

(5)

43. Belief in a Superior Being: A Game-Theoretic Analysis

Steven J. Brams

242

(8)

44. On the Problem of the Existence of Evil: Reflections of a Jewish Physicist Philosopher

Max Jammer

250

(5)

45. Do Quantum Experiments Challenge Kant's Criticism of the Proofs for the Existence of God?

Antoine Suarez

255

(6)

46. Proof or Persuasion?

F. Russell Stannard

261

(4)

47. From Information to Spirit: A Sketch for a New Anthropology

Gianfranco Basti

265

(8)

PART FIVE Perspectives on Evolution and Purpose

273

(48)

48. Do Chimpanzees Have Souls? Possible Precursors of Religious Behavior in Animals

Jane Goodall

275

(4)

49. Shamanic Practices in the Painted Caves of Europe

Jean Clottes

279

(7)

50. Naturalistic Spiritual Information

Ursula Goodenough

286

(5)

51. Hath Darwin Suffered a Prophet's Scorn? Evolutionary Theory and the Scandal of Unconditional Love

Jeffrey P. Schloss

291

(9)

52. Living Purpose: The Study of Purpose in the Living World as a Source of New Spiritual Information

Paul K. Wason

300

(8)

53. The Evolution of Altruism: From Game Theory to Human Language

Martin A. Nowak and Natalia L. Komarova

308

(7)

54. The Form of Freedom

William B. Hurlbut

315

(6)

PART SIX Perspectives on Sociology and Ethics

321

(44)

55. Preparing the Way for the Lord: Evolution, Christianity, and the Dialog on Moral Freedom

Alain J-P.C. Tschudin

323

(7)

56. Planetary Spiritual (In)formation: From Biological to Religious Evolution

Holmes Rolston III

330

(7)

57. Is There a Place for "Scientific" Studies of Religion?

Robert Wuthnow

337

(6)

58. Sociology and Spiritual Information: Challenging "Obvious" Opinions

David A. Martin

343

(5)

59. The Emergence of Ethics from Science: An Examination of the Ideals of Einstein and Gandhi

Ramanath Cowsik

348

(8)

60. Science in the Service of Meaninglessness Sociological Change and the Decline of Faith

M.A. Casey

356

(4)

61. Secularization and the Sciences

Peter L. Berger

360

(5)

PART SEVEN Perspectives on Religion and Health

365

(48)

62. The Faith Factor in Medicine, the Health Factor in Religion: Reflections on a New Research Tradition

Anne Harrington

367

(9)

63. Heal Thyself: Spirituality, Medicine, and Misunderstandings

Harold G. Koenig

376

(5)

64. Can the Body Heal the Spirit?

Ted Peters

381

(8)

65. Mental Health, Spiritual Information, and the Power of the Mind to Shape the Brain

Jeffrey M. Schwartz

389

(6)

66. Navajo Spirituality: Native American Wisdom and Healing in the Modern World

Lori Arviso Alvord

395

(5)

67. Of Monocytes and the Spiritual Man

Gregory L. Fricchione

400

(6)

68. Miracles Confront Materialism: A Scientist Reflects on the Life of Christian Healer

Dorothy Kerin Stevens Heckscher

406

(7)

PART EIGHT Perspectives on Contemplation and the Virtues

413

(58)

69. Reflection and Its Use: From Source to Meditation

Hendrik P. Barendregt

415

(9)

70. Disgust and Elevation: Opposing Sources of Spiritual Information

Jonathan Haidt

424

(5)

71. Goodness Matters

Barbara L. Fredrickson

429

(4)

72. Psychological Science and Spiritual Pursuits

David G. Myers

433

(7)

73. Spiritual Giftedness: Identifying and Measuring "Religious Genius"

Arthur J. Schwartz

440

(5)

74. Research on Forgiveness: Ten Lessons Learned (So Far)

Everett L. Worthington Jr.

445

(6)

75. Giving Thanks: Psychological Research on Gratitude and Praise

Robert A. Emmons

451

(6)

76. "Ecce Homo": To Welcome the Suffering Is the Sign of Our Humanity

Xavier Le Pichon

457

(7)

77. Unlimited Love

Stephen G. Post

464

(7)

PART NINE Perspectives from Theology and Philosophy

471

(74)

78. If Theologians Do Not Measure, Can They Measure Up? Rules for Acquiring Spiritual Information

Martin E. Marty

473

(6)

79. God, Spiritual Information, and Downward Causation

John W. Bowker

479

(5)

80. The Value of Risk-Taking: Human Evolution and the Love of God

Niels Henrik Gregersen

484

(6)

81. A New Relationship between Theology and Science? One Theologian's Reflections

Anna Case-Winters

490

(8)

82. The Emergence of Spirit

Philip D. Clayton

498

(6)

83. A Sense of Calling as a Clue to the Character of the Universe

C. Stephen Evans

504

(6)

84. The Role of Discernment in Seeking Spiritual Knowledge

Nancey C. Murphy

510

(4)

85. Spiritual Information for Integral Transformation

Kuruvilla Pandikattu

514

(5)

86. Reading an Unfinished Universe: Science and the Question of Cosmic Purpose

John F. Haught

519

(5)

87. The Dawn of the Clone Age: Where Might Wisdom Be Found?

Celia Deane-Drummond

524

(5)

88. Moving in Mysterious Waves: Music, Meter, Silence, and Hope

Jeremy Begbie

529

(5)

89. Grasping Eternity: Notions of God and Time

William Lane Craig

534

(5)

90. Divine Temporality and Human Experience of Time

Wolfgang Achtner

539

(6)

PART TEN Perspectives from World Religions

545

(54)

91. Progress in Religion? Interfaith Opportunities

John C. Polkinghorne

547

(4)

92. Interfaith Dialog in the Global World: Theological and Intellectual Constructs for the Future

Bruno Guiderdoni

551

(6)

93. Humility and the Future of Islam

Munawar A. Anees

557

(4)

94. Brahman and Progress: By What Knowledge Is the Spirit Known?

Ravi Ravindra

561

(6)

95. The Scientific Frontier of the Inner Spirit

B. Alan Wallace

567

(5)

96. From Biblical Story to the Science of Society: How Judaism Reads Scripture

Jacob Neusner

572

(6)

97. Technology and Human Dignity

Jonathan Sacks

578

(4)

98. Pentecostal/Charismatic Worship: A Window for Research

Margaret Poloma

582

(6)

99. Catholicism and Science: Renewing the Conversation

James L. Heft

588

(5)

100. Quest for the Flame of the Spirit: The Pilgrim Soul Follows the "Kindly Light"

Russi M. Lala

593

(6)

Contributors

599

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