We are happy to announce that the first volume of the series "Orthodox Christianity and Modern Science" based on the papers of the First SOW International Conference is now available. Many thanks and congratulations to the editors Vasilios Makrides and Gayle Woloschak as well as all the authors of the book. Order your copy here: http://www.brepols.net/Pages/ShowProduct.aspx?prod_id=IS-9782503576169-1
The first volume of the new series "Orthodox Christianity and Modern Science" focuses on the nature of the relationship between modern science and Orthodox Christianity with its centuries-old tradition. Orthodoxy today shares a variety of — sometimes ambiguous — attitudes towards modern science shaped by the texts of the Church Fathers, medieval and modern theologians and scholars, as well as contemporary social realities. On the other hand, modern science, which sprung from the quest by West European scholars for a better knowledge of the world, is faced with crucial and uneasy questions about the meaning of life and the position of humankind within the natural world. The main goal of this volume is to define the patterns of the science-religion relationship in the Orthodox world, especially in the light of the most recent trends in both science and theology. Is this a relationship of dialogue or conflict? Of integration or independence? What is the impact of the revival of patristic studies and new theological currents on the relationship? But also, what is the relevant impact of new scientific discoveries on the image of the human and the universe? Has the modern science-religion dialogue in the West influenced Orthodox Christianity in its effort to create new perspectives and concepts in response to new challenges? These questions are crucial for understanding and mapping the current science-religion dialogue in the Orthodox world, and apart from recording given views and opinions. Vasilios M. Makrides is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Erfurt, Germany, and a leading scholar on the cultural history of Orthodox Christianity; Gayle E. Woloschak is Professor of Radiation Oncology and Radiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA, and a leading figure in the field of dialogue between Orthodox Christianity and modern science. Table of Contents Preface List of Contributors Introduction Part I - The Orthodox Christian Tradition and Modern Science: An Uneasy Relationship? Metropolitan Nikolaos of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki, Modern Science and Orthodox Theology: An Uneasy yet Profound Relationship Pantelis Kalaitzidis, The Ambiguous Relationship between Orthodoxy and Science as Part of the Pending Discussion between Orthodoxy and Modernity: From the Polemic against the Enlightenment to the Debate over Homosexuality Vasileios Thermos, Orthodox Tradition and Science: Modernity as a Mediator Part II - The Greek Patristic Heritage: Its Potential for the Orthodox-Science Dialogue Sergey S. Horujy, The Patristic Idea of Cosmic Liturgy as the Basis of the Relationship between Orthodox Theology and Science Alexei Nesteruk, Philosophical Foundations of Mediation/Dialogue between (Orthodox) Theology and Science William R. Shea, Maximus the Confessor and the Contribution of Orthodoxy to the Dialogue on Faith and Religion: A Response Stoyan Tanev, Using the Concept of Energy to Encounter Orthodox Theology with Physics: An Analogical Comparative Theological Approach (ACTA) Christopher C. Knight, Science, Theology, and the Mind Athanasios N. Papathanasiou, God, the Great Writer and Great Computer Whizz: Comment on Christopher C. Knight’s Paper Part III - Orthodox Christianity and Science: Local Settings and Specific Concerns in the Past and at Present Gayle E. Woloschak, Science-Religion Interface: Agreements and Tensions of Orthodox Christian Pastoral Concern in the Biomedical Sciences Bishop Makarios of Christopolis, The Science-Theology Dialogue through the Inter-Orthodox Bioethics Committee Nina Dimitrova, Orthodoxy and Science in Bulgaria (20th-21st Century) Doru Costache, A Theology of the World: Dumitru Stăniloae, the Traditional Worldview, and Contemporary Cosmology Dimitry Kiryanov, Evolution and Orthodox Theology in Russia: An Uneasy Way to the Dialogue Kirill Kopeikin, The Orthodox Tradition and a Personal View on the Universe ‘from Within’: A Russian Orthodox Perspective Aleksandar Petrović and Aleksandra P. Stevanović, Theology in the Mirror: The Dictionary of Technology in Yugoslavia/Serbia as Revival of Orthodox Culture and Re-ideation of Technology Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, Orthodox Christian Physicians and Scholars in the Ottoman Court John Hedley Brooke, Orthodox Christian Physicians and Scholars in the Ottoman Court: A Commentary
