Religion
Pentecostalism
confronts the divide between science and religion
Science and the spirit
“Science and the Spirit should be What might be described as a Pentecostal Smith
required reading not only for under- worldview has become a powerful cultural and
graduates committed to various phenomenon, but it is often at odds with Yo n g A P e n t e c o s ta l
Pentecostal traditions, but for all modernity and globalization. Science and
who have an interest in the engage-
the Spirit confronts questions of spirituality
Science
ment of faith traditions with the E n g ag e m e n t
in the face of contemporary science. The
sciences in a manner that respects
essays in this volume illustrate how
and deepens the appreciation
of both while denying neither.” Pentecostalism can usefully engage with
technology and scientific discovery and w i t h t h e
—Ralph W. Hood, Jr., University consider what might be distinctive about
of Tennessee at Chattanooga
a Pentecostal dialogue with the sciences.
The authors conclude that Pentecostals,
S c i e n c e s
“Illustrates something of the current,
with their unique perspectives on
very preliminary, engagement that
is beginning to take place between spirituality, can contribute new insights
Pentecostal Christians and ‘science’ for a productive interaction between
very broadly defined. It is a theology and science.
significant project.”
and the
Contributors are Steve Badger, Donald F.
—Douglas Jacobsen,
Calbreath, Dennis W. Cheek, Margaret M.
Messiah College
Poloma, Craig Scandrett-Leatherman,
“This book is a sign that the Spirit still James K. A. Smith, Mike Tenneson,
initiates wonder. In fact, science may Wolfgang Vondey, Frederick L. Ware,
spirit
need to embrace the Spirit described Telford Work, and Amos Yong.
in this book as much as Pentecostals
need to embrace the natural world James K. A. Smith is Professor of
also described herein. This volume Philosophy at Calvin College.
puts the Ghost back in the machine—
and in all creation, for that matter.”
Amos Yong is J. Rodman Williams
—Thomas Jay Oord, Northwest Professor of Theology at Regent University
Nazarene University School of Divinity. Edited by
J a m e s K. A. S m i t h
INDIANA and
University Press INDIANA Amos Yong
Bloomington & Indianapolis
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