This is a one-stop resource for undergraduate students examining the many complexities of the relationship between religion and science. The relationship between religion and science is undoubtedly one of the key issues of our times. Many of the most puzzling, intriguing and thought-provoking questions that are the subject of often contentious discussion today, not just in intellectual circles, but in the culture at large, are related in some fundamental way to the religion/science debate/dialogue. It is an important debate for students of philosophy, theology and philosophy of religion. "Religion and Science: An Introduction" is a comprehensive and easy to use textbook on these intriguing issues. It is a one-stop resource for undergraduate students examining the many complexities of the relationship between religion and science.

Author Biography

Brendan Sweetman is Professor and Chair in the Department of Philosophy, Rockhurst University, USA. He is the author of Religion: Key Concepts in Philosophy (Continuum, 2006) and co-editor of Contemporary Perspectives on Religious Epistemology (OUP, 1992).