Introduction Lucas F. Johnston Section 1: Science and Religion: Historical Overview and Varied Influences 1. The Scientific Search for Sources of Religion James W. Haag 2. A Brief History of Western Rationality Dan Alvarez 3. The Myth of the Secular and the Shift toward Secularisms Whitney A. Bauman Section 2: Cosmology, Creation, and Boundary Questions 4. Contemporary Cosmology Richard Randolph 5. From Natural Theology to the New Atheism: Constructing the Link Between Modern Science and Unbelief Bernard Lightman 6. Intelligent Design in Public Schools Glen Branch 7. The Strange Story about Evolution in America Chris Doran 8. Religious Issues, Great Apes and Human Nature Nancy Howell Section 3: East Meets West: Holism and Health 9. Asian Systems of Knowledge Christopher Key Chapple 10. Chinese Medicine: Health and Balance for the Whole Person Jan Wang 11. Ayurveda and Early Indian Medicine Jay Kumar 12. The Future of Soil, Carbon, and Food: Emergent Properties of Sustainable Foodsystems in the Anthropocene Epoch Pramod Prajuli Section 4: Understanding Relationality 13. Science and Religion: A Cognitive Scientific Perspective Ilkka Pyysiäinen 14. Scientific Explanations for the Emergence of Love and Altruism Jeremy Sherman 15. Religious Power and Knowledge: Questions Raised on the Presuppositions of 'Perspectivism' Among Indigenous Peoples Robin M. Wright 16. Relational Health: Animists, Shamans and the Practice of Well-being Graham Harvey Section 5: Ethics and Technology: Thinking Through their Applications 17. Magic, Astrology, Alchemy Michael York 18. Ritual and Technology Sarah E. Fredericks 19. Ethical Issues at the Beginning and End of Life B. Andrew Lustig 20. Aging Populations and Hazards to Informed Consent Christine E. Gudorf Afterword Lucas F. Johnston