Religion and Scientific Naturalism

"advise everyone immediately to set about the pleasure and challenge of reading David Griffin's excellent book the best argued and most stimulating of all his books so far In writing Religion and Scientific Naturalism, David Ray Griffin has given all those engaged intellectually in attempting the resolution of the forces of science and religion a work of first class importance it deserves the very widest readership." — The Scientific and Medical Network Review

"The implications that Griffin's naturalistic framework has for scientific evolutionary theory are profound If this book is given the widespread readership it deserves, the current science and religion dialogue, particularly at the philosophical level, will be radically changed." — Research News and Opportunities in Science and Theology

"Religion and Scientific Naturalism argues with considerable sophistication that the source of apparent conflicts lies neither with religion nor science, but with the conceptual or philosophical frameworks within which religious experience and scientific discovery are often interpreted. No book that I know of has struck so directly at the roots of the dispute nor provided such a polished, thorough, and well-argued synthesis of religious and theological insight on the issues in science and religion. In my opinion, this is Griffin's best work so far. One of its major strengths is the chapter on creation and evolution, which provides an extremely nuanced and sorely needed discussion for the various meanings of 'neo-Darwinism' and 'evolutionism.' " — John F. Haught, author of God after Darwin

"I find Griffin's novel analysis of the de facto conflict between science and religion in the contemporary West and his proposal for resolving this conflict both provocative and suggestive. The book's combination of historical and philosophical analysis represents an especially helpful multidisciplinary perspective for understanding the cultural and intellectual issues which it seeks to address." — James B. Miller, Program of Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion, American Association for the Advancement of Science