Course Librarian: Danielle Theiss-White tel. 404-727-1221
In this course you will learn, among other things, how to find, evaluate, and use information relevant to the study of the Christian doctrine of creation and its relationship to contemporary scientific theories of cosmology and biological evolution. This website, prepared by library staff in collaboration with your instructor, is designed to familiarize you with some of the most important resources within science and theology. You are encouraged to call upon the course librarian or other members of the library staff when you need individual assistance.
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FINDING INFORMATION |
Science and Theology Websites
The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences CTNS is an international non-profit organization dedicated to research, teaching and public service. The central scientific focus of CTNS is on developments in physics, cosmology, evolutionary biology, and genetics, with additional topics in the neurosciences, the environmental sciences, and mathematics. With regard to the theological task, CTNS engag es in both Christian and multi-religious reflection. The Christian theological agenda focuses on the various doctrinal loci of systematic theology.* The mission of the John Templeton Foundation is to pursue new insights at the boundary between theology and science through a rigorous, open-minded and empirically focused methodology, drawing together talented representatives from a wide spectrum of fields of expertise. In the human sciences, the foundation supports programs, competitions, publications, and studies that promote character education and the exploration of positive values and purpose across the lifespan.* European Society for the Study of Science and Theology ESSSAT is a scholarly, non-confessional organization, based in Europe, which aims to promote the study of relationships between the natural sciences and theological views. ESSSAT has members from almost every European country as well as members from other continents. They have different confessional backgrounds, and may include believers as well as non-believers and atheists.*
Zygon Center for Religion and Science The Zygon Center for Religion and Science was established in 1988 as a partnership program of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and the Center for Advanced Study in Religion and Science (CASIRAS). It is dedicated to relating religious traditions and the best scientific knowledge in order to gain insight into the origins, nature, and destiny of humans and their environment, and to realize the common goal of a world in which love, justice, and responsible patterns of living prevail.* The Metanexus Institute advances research, education and outreach on the constructive engagement of science and religion. We seek to create an enduring intellectual and social movement by collaborating with persons and communities from diverse religious traditions and scientific disciplines. In a spirit of humility and with a deep concern for intellectual rigor, the Metanexus Institute promotes a balanced and exploratory dialogue between science and religion.*
ISSR: International Society for Science and The Society is established for the purpose of the promotion of education through the support of inter-disciplinary learning and research in the fields of science and religion conducted where possible Institute on Religion in an Age of Science IRAS is a non-denominational, independent society with three purposes. First, IRAS promotes creative efforts leading to the formulation, in the light of contemporary knowledge, of effective doctrines and practices for human welfare. Second, IRAS formulates dynamic and positive relationships between the concepts developed by science and the goals and hopes of humanity expressed through religion, and third, IRAS states human values and contemporary knowledge in such universal and valid terms that they may be understood by all peoples, whatever their cultural background and experience, and provide a basis for world-wide cooperation.* *Statement taken from website. |
To identify articles, essays, and book reviews relevant to your research, you will need to search serial indexes. The premier index for religion and related subjects is the ATLA Religion Database. RDB indexes more than 1500 journal titles and contains over a million records. Most titles are indexed from 1949 to present, although selected titles are indexed back to the 19th century. More than 50 titles are available in full text. View the Database Description page to learn about additional theology databases available to you.
Additional Databases
JSTOR, the Journal Storage Project, provides access to digitized versions to complete runs of key scholarly journals in the arts, the humanities, literature, the sciences, the social sciences, and selected scholarly journals in related disciplines such as business, ecology, botany, music, and statistics. JSTOR represents the building blocks of a truly interdisciplinary scholarly journal archive
Full-text access to news, business, medical, educational and legal sources. The sources include international, national, and regional newspapers; magazines; trade journals; newsletters; wire service reports; and transcripts of television and radio news programs.
Indexes journals in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and preclinical sciences.
Indexes books and journals in philosophy and related fields. It covers the areas of ethics, aesthetics, social philosophy, political philosophy, epistemology, metaphysics, and logic as well as material on the philosophy of law. Indexes journals, books, book chapters, dissertations, and reports in psychology and related disciplines
Provides access to full-text of Elsevier journals in science, technology and medicine, as well as selected social sciences and humanities titles.
The Science Online portal provides access to:
A collection of multidisciplinary citation databases, including Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Current Chemical Reactions, and Index Chemicus. Because the information stored about each article includes the article's cited reference list (i.e., its bibliography), you can also search for articles that cite a known author or work.
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To identify print and audiovisual materials, such as books, journal titles, tapes, and CDs, owned by Emory libraries, search EUCLID, the online library catalog.
Reference Books at Pitts Theology Library in the area of science and theology.
Encyclopedia of Science and Religion BL240.3 E43 2003 V 1-2 Reference Who's Who in Science and Theology BL240.2 W514 1996 Reference Science and religion in the English-speaking world, 1600-1727: a bibliographic guide to the secondary literature Z7844.5 .B76 2001 Reference |
Periodicals At Pitts Theology Library Full-Text Electronic Journals Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science Journals Available in Print in the Periodical Room Science and Theology News More Information Research News & Opportunities in Science and Theology
Most Emory libraries use the Library of Congress (LC) classification system to organize materials by subject matter by means of call numbers and subject headings. "Religion and Science" is assigned to Subclass BL of Class B: Philosophy, Psychology, and Religion. The BL 240's are where you will find many books helpful to your study of religion and science. Books found in the BL 240's are located on the fourth floor of Pitts Theology Library. |
EVALUATING INFORMATION |
In today’s world of digital technology and network connectivity, an enormous amount of information is literally "at our fingertips." It has always been a mark of education to be able to subject sources of information to critical evaluation. Because it is so easy now for materials to be "published" electronically without editorial or scholarly peer review, the ability to think critically about sources has become even more important. The excellent guides to evaluating information developed by librarians at Oglethorpe University and at San Jose State University suggest good critical questions to raise and provide links to other helpful guides. |
Once you have gathered information relevant to your research and sifted it critically, you will want to use it effectively to construct clearly worded arguments. The University of Wisconsin at Madison also provides a useful online Writer’s Handbook. Another helpful (and sometimes entertaining) site you may want to explore is Common Errors in English, maintained by Paul Brians, who is an English professor at Washington State University.
A guide to the Chicago Manual of Style is available from Ohio State University Libraries.
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Besides using information effectively, you will also need to use it ethically and legally, giving proper credit for ideas and wording you borrow from others. Duke University Libraries offer one of the best online guides to accepted conventions for Citing Sources. San Jose State University offers a fun Plagiarism Tutorial, which can help you better understand and avoid intellectual theft (enter the tutorial as a "guest"). You will also want to learn about EndNote, a useful bibliographic management software that Emory provides free (see EndNote at Emory for more information).
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