Natural Philosophy

Michael Borowski, Reviews in Science, Religion and Theology In my opinion, this is McGrath's most important work to date, and might even be a candidate of 21st century classics.

John Saxbee, Church Times important and elegantly argued book by one of today's most prolific and engaging theologians...[McGrath's] clear and accessible style testifies to his skill as an exemplary communicator.

Choice Reviews An engaging account... highly recommended

David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer A significant scholarly contribution

David Lorimer, Journal Of The Scientific And Medical Network This book is a significant scholarly contribution to a wider and deeper worldview affirming science, philosophy, ethics and aesthetics within a reimagined natural philosophy.

Alexander Fogassy, DPhil Candidate, Oriel College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK OX1 4EW., Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith In this book, Alister McGrath provides an intellectual history and critique of what is now referred to as natural science, as well as a proposed re-conception of science going forward...The book has two parts. In Part 1, McGrath successfully labors to give an accessible introduction to the historical conception and development of natural philosophy and its trajectory/transformation towards contemporary "science," followed in Part 2 by a proposed direction out of the predicament which he and others see modern/postmodern science to be in.

Choice it's an engaging account that readers not well versed in the history will find informative... Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals. General readers.

Science & Christian Belief Natural Philosophy, with its 60-page bibliography, is a timely ressourcement for a goal beyond science or religion.

Alister McGrath studied theology at Oxford and Cambridge, following undergraduate studies in chemistry, and a doctorate in molecular biophysics at Oxford University. He was Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University from 1999-2008, and now serves as the Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at Oxford, with a special interest in the interdisciplinary field of natural philosophy.

Introduction: On Retrieving Natural Philosophy Part One: A Critical Conversation with the Tradition 1: The Origins of Natural Philosophy: Aristotle 2: The Consolidation of Natural Philosophy: The Middle Ages 3: Skywatching: The Natural Philosophy of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo 4: English Natural Philosophy: Bacon, Boyle, and Newton 5: The Parting of the Ways: From Natural Philosophy to Natural Science Part Two: A Reconceived Natural Philosophy: Exploring a Disciplinary Imaginary 6: Reconceiving Natural Philosophy: Laying the Foundations 7: Theory: The Contemplation of Nature 8: Objectivity: Understanding the External World 9: Subjectivity: An Affective Engagement with Nature 10: Natural Philosophy: Recasting a Vision Acknowledgements Works Consulted Index