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Science, Religion, and the Human Experience JAMES D. PROCTOR OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Science, Religion, and the Human Experience This page intentionally left blank Science, Religion, and the Human Experience edited by james d. proctor 1 2005 1 OxfordUniversityPress,Inc.,publishesworksthatfurther OxfordUniversity’sobjectiveofexcellence inresearch,scholarship,andeducation. Oxford NewYork Auckland CapeTown DaresSalaam HongKong Karachi KualaLumpur Madrid Melbourne MexicoCity Nairobi NewDelhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto Withofficesin Argentina Austria Brazil Chile CzechRepublic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore SouthKorea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Copyright(cid:1)2005byOxfordUniversityPress,Inc. PublishedbyOxfordUniversityPress,Inc. 198MadisonAvenue,NewYork,NewYork10016 www.oup.com OxfordisaregisteredtrademarkofOxfordUniversityPress Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced, storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans, electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise, withoutthepriorpermissionofOxfordUniversityPress. LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Science,religion,andthehumanexperience / editedbyJamesD. Proctor. p. cm. Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN-13978–0–19–517532–8;978–0–19–517533–2(pbk.) ISBN0–19–517532–8;0–19–517533–6(pbk.) 1. Religionandscience. I. Proctor,JamesD.,1957– BL241.S323 2005 201'.65—dc22 2004029054 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica onacid-freepaper ThisvolumeisdedicatedtothememoryofNinianSmart,a longtimeprofessorinUCSantaBarbara’sReligiousStudies Departmentandapioneerincomparativereligionandworldview analysis.ProfessorSmartplayedakeyroleinadvisingtheplanning committeeforthelectureseriesthatledtothisvolume,andwasdue toreturntoUCSBtodeliveroneofourlectures,thoughsadlyhe passedawaysoonafterrelocatingtoLancaster,UK,inearly2001. WewillneverknowwhatNinian’scontributiontothisvolume wouldhavebeen,butwedotrusttheremainingessaysconveythe spiritofopenness,pluralism,andbreadththatNinian’slifeand workembodied. This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgments WewishtoacknowledgethegracioussupportoftheUniversityof California,SantaBarbara,forsponsoringourScience,Religion,and theHumanExperiencelectureseriesfromJanuary2001through May2003,andthegenerosityoftheJohnTempletonFoundationin providingprimaryfinancialassistanceforthisthree-yearadventure inideas.Publicinstitutionsofhighereducationandprivatephilan- thropicorganizationsservequitedifferentagendas,butthesuccess- fulcollaborationofUCSBandtheJohnTempletonFoundationisev- idencedbytheconsistentlystronguniversityandcommunity participationourlectureseriesenjoyed,andthewiderangeofschol- arlyviewpointsthatwerepresentedanddiscussed. SpecialthanksareduetoBillyGrassieandtheMetanexusInsti- tuteforablyadministeringtheTempletonResearchLecturesSeries ontheConstructiveEngagementofScienceandReligion,ofwhich UCSantaBarbarawasaninitialawardee.CharlesHarper,executive directoroftheJohnTempletonFoundation,PamelaThompson,vice presidentforcommunications,andPaulWason,directorofscience andreligionprograms,providedfrequentandabundantsupport. Weweregratefultoreceivededicatedandhigh-qualityadminis- trativeandlogisticsupportatUCSBviatheCollegeofLettersand Science,theOfficeofInstitutionalAdvancement(inparticular,the PublicAffairsOffice,OfficeofPublicEvents,andOfficeofDevelop- ment),theOfficeofInstructionalResources,andtheInstitutefor Social,Behavioral,andEconomicResearch.Supportspannedthe entirecampus,fromtheInstituteforTheoreticalPhysicstotheIn- terdisciplinaryHumanitiesCenter,andincludedadiversefaculty viii acknowledgments steering committee drawn from the physical and life sciences, social and be- havioralsciences,andhumanities.Inall,oversixtyUCSBfacultyparticipated in some significant way during the three-year period of the lecture series. UCSB’sChancellorHenryYangdeservesspecialrecognitionforhissustained and enthusiastic commitment to what must have appeared to be a ratherun- orthodoxscholarlyventuretakingplaceonhiscampus. The editor, Jim Proctor, offers appreciation to the distinguished guest scholarswhovisitedUCSBandpresentedlecturesasapartofourseries,then carefullyrevisedtheirlecturesintopublishableessaysforthepresentvolume. Ithasbeenmyjoytoworkwitheachoneofthemandgettoknowtheperson behindtheintellect.Myhopeisthatourcollectiveeffortswillmarkawatershed inthescholarlystudyofscienceandreligion,onewherethehumanexperience iswelcomedasanequalpartner. Finally,Iwishtoacknowledgecontinuedsupportandlovefrommydaugh- ters,JoyandElise,whomostlyheardofourScience,Religion,andtheHuman Experienceseriessecondhandthroughdiscussionsathome,butfinallyshowed up for a lecture when it was their daddy’s turn! I look forward to seeing how your many dreams unfold: all the activities culminating in this volume were oncejustawilddreamaswell.
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