Science and Theology

Though Ben Meyers beat me to it (I don't feel too bad because that guy seems to know just about everything regarding theology) I would excitedly like to announce that Wolfhart Pannenberg is coming out with a new book entitled The Historicity of Nature: Science and Theology which is being published by Templeton Foundation Press this November. Here is a small blurb from the templeton press sight:

Known as one of the most outstanding theologians of the twentieth century, Wolfhart Pannenberg is also considered a great interdisciplinary thinker. Now, essays and articles on science and theology that are central to understanding Pannenberg’s theories have been collected into one volume.

Niels Henrik Gregersen, a former student of Pannenberg and now professor of systematic theology at Copenhagen University, has compiled the writings in four sections: Methodology, Creation and Nature’s Historicity, Religion and Anthropology, and Meaning and Metaphysics. Included in this volume are:

Translations of Pannenberg’s principled argument for the consonance between science and religion, including contingency and laws of nature, field theories and space-time, and divine action
Translations of Pannenberg’s theory of theology as a rational hypothetical science, including his discussions with leading British and American scholars such as A.N.Whitehead, John Cobb, and Langdon Gilkey
Previously unpublished articles on the problems between science and theology in the course of modern history, explaining why chance may be more important for theology than design
Translations of seminal articles that articulate Pannenberg’s understanding of the role of religion in human nature
One of the few theological articles on aggression as a psychological and social phenomenon
With this collection, the essays of this important contemporary theologian and his illuminating views are presented in one convenient volume.

It has most likely become painfully obvious my likings of Pannenberg as a theological thinker, and agree or disagree with him, he is surely a wonderful dialogue partner, and one of the most learned men in the area of theology (dare I say it) ever. This book will run around 230 pages, and at Templeton it is being advertized for about 24 dollars. Though this will probably not be the best place to pick up Pannenberg's theology, it will undoubtedly be a good read for anyone interested in the dialogue and relation of theology and science, and will make a good companion book to Pannenberg's other collection of essays specifically on science and theology Toward a Theology of Nature: Essays on Science and Faith.