Chapter 1
Elaine Howard Ecklund and Christopher P. Scheitle, Religion vs. Science: What Religious People Really Think (New York: Oxford University Press, 2017).
Scott MacDonald and Eleonore Stump, eds., Aquinas’s Moral Theory: Essays in Honor of Norman Kretzmann (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2008).
Alasdair MacIntyre, After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory, 3rd ed. (Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2007).
Christopher Pieper, Sociology as a Spiritual Practice: How Studying Sociology Can Make You a Better Person (Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt, 2015).
Chapter 2
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community (San Francisco: HarperOne, 2009). This is my favorite book on Christian community.
Elaine Howard Ecklund, Science vs. Religion: What Scientists Really Think (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010). This is my own book on the US science community.
Joseph C. Hermanowicz, The Stars Are Not Enough: Scientists—Their Passions and Professions (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998). This book gives more information on the science community.
Tom McLeish, The Poetry and Music of Science: Comparing Creativity in Science and Art (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019).
Denis Alexander, Creation or Evolution—Do We Have to Choose? (n.p.: Monarch, 2014).
Francis Collins, The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief (New York: Free Press, 2007).
John H. Evans, What Is a Human? What the Answers Mean for Human Rights (New York: Oxford University Press, 2016).
Deborah B. Haarsma and Loren D. Haarsma, Origins: Christian Perspectives on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design (Grand Rapids: Faith Alive Christian Resources, 2011).
Ronald Numbers, The Creationists: From Scientific Creationism to Intelligent Design (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2006).
Chapter 4
Elias Baumgarten, “Curiosity as a Moral Virtue,” The International Journal of Applied Philosophy 15, no. 2 (2001): 169–84. This article is an excellent resource for the philosophically curious.
Greg Cootsona, Mere Science and Christian Faith: Bridging the Divide with Emerging Adults (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2018).
Mario Livio, Why? What Makes Us Curious (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2017).
Chapter 5
Peter Berger and Anton Zijderveld, In Praise of Doubt: How to Have Convictions without Becoming a Fanatic (New York: HarperOne, 2009).
Anne Lamott, Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith (New York: Riverhead Books, 2006).
Vance Morgan, “Why Doubt Is My Favorite Virtue,” Patheos, Freelance Christianity (blog), April 27, 2019, https://www.patheos.com/blogs/freelancechristianity/why-doubt-is-my-favorite-virtue.
Henri J. M. Nouwen, The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey through Anguish to Freedom (Cincinnati: St. Anthony Messenger Press, 2001).
John Ortberg, Know Doubt: The Importance of Embracing Uncertainty in Your Faith (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008).
Chapter 6
Ian M. Church and Peter L. Samuelson, Intellectual Humility: An Introduction to the Philosophy and Science (New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017).
Karl E. Johnson and Keith Yoder, “Chemist as Complementarian: An Interview with Robert C. Fay,” Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 61, no. 4 (2009): 233–39.
Everett L. Worthington Jr. and Scott T. Allison, Heroic Humility: What the Science of Humility Can Say to People Raised on Self-Focus (Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2018).
Chapter 7
John H. Evans, Contested Reproduction: Genetic Technologies, Religion, and Public Debate (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010). This is the best academic work on the religious and ethical issues related to reproductive genetic technologies.
Dorothy Sayers, The Mind of the Maker (New York: HarperSanFrancisco, 1941). This is a wonderful book on creativity.
Chapter 8
Kate Bowler, Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved (New York: Random House, 2018). This is the best book on suffering I have read.
John H. Evans, Playing God? Human Genetic Engineering and the Rationalization of Public Bioethical Debate (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002).
John H. Evans, “The Road to Enhancement, via Human Gene Editing, Is Paved with Good Intentions,” The Conversation, November 27, 2018, http://theconversation.com/the-road-to-enhancement-via-human-gene-editing-is-paved-with-good-intentions-107677.
Chapter 9
Robert Gilbert, Science and the Truthfulness of Beauty: How the Personal Perspective Discovers Creation (Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 2018). Gilbert is a professor of biophysics and an Anglican priest at Oxford; this is a book for those interested in discovering beauty through science.
Paul David Tripp, Awe: Why It Matters for Everything We Think, Say, and Do (Wheaton: Crossway, 2015). This book is not specifically about science but about the importance of awe in the Christian life.
Walter Brueggemann, The Prophetic Imagination, 2nd ed. (Minneapolis: Fortress, 2001). This is not a book about science but a book about power and change throughout the Bible.
Andy Crouch, Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2008). Crouch deals with what it means for Christians to get involved in the messiness of creating culture.
Elaine Howard Ecklund and Anne E. Lincoln, Failing Families, Failing Science: Work-Family Conflict in Academic Science (New York: New York University Press, 2016). This book deals with gender and family life in science, which are issues that prevent many from succeeding in science, particularly Christian women.
Katharine Hayhoe and Andrew Farley, A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions (New York: Faith Words, 2009). Hayhoe, who was one of Time magazine’s one hundred most influential people of 2014, is a sought-after speaker on the issue of climate change and faith.
“Science Benefits from Diversity,” editorial, Nature 558, no. 5 (June 2018), https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05326-3.
Chapter 11
Andrea Brandt, “Science Proves That Gratitude Is Key to Well Being,” July 30, 2018, Psychology Today, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mindful-anger/201807/science-proves-gratitude-is-key-well-being.
Diana Butler Bass, Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks (San Francisco: HarperOne, 2018). This is my favorite book on gratitude.
Anne Lamott, Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers (New York: Riverhead Books, 2012). I love Lamott’s grittiness, and I learned a good deal about gratitude from this book.