Science and Religion Index

Tutorial Notes and References

Disclaimer: These lectures and notes are for the purposes of tutorial discussion and are not definitive or complete or properly documented. They are not intended as derogatory or prejudicial against anyone who holds any belief. They are random in order and intended to be a basis for discussion.

Slideshow: Talk given to ISCAST by Peter Eyland on "Syriac Christianity & the transmission of Greek Science to the Arabs"

Slideshow on Syriac Christianity - talk given to ISCAST

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The idea of Creation
in Religion and Science

Lecture 4 of the Science & Religion course

Hermeneutics

Three paradigms in Christianity that changed thinking about the Bible:

Anselm Forum introduction,
Paradigm 1: the moving Earth,
Paradigm 2: the old Earth,
Paradigm 3: evolution

The Ten Commandments of Moses re-written for modern times

The Ten Commandments

The Infinite and Impersonal
Guide to Online Schools - right knowledge!

Buddhism
Buddhist Studies online

Very brief ideas on Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, Epicurus, Hedonists and NeoPlatonists

Early Greek Philosophers

Sanatana, dharma, karma, moksha, gods and texts

Hinduism

Mohammad, the Qur'an, five pillars, shari'a

Islam

Jesus (Issa) and Mary references

Jesus in the Qur’an

Aryans, Zoroaster, Ahura Mazda, Angra Mainyu, Amesha Spentas, fire, dress and funeral rites

Zoroastrianism

Lawful and unlawful killing (a student response to Pankratz and Welsh)

Euthanasia and the right to kill

Order and disorder, energy

Entropy

The method and goal of normal science, patterns/paradigms/symmetries

Normal Science

Colour and brightness, fusion, gravity vs light pressure, red shift (see also Lecture 4 above)

The Evolution of the Stars

Best adaption to the environment, genetic drift

Natural Selection

Law, Prophets and Writings, genre, documentary theories

Hebrew Scriptures

Judaism in the Didache, Barnabas, Ignatius of Antioch, Melito, Justin Martyr

The Jews in early Christian Texts

In the beginning was the Deed!

Faust on John 1:1

Quell? Literary sources in the Four Gospels

On Dispensing With Q

Cyril and Nestorius: the two Sons?, the Liturgy of Addai and Mari, the filioque clause

History of the Church of the East

British stoicism

Invictus

Early History, Muslim Rule, British Rule, formation of the State of Israel, etc

A brief history of Palestine

The Name of G-d

Ani Hu

Divination, ancient and modern Druidism, Witches and the Malleus Maleficarum, Wiccan Rede

Diviners, Druids and Witches

Mani, Light and Darkness, the chosen and the hearers

Manichaeism

Conception or Fertilisation?

Conception in the Bible vs Fertilization after 1827

Reference sites of interest

Science and Religion

ISCAST

Christians in Science and Theology

Counterbalance Foundation

Interactive articles on Science and Theology

Center for Theology & Natural Sciences

Physics, Cosmology, Technology, Environmental studies,Evolutionary and Molecular Biology and Christian Theology and Ethics

Rudolf B. Brun

Christian doctrine of creation

University of Aarhus, Denmar

The Science-Theology Forum in English and Danish

Institute on Religion in an Age of Science

Towards a dynamic and positive relationship between religion & science

Christians in Science

Applying biblical principles to science and technology

John Templeton Foundation

the Constructive Engagement of Science and Religion

The Pascal Centre

Studies in Faith and Science

Christianity

Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome

Biblica

The Ecole Initiative

Hypertext Encyclopedia of Early Church History

N.T. Wright

Unofficial website

Aramaic and Syriac

discussions

Institute for Christian Leadership

Guide to Early Church Documents

Institute for Christian Leadership

A Guide to Christian Literature on the Internet

University of Pennsylvania

Texts, Manuscripts, and Palaeography

The GRAMCORD Institute

Greek/Hebrew Bible Software

Church of the East

Unofficial site

Stephen C. Carlson

Synoptic Problem

Society of Biblical Literature

Home Page

Mark Goodacre

NT Gateway

David L. Washburn

OT and NT resources (with music even)

New Advent

The Catholic Encyclopedia

Matthias Media

Home Page

Classic Christian Books

Ethereal Library

Rod Decker

Resources for NT Studies

Mohr Siebeck

See the Theology tab

House Churches

Home Church Discussion List

Dr. Ann Nyland
The Source

Downloads a female friendly translation of the New Testament with latest papyri information

University of Michigan

RSV search

New Testament Gateway

Bible Translations & Editions

Biola University

The Unbound Bible

Bible Gateway

Search the Bible in Nine Languages

Christian Classic Books

Septuagint in English

Library of Congress

Greek and Latin Classics Internet Resources

Harvard University Press

Loeb Classical Library

Daniel C. Stevenson

The Internet Classics Archive

Carl Conrad

Classics & Christianity

Perseus

Texts & Translations

Sanderson Beck

Ethics of Isocrates, Aristotle, and Diogenes

Lee Honeycutt

Aristotle's Rhetoric - Index to Book I

Herbert Weir Smyth

Greek Grammar (First Edition)

Buddhist Instruction Ministry

Fundamental Buddhism Explained

Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net

Dr T.Matthew Ciolek

Zen Buddhism

Kauai's Hindu Monastery

Hinduism Online

Prakash Arumugam

Guide to various aspects of Indian religious thought

Islam

Electronic Text Center,
University of Virginia Library

The Holy Qur'an

The Islamic Portal

Islamic News and Events

Ibrahim Shaf

Sunnah Islamic Page

The Atlantic Monthly

Controversial theories about the Koran and Islamic history

Jewish Orthodox Union

Gateway to the Jewish Internet

Michael Davidson

Guide to the Great Jewish Libraries

Rabbi Shraga Simmons

Why Jews don't believe in Jesus

B'Or Ha'Torah journal

Article: Cloning may be a command