title: Religion in an Age of Science (Gifford Lectures 1989-1991, Vol 1)
author:  Ian G. Barbour 
description: A comprehensive examination of the major issues between science and religion in today's world.
zlib_text: **Table of Contents**
  
    1. [ Cover](cover.xhtml)
    2. Preface to the Third Edition
    3. Chapter 1: Science and Religion
      1. Why Study Science and Religion?
      2. The Chessboard: The Diversity of Science and Religion
      3. Ian Barbour's Four Models of the Relation of Science and Religion
      4. Four Ways of Imagining the Relation of Science and Religion
      5. For Further Reading
      6. Works on the Legacy of Ian Barbour
    4. Chapter 2: Getting Started
      1. Why Study History?
      2. The Emergence of the Medieval Synthesis
      3. Copernicus, Galileo, and the Solar System
      4. Newton, the Mechanical Universe, and Deism
      5. Darwin and the Biological Origins of Humanity
      6. The ‘Big Bang’: New Insights into the Origins of the Universe
      7. For Further Reading
    5. Chapter 3: Religion and the Philosophy of Science
      1. Fact and Fiction: Realism and Instrumentalism
      2. Explanation, Ontology, and Epistemology: Research Methods and the Investigation of Reality
      3. Veri