Science and Religion

• Written by two noted philosophers: Daniel Dennett and Alvin Plantinga
• Draws examples from real life, employs logic, philosophy, and empirical data, and addresses views of religion from across other disciplines
• Provides a model of debate dialogue
• The debate structure helps readers develop philosophical reasoning and critical thinking skills

Readership: Undergraduate and Graduate Philosophy of Religion Students

Daniel C. Dennett, Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy, Tufts University, and Alvin Plantinga, John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame

Daniel C. Dennett is the Co-Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies, University Professor, and Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University. He is the author of Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon (2006) and Freedom Evolves (2003). Alvin Plantinga is John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of Essays in the Metaphysics of Modality (OUP, 2003) and Warranted Christian Belief (OUP, 2000).

Preface:
Alvin Plantinga: 1. Science and Religion: Where the Conflict Really Lies
Daniel Dennett: 2. Truths that Miss their Mark: Naturalism Unscathed
Alvin Plantinga: 3. Reply to Dennett
Daniel Dennett: 4. Habits of Imagination and their Effect on Incredulity
Alvin Plantinga: 5. Final Statement
Daniel Dennett: 6. No Miracles Needed