adu ate ▁The ological ▁Union ▁( the ology ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Mur phy ' s ▁research ▁interests ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁modern ▁and ▁post mod ern ▁philosophy ▁in ▁sh aping ▁Christian ▁the ology ; ▁on ▁relations ▁between ▁the ology ▁and ▁science ; ▁and ▁most ▁recently ▁on ▁philosophy ▁of ▁mind ▁and ▁neu ros cience . ▁Her ▁first ▁book , ▁The ology ▁in ▁the ▁Age ▁of ▁Scient ific ▁Re ason ing ▁( C orn ell , ▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁won ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Religion ▁award ▁for ▁excell ence . ▁She ▁is ▁author ▁of ▁nine ▁other ▁books , ▁including ▁Ang lo - American ▁Post mod ern ity : ▁Philosoph ical ▁Pers pect ives ▁on ▁Science , ▁Religion , ▁and ▁Eth ics ▁( West view , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ); ▁and ▁On ▁the ▁Mor al ▁Nature ▁of ▁the ▁Un iverse : ▁The ology , ▁Cos m ology , ▁and ▁Eth ics ▁( with ▁G . F . R ▁Ell is , ▁Fort ress , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ), ▁the ▁later ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Temple ton ▁Prize ▁for ▁Progress ▁in ▁Religion . ▁Her ▁most ▁recent ▁books ▁are ▁Bod ies ▁and ▁Sou ls , ▁or ▁Sp ir ited ▁Bod ies ? ▁( C amb ridge , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ); ▁and ▁( co - author ed ▁with ▁Warren ▁Brown ) ▁Did ▁My ▁Ne ur ons ▁Make ▁Me ▁Do ▁It ? ▁Philosoph ical ▁and ▁Ne uro bi ological ▁Pers pect