Conjunctive Explanations in Science and Religion (Routledge Science and Religion Series)

This book investigates the nature and relevance of conjunctive explanations in the context of science and religion. It explores questions concerning how scientific and religious explanations for features of the world or phenomena within it relate to each other and whether they might work together in mutually enriching ways. The chapters address topics including the relationship between Darwinian and teleological explanations, non-reductive explanations of mind and consciousness, and explanations of Christian faith and religious experience, while others explore theological and philosophical issues concerning the nature and feasibility of conjunctive explanations. Overall, the contributions help to provide conceptual clarity on how scientific and religious explanations might or might not work together conjunctively as well as exploring how these ideas relate to specific topics in science and religion more generally.

Diarmid A. Finnegan is a Reader in the Geography, the School of Natural and Built Environment at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland.

David H. Glass is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing at Ulster University, Northern Ireland.

Mikael Leidenhag is a Research Fellow in the School of Divinity at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland.

David N. Livingstone is a Professor in Geography, the School of Natural and Built Environment at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland.