There are countless Science Religion courses, tutorials, articles available online, but for some, having a book is still a necessity to learn. This is an up-to-date list of recommended books.
- The Science of Religion (2015)
- Science and Religion: A New Introduction (2009)
- The Great Partnership: Science, Religion, and the Search for Meaning (2014)
- Religion and Science (1997)
- Mind in the Balance: Meditation in Science, Buddhism, and Christianity (Columbia Series in Science and Religion) (2014)
- Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America’s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion (2006)
- Science and Religion: A Very Short Introduction (2008)
- The Map of Heaven: How Science, Religion, and Ordinary People Are Proving the Afterlife (2014)
- Quarks, Chaos & Christianity: Questions to Science And Religion (2006)
- Why Would Anyone Believe in God? (Cognitive Science of Religion) (2004)
The Science of Religion (2015)
2015 Reprint of the 1926 edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This short book is an elaboration by Paramahansa Yogananda of his first speech introducing his philosophy to America – the historic talk that introduced his teachings to the Western World. He points out the universality of the world’s religions and explains why the answers to the ultimate questions of life lie in the direct personal experience of a Higher Reality.
Science and Religion: A New Introduction (2009)
Now thoroughly updated to reflect the latest debates, this popular textbook introduces readers to the central questions in the field of science and religion.
The Great Partnership: Science, Religion, and the Search for Meaning (2014)
Impassioned, erudite, thoroughly researched, and beautifully reasoned, The Great Partnership argues not only that science and religion are compatible, but that they complement each other—and that the world needs both.
Religion and Science (1997)
In this timely work, Russell, philosopher, agnostic, mathematician, and renowned peace advocate, offers a brief yet insightful study of the conflicts between science and traditional religion during the last four centuries.
Mind in the Balance: Meditation in Science, Buddhism, and Christianity (Columbia Series in Science and Religion) (2014)
By establishing a dialogue in which the meditative practices of Buddhism and Christianity speak to the theories of modern philosophy and science, B. Alan Wallace reveals the theoretical similarities underlying these disparate disciplines and their unified approach to making sense of the objective world. Wallace begins by exploring the relationship between Christian and Buddhist meditative practices.
Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America’s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion (2006)
In the summer of 1925, the sleepy hamlet of Dayton, Tennessee, became the setting for one of the twentieth century’s most contentious courtroom dramas, pitting William Jennings Bryan and the anti-Darwinists against a teacher named John Scopes, represented by Clarence Darrow and the ACLU, in a famous debate over science, religion, and their place in public education. That trial marked the start of a battle that continues to this day-in cities and states throughout the country.
Science and Religion: A Very Short Introduction (2008)
The debate between science and religion is never out of the news: emotions run high, fuelled by polemical bestsellers like The God Delusion and, at the other end of the spectrum, high-profile campaigns to teach “Intelligent Design” in schools. Yet there is much more to the debate than the clash of these extremes.
The Map of Heaven: How Science, Religion, and Ordinary People Are Proving the Afterlife (2014)
The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Proof of Heaven teams up with the sages of times past, modern scientists, and with ordinary people who have had profound spiritual experiences to show the reality of heaven and our true identities as spiritual beings. The Map of Heaven takes the broad view to reveal how modern science is on the verge of the most profound revolution in recorded history—all around the phenomenon of consciousness itself!When Dr.
Quarks, Chaos & Christianity: Questions to Science And Religion (2006)
Templeton Award winner and theoretical physicist John Polkinghorne explores the gap between science and religion. “Do we have to choose between the scientific and religious views of the world, or are they complementary understandings that give us a fuller picture than either on their own would provide?” Quarks, Chaos, & Christianity shows the ways that both science and religion point to something greater than ourselves.
Why Would Anyone Believe in God? (Cognitive Science of Religion) (2004)
Because of the design of our minds. That is Justin Barrett’s simple answer to the question of his title. With rich evidence from cognitive science but without technical language, psychologist Barrett shows that belief in God is an almost inevitable consequence of the kind of minds we have. Most of what we believe comes from mental tools working below our conscious awareness. And what we believe consciously is in large part driven by these unconscious beliefs.
Best Science Religion Books Worth Your Attention
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‘Travelling fear’ in global context: Exploring everyday dynamics of in/security and im/mobility
Author(s): Aydan Greatrick; Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh
ID: 2318872, Publisher: The London School of Economics and Political Science: LSE Research Online, Year: May 9, 2017, Size: 272 Kb, Format: pdf
An Introduction to the Cognitive Science of Religion: Connecting Evolution, Brain, Cognition, and Culture
Author(s): Claire White
ID: 2935648, Publisher: Routledge, Year: 2021, Size: 13 Mb, Format: pdf
Deceptive Majority: Dalits, Hinduism, and Underground Religion
Author(s): Joel Lee
ID: 2941995, Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Year: 2021, Size: 7 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not absolute. Some books are really chart-busters according to Chicago Tribune, others are composed by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Leave a comment if you have any feedback on the list.