Claremont School of Theology
Theology
Many theologians have been reconceiving the God-world relation, challenging the separation that underlay too much of Patristic and Scholastic theology. These panentheists affirm a radical indwelling of God within the world and the world... more
Science deeply challenges classical descriptions of the human person as "free" and as "spirit". This survey of contemporary neuroscience and evolutionary biology explores why these challenges have arisen. At the same time it finds in the... more
The field of ‘religion and science’ is exploding in popularity among academics as well as the general reading public. Spawning an increasing number of conferences and courses, this field has shown an unprecedented rate of growth in recent... more
This volume considers the evidence for the emergence of new causal entities in the natural world. Clayton argues that recent developments in science amount to a replacement of the reductionist paradigm by a new paradigm of emergence.... more
It’s frequently argued that evolutionary psychology and the ethics that stem from contemporary biology are diametrically opposed to those of the biblical traditions. Can altruism - the command to love one’s enemies - ever be consistent... more
This joint collaboration between the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bangalore and the Science and the Spiritual Quest program stems from a major international conference in Bangalore in January 2003. The book brings some of... more
In this major new collection, scientists, philosophers, and theologians explore the prospects for panentheism, the view that the world is within the divine, although God is also more than the world. A variety of definitions and defenses... more
This fifth and final volume of the groundbreaking Vatican/CTNS series on divine action presents the core principles of contemporary quantum physics (including quantum chaos) and evaluates its impact on theistic belief. The volume combines... more
This collection of interviews and essays from the Science and the Spiritual Quest program shows leading scientists struggling with the challenges of integrating faith and scientific practice.
The notion of an infinitely perfect being was a core presupposition of the Scholastic and late medieval period. How did God become a problem in modern thought? Clayton here offers a one-volume history of philosophical theology from the... more
In this Templeton Award-winning presentation, Clayton defends the continuing viability of theistic belief in an age of science. Designed as an introduction to the field of religion and science, this book covers many of the major topics... more
Clayton evaluates the rationality of religious beliefs by considering their unique status as explanations. After analyzing the criteria for good explanations in the natural sciences, the social sciences, and philosophy, Clayton shows how... more
Pannenberg’s Festschrift, which appeared at about the same time as his German Festschrift, evaluates his theology in the light of the concerns and interests of American theologians. The volume offers a cross-section of the responses that... more
Does it make sense - can it make sense - for someone who appreciates the explanatory power of modern science to continue believing in a traditional religious account of the ultimate nature and purpose of our universe? This book is... more