Science and religion: a search for synergism

• Main Author: Jones, Jared Michael
• Other Authors: McDermott, John J.
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: Texas A&M University 2006
• Subjects: Science; Religion; White; Whitehead; Barbour; Process Philosophy
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/3767

In this thesis, I consider the problem of relating science and religion, and search for a solution that will provide a useful model both for individual believers as well as professional scientists and theologians. In this search, I take up the works of three of the most influential thinkers to write on the subject: Andrew Dickson White, Alfred North Whitehead, and Ian G. Barbour. I survey each of their texts and evaluate the philosophy of science and religion that they present. In the end, I conclude that the version of process philosophy adopted by Ian Barbour offers the most promising solution to the problem of relating science and religion.