Chemistry

About the discipline

Chemistry and religion both give structure and order to the universe, helping people to understand the constitution of the natural world; how, why and what results when we interact; and providing a sense of certainty and inevitability for those who trust in the principles. Read More »

Articles

“Nucleic Acids and Memory: Imagining the Limits of Scientific Research” by Francois Jacob. The Chronicle of Higher Education, Dec. 11, 1998.
“A look at religion through science: Symposium on Buddhism explores how modern-day believers are affected by scientific developments” by Liaw Wy-Cin. The Straits Times (Singapore). July 19, 2008.
“Higher Pantheism” by David M. Knight. Zygon. 35 (2000): 603–612.
“Natural Selections: Life’s Origins in the Soup. Religion’s cute, but creation chemistry is complex” by Rowan Hooper. The Japan Times Online, June 13, 2007.
“Thompson striving to make a difference: Wellesley College student majors in chemistry, religion.” Sun Journal, June 26, 2006.
“Scientist finishes life work: a book about the Hindu deity Lord Muruga” by Santham Pillay. Sunday Times (South Africa), Feb. 22, 2009.
“Science and Religion: Lessons From History?” by John Brooke, Science, a publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Vol. 282, Dec. 11, 1998.
“Studies from Islamic Azad University, Department of Medicinal Chemistry add new findings in the area of life sciences.” Drug Week, May 22, 2009.
“Incense: taking in the good and bad” by Marika Sboros. Business Day (South Africa), June 4, 2008.

Books

Recent Themes in the History of Science and Religion: Historians in Conversation. Donald A. Yerxa (ed.). The University of South Carolina Press, 2010.
Chemistry, as Exemplifying the Wisdom and Beneficence of God. George Fownes, London: John Churchill, 1844.
The Chemical Catechism, with Notes, Illustrations and Experiments. Samuel Parkes, London: Lackington Allen, 1808.
Religio Chemici: Essays. George Wilson. London: Macmillan, 1862.
Reconstructing Nature: the Engagement of Science and Religion. John H. Brooke and Geoffrey Cantor. Edinburgh, UK: T&T Clark, 1998.
Chemistry, Meteorology, and the Function of Digestion, Considered With Reference to Natural Theology. William Prout. London: William Pickering, 1834.
The Chemistry of Common Life. James F. W. Johnston. Edinburgh, Scotland: Blackwood, 1855.
Religion And Chemistry; Or, Proofs Of God’s Plan In The Atmosphere And Its Elements. Josiah Parsons Cooke. BiblioLife, 2009.
Science and Religion: A Critical Survey. Holmes Rolston. New York: Random House, 1987.
Science and Religion: From Conflict to Conversation. John Haught. Paulist, 1995.
Religion and chemistry: A re-statement of an old argument. Josiah Parsons Cooke C. Scribner’s sons, 1886.
LSD, Spirituality, and the Creative Process: Based on the Groundbreaking Research of Oscar Janiger, M.D. Marlene Dobkin de Rios Ph.D. and Oscar Janiger M.D. Park Street Press, 2003.
Magic Mushrooms in Religion and Alchemy. Clark Heinrich. Park Street Press, 2002.
A Science and Religion Primer. Heidi A. Campbell and Heather Looy (eds.) Supported by a grant from the Templeton Publishing Subsidy. BakerAcademic, 2009.
Science and religion: some historical perspectives. John Hedley Brooke. Cambridge University Press, 1991.
Why the Science and Religion Dialogue Matters: Voices from the International Society for Science and Religion. Fraser Watts and Kevin Dutton. International Society for Science and Religion. Published by Templeton Foundation Press, 2006
Reinventing the Sacred. Stuart Kauffman. Basic Books, 2008.

Case studies

“The interaction of students’ scientific and religious discourses: two case studies” by Roth Wolff-Michael. International Journal of Science Education, 1464-5289, Volume 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 125-146.
Science and Religion: An Overview (Chapter 9, Case Studies in Science and Religion) by Alister E. McGrathWiley-Blackwell, 1999