Outlines of the Debate

• Science and Religion - Conflict or Dialogue?
• The ‘Conflict’ or ‘Warfare’ Hypothesis
• The Words ‘Science’ and ‘Theology’ in Popular Usage
• Possibilities for Dialogue
• Different Sciences - Different Relationships
• A ‘Special Relationship’?
• The Metaphor of the Maps
• The Metaphor of the Maps and Understanding the Mind
• Key Figures and Developments in the Science-Religion Debate
• Typologies Relating Science and Religion
• Barbour’s Typology
• Natural Theology vs Theology of Nature
• Peters’ Typology
• Drees’ Typology
• Religion as Evolutionary Phenomenon
• A Critique of Willem B Drees’ Typology
• Critical Realism in Science and Religion
• Judging the Fit Between Data and Reality
• Alternatives to a Realist Position
• Applying Critical Realism to Theology
• The Ongoing Debate on Critical Realism and Theology
• The Role of Model and Metaphor
• Model and Metaphor Compared
• Consonances Between Science and Religion
• Greek Philosophy and the Rise of Western Science