Science and Religion in Search of Cosmic Purpose

This volume offers candid reflections on the question of cosmic purpose written both by prominent scientists and by scholars representing the world's religious traditions.

Examining the issue from a wide variety of perspectives, it deals with cosmic purpose from an interreligious and interdisciplinary perspective.

The contributions address the question of whether a religiously-based notion of a purposeful cosmos is consistent with the latest scientific understanding of nature, and whether theology can affirm the presence of divine action without contradicting science.